are today and i think every time they talk about any issue, they should relate it to the democracy in the midst of this. a part of the problem if they re almost conflicted now, part of the problem of saying, oh, no, look what we have done and are able to pass. then the second argument is our democracy is in danger. those two things don t go together. when you say everything is working, look what we did and make an argument our democracy is broken, it s in danger. they conflict with each other. so every time you say everything is going great. look at over here, our democracy is stuck in some place, that s what they have to get that box, they have to get themselves out of that box. my view is the only way they get themselves out of that box is make voting rights and democracy the paramount issue and relate every single other issue to that issue. all right. thank you so much. matt, you are sticking with me. next, long-time trump confidante roger stone is the latest person to invoke th
years when all of these other guys haven t been held responsible either. i do wonder if that will seek into the ether, we ask the breaking point where they realize that they were following people who did not have their best interests and heart interesting that this might be that moment. ryan, the question i think everyone comes back to of course, there is the point matt made. i believe that clarity, having a factual accounting of this is critically important when it comes to having accountability. there are people who want to see people punished, who want to be sure that not only is there an accurate rendering of what happens, some of these people face criminal charges and potentially suspend time behind bars. was there a movement this week towards that end? so there was some movement toward that end. first of all, matt made a great
meanwhile, florida resident roger palmer has been sentenced to just over five years in prison for assaults officer during the riot, the longest imposed in the capitol riot case. mitch mcconnell suggests support for the committee s work. the fact finding is interesting. we re all going to be watching it. it was a horrendous event and i think that what they re speak seeking to find out is something the public need to know. back with me matt dowd, ripe barber, a justice correspondent for insider. ryan, what do you make of the text believed to have been exchanged between the former secretary of energy rick perry and former white house chief of staff mark meadows? we saw with a lot of texts
disproportionately likely to be infected by this virus. that s an example at a policy level we are still not thinking about the collective good in the what i that man has been talking about. well, ed, before i let you go, i have about 30 seconds left, what do you want to hear from the president on tuesday? i want to hear messages that prioritize we over me. i want him to say that a vaccine-only strategy can t be sufficient. vaccines are important. but that everything else is important, too, ventlation, masking, distancing, policies that help protect the most vulnerable of people. i want him to actually put public health at the center of this campaign rather than try to beat the pandemic one booster at a time. as always, thank you, matt. are you sticking with me. next, vice president harris and charlemagne remind america she and joe biden are in charge.
from the president on tuesday? i want to hear messages that prioritize we over me. i want him to say that a vaccine-only strategy can t be sufficient. vaccines are important. but that everything else is important, too, ventlation, masking, distancing, policies that help protect the most vulnerable of people. i want him to actually put public health at the center of this campaign rather than try to beat the pandemic one booster at a time. as always, thank you, matt. are you sticking with me. next, vice president harris and charlemagne remind america she and joe biden are in charge. the longest sentence yet, a man will spend five years in prison for assaulting police officers at the capitol. who kind of precedent does that set for people trying to dodge depositions, who worded it by the january 6th committee. later, an internet hoax led schools to perform extra