that since the vaccines have become widely available, the risk of dying from covid is more than 50% higher in states that voted for donald trump than in states that voted for biden. if the administration hasn t been able to get through to these people now, how are they going to do it? you know, i m beginning to wonder, don, whether or not those folks are well-led by their representatives and people in congress. as we know tonight, ted cruz wanted to have a showdown to shut down the government over essentially anti-vaccine approach that he wanted to take. and, you know, i think that what president biden does is continually calls for everyone to pull together, make this not political, just focus on saving lives, keeping businesses open, making the economy go forward, keeping schools open. and what he gets in return is congressman jackson from tennessee i m sorry from texas, who is already calling omicron a hoax. and senators who are unwilling to move the country forward.
going to do it? i m beginning to wonder, don, whether or not those folks are well led by their representatives and people in congress. as we know tonight, ted cruz wanted to have a showdown to shut down the government over essentially an antivaccine approach he wanted to take. i think what president biden does is continually calls for everyone to pull together and make this not political. just focus on saving lives, keeping businesses open, making the economy go forward, keeping schools open. what he gets in return is congressman jackson from tennessee who, sorry, from texas who is already calling omicron a hoax. and senators unwilling to move the country forward. this is not true with every republican elected leader thankfully but those that are misserving their constituents are putting them at great risk i don t know if you got to watch the program especially in your time at the white house but