wait a minute. when we were part of a different nation? when were black people part of an other congregation of voices who were outside of the precincts and providence of american democracy? we know that there s a sense of black people as the other and these strategies deployed by republicans reveal their beliefs, essentially, about black citizenship not being legitimate. mitch mcconnell made that comment wednesday, he came out friday, two days later, to directly address the mistake, saying it was inned a verve tent, but nonetheless, michael eric die zone, thank you for coming on and sharing your really important perspective on this topic. thank you so kindly. and be sure to join jim acosta as he hosts democracy in peril at 9:00 eastern all week on cnn. breaking news just into the cnn newsroom. president biden meeting with his national security team as we learn more about russia s aggressive actions towards