president biden will meet with democrats on capitol hill this afternoon trying to get moderates on board with blowing up the senate rule book, the nuclear option. it would clear a path for democrats to federalize u.s. elections. bill: the president s big speech on that topic is being slammed by republicans. a few democrats chiming in, too. minority leader mitch mcconnell went to the floor of the senate with a stem winder of a speech and let it fly. this president said we should see each other not as adversaries but as neighbors. yesterday he called millions of americans his domestic enemies. the president s rant rant yesterday was incoherent, incorrect, and beneath his office. i did not recognize the man at the podium yesterday. dana: senator tom cotton had a memorable floor speech of his own. we ll talk to him in a moment. let s go to jackie heinrich at the white house as they wake to the number of 33% approval. good morning. senate democrats getting their first me
Morning? i m here with my friends. glad to have you with us this morning. a big day. to settle the question pine apples don t grow on trees. they re growing out of the ground in hawaii. i can reach it. see you. bill: good morning, everybody. president biden trying to sell his party on a senate power grab. how much sway does he hold when the american people aren t in your corner? the latest approval number dropping to 33%. good morning, everybody. i m bill hemmer live in new york. hello, dana. dana: i m dana perino, this is america s newsroom. that s a very tough number for the white house to wake up to unfortunately for them there is no mercy rule when it comes to political polling. they will be dealing with this for quite a while. bill: it is hard to find any good news in the polling from yesterday. more coming up. dana: to deal with that