Flight to fight demanding congress do something, the farthest theyve gone literally and figuratively to block Gop Voting restrictions, even as texas republicans predict theyre delaying the inevitable. Once they step back into The State Of Texas they will be arrested and brought to the Texas Capitol and we will be conducting business. We are live in philadelphia where President Biden will head soon to deliver this long promised big Speech One that some democrats say is also long overdue. Our new reporting exclusively here on msnbc on what to expect from President Biden today, as his party pushes for more. I am Hallie Jackson in washington with the voting Rights Fight Front and center. Mike memoli is in philadelphia, sahilkapur on Capitol Hill, and reverend Al Sharpton joins us as well. Thank you all for being here. Sahil and mike, let me start with the reporting. Sahil, you have Texas Democrats, you are inside the capitol, about to deliver a News Conference i think at a different locati
It is wednesday, june 2nd. It is 5 00 a. M. In new york. Good morning, everyone. President biden starting to pull off the gloves, slowly but forcefully. He is beginning to push forward on several fronts where his restraint until now has frustrated his party, racial inequity, infrastructure, arctic drilling, the remain in it mexico policy. All in just the last few days. And, of course, Voting Rights. Sfwh at an event commemorating the 100th anniversary on a white mob Massacres Hundreds of residents in tulsa, biden said he is tapping Kamala Harris to lead the fight against republican efforts to make it harder to vote. The president vowed to fight like heck to protect voting from gop assault. This second right is under assault with incredible intensity even though i got started as a public defender and civil rights lawyer. With an Intensity And Aggressiveness that we have not seen in a long, long time. It simply unamerican. Democrats fear bidens low key approach on voting thus far puts fa
conspiracy theories that could have been mickey mouse i m watching going this is the craziest thing i ve ever seen. and people bought it. lawsuits they try to not have your votes counted. they did not want your vote to count. potentially illegal pressure campaigns. i just want to find 11,780 votes. what he was asking for wasn t supported by the facts, wasn t supported by the constitution. extraordinary scheming. let s talk about just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. and all too many in the republican party we believe this was a free and fair election. and maga media who followed along. unverifiable dumps of votes. we will never give up. we will never concede. stop the steal! it all might have worked if not for a few people in key places. notably among them brave republicans. in the moments of truth, you need the right people to pass the most difficult t
and tried to stop it. the lies this election was stolen from you, from me, and from the country. if you ask how many republican congressmen believe donald trump was re-elected, i d say maybe a couple. but 60% of our base does. conspiracy theories that could have been mickey mouse i m watching going this is the craziest thing i ve ever seen. and people bought it. lawsuits they try to not have your votes counted. they did not want your vote to count. potentially illegal pressure campaigns. i just want to find 11,780 votes. what he was asking for wasn t supported by the facts, wasn t supported by the constitution. extraordinary scheming. let s talk about just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. and all too many in the republican party we believe this was a free and fair election. and maga media who followed along. unverifiable dumps of vote we will never give
the violence at the capitol on january 6th, 2021 was just the most visible part of donald trump s attempt to hold on to power. tonight, we talk to those who witnessed the whole plot unfurl and tried to stop it. the lines this election was stolen from you, from me, from the country. if you ask how many republican congressmen believe donald trump was reelected, i would say maybe a couple. but 60% of our base does. conspiracy theories that could have been mickey mouse. this is the craziest thing i ve ever seen. and people just bought it. lawsuits. they tried to not have your votes count. they did not want your vote to count. potentially illegal pressure campaigns. i just want to find 11,780 votes. what he was asking for wasn t supported by the facts. wasn t supported by the constitution. extraordinary scheming. let s talk about this. just breath taking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. a