i don t walk as easily as i used to, i don t speak as smoothly as i used to, i don t debate as well as i used to, but i know what i do know, i know how the choice is simple, when you get knocked down, you get back up! meanwhile, former president trump held a rally of his own just hours later, where he also dismissed speculation that mr biden would bow out of the race. we had a big victory against a man that does really looking to destroy our country. he s the most incompetent president in the history of our country president in the history of our country. many people are saying that after country. many people are saying that after last night s performance thatjoe biden is leaving performance thatjoe biden is leaving the race. the fact is, i don t leaving the race. the fact is, i don t believe that because he does i don t believe that because he does better in the polls than any of does better in the polls than any of the democrats. live now to david weigel who cover
used to, i don t debate as good as a user, but i know what i do know, i know what to tell the truth and i know what millions of americans know, when you get knocked down you get back up. cheering and applause. meanwhile, former president trump held a rally of his own just hours later, where he also dismissed speculation that mr biden would bow out of the race. we had a big victory against them and that really is looking to destroy our country. he is the worst, he is the most corrupt, the most incompetent president in the history of our country. many people are saying that after last night s performance thatjoe biden is leaving the race but the fact is, i do not really believe that because he does better in polls than any of the democrats they are talking about. to understand the national reaction to the debate, i spoke to david wiegel, who covers politics at semafor. everybody today still talking about this debate. is that a historic moment? it about this debate. is that a hi
politicians don t usually talk like that. that was indiana republican mike pence earlier this week. it was persons himself that wanted to stripped planned parenthood on funding. no federal money does go to abortion. it s the me ventive care to the 3 million patients that they receive from an organization like that every year. more on the politics of the fight, joined by cecil richards, president of planned parenthood, and john heilemann who covers politics. let s look at the substance. cecile, it s always great to have you on. it always seems to be hot here. we have a hide amendment, as you know from your work on abortion issues and the whole question of choice bands under the law, and it s been this case for 20-some years,out can t spend federal money on abortions, but certainly can spend on birth รง control, preventative health, checkings, screenings,
those seats are now vulnerable, it seems to me, the republican seats, that have gotten into this overreach in terms of cultural issues. what do you think politically? it s been an incredible over reach. that s why we re hearing from literally hundreds of thousands across the country, men, women, republicans, democrats, folks who can t believe that we re now basically playing politics. i think the house of representatives is playing politics with women s health care. the polling on this is unbelievable. when you talk about women, women under the age of 50, they are absolutely opposed to any cuts like this, and when you talk particularly about young people and young men and young women, these are the folks who come to planned parenthood, rely on us for family planning, for birth control, for std testing and treatment. we ve been hearing from hundreds of thousands of them across the country, one woman, carolyn smithers wrote in from florida, she had gotten her first pap steer smooer whe
laughing at us. ultimately we re going to destroy our own freedom. by the way, if i run, i will have pulled one of the great cons in the history of politics. well, you know, when i first began listening to that, i thought wait a second, for a nanosecond donald was giving it all away. he was having his words manipulated for fun. as i said, he s reached a certain level. next up, high and dry, several dozen lawmakers live in their congressional offices in washington. the visitors come home at night. the staff calls it quits. they hunker down, call their wives, eat something from mickey d s, all in the drafty mar!e buildings. while the offices remain open, the house gym will not remain open during a shut down. that s not just a fitness problem for these guys, it s a hygiene problem. because no showers for the boys who live there at night, a scenario republican congressman jason shave individuals is now facing. a government shutdown might