Some, among other things, suspicious math there for the former President Yesterday calling what he calls a News Conference, but it featured much of what he typically says at his rallies. We have more from that event in just a moment. Good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe. It is friday, august 16. Along with joe, willie and me, we have Msnbc Contributor mike barnicle, Pulitzer Prize winning Columnist And Associate editor of the Washington Post Eugene robinson and Managing Editor at the Bulwark Sam Stein is with us. Sam. Thank you for joining Way Too Early this morning. Donald trump held a second socalled News Conference in many weeks, this one at his club in bedminster, New Jersey beforeHand Trump was seen meeting with Mypillow Ceo Mike Lindell who continues to deny the results of the 2020 election. As for the event, trump spoke for just under an hour before taking several questions from reporters at The End. Initially he held back from making personal attacks against Vice President K
Can this is a reasonable question to ask. I wonder how you defend that point. Sure, this was raised by a group of doctors in texas, one of the states that is seeing very heavy use of their i. C. U. Beds, about the role of the vaccination should play. It shouldnt be ever the only factor, but it should be one factor because we know that if youre unvaccinated, the chance of severe Infection And Death is higher, that that is one of the ingredients in making triage decisions. But even when they published this idea of maybe considering Vaccination Status as one of the factors, there was a lot of blowback, including from other doctors and Care Givers about what it would do to the Doctor Patient Relationship if you started having asking patients as they come to the hospital to give them your status as a reason to treat them or not. Fair enough. I mean, listen, the data is clear. Vaccination saves lives, keeps you out of those hospital beds. But the fact is in Health Care, for instance, you kno
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Break] [gavel] Chair Blumenthal the committee will come back to order after recess. I will turn to the ranking member, for his questions. Thank you you, mr. Chairman, and welcome to each of the witnesses and thank you for your testimony. Ms. Foster, thank you for sharing your own personal testimony. I know that was not easy. You explained you were denied the opportunity to review the ultrasound of your child before the abortion procedure. And that the bill would invalidate laws that would have protected you and your child. Can you explain how it would do that . Ms. Foster this bill would prohibit limitations on abortion clinics and staff on abortion clinics and staff unless they are comparable on limitations on medical procedures similar for Health And Safety risks of the patient or clinical setting indicated. That is vague and leaves open the possibility the Abortion Industry would become completely unregulated. There are so many states that regulate freestanding abortion clinics in a
Break] [gavel] Chair Blumenthal the committee will come back to order after recess. I will turn to the ranking member, for his questions. The committee will come back to order after recess, and i will turn to the ranking member for his question. Thank you, mr. Chairman, and welcome to each of the witnesses. Thank you for your testimony. Ms. Foster, thank you for sharing your own personal testimony. I know that was not easy. You explained that you were denied the opportunity to review the ultrasound of your child before the abortion procedure, and the senator Blumenthals Bill would invalidate laws that would have protected you and your child. Can you explain how it would do that . Absolutely. This bill would limit Ashgsz Borgz clinics and staff unless theyre comparable, and i quote, medical procedures in terms of Safety Risk to the patient, complexity and the clinical setting that is indicated. That is vague and it leaves open the possibility that the Abortion Industry would become comp