Chris Matthews: VP Harris Should Go Out and Say ‘I’m Not a Member of the Squad; I’m Not Some George Soros D.A. In Philly’

GEIST at the table ░░░░░░░░ special correspondent with the ░░░░░░░░ Fair host of the ░░░░░░░░ Politics podcast Molly Jong ░░░░░░░░ also former aide of ░░░░░░░░ George W Bush White ░░░░░░░░ and the State Department ░░░░░░░░ Jordan and former MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ and contributor at Washington ░░░░░░░░ Chris Matthews chief White ░░░░░░░░ correspondent for The New ░░░░░░░░ Times Peter Baker and ░░░░░░░░ for The Washington publication ░░░░░░░░ Jasmine Right Good morning ░░░░░░░░ you all Chris Matthews ░░░░░░░░ s start with you ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ you see with a ░░░░░░░░ lens of history by ░░░░░░░░ way We haven t ░░░░░░░░ this before obviously What ░░░░░░░░ you think yesterday when ░░░░░░░░ news came down MATTHEWS ░░░░░░░░ I guess we re ░░░░░░░░ to hear about the ░░░░░░░░ last three weeks and ░░░░░░░░ was talking to Biden ░░░░░░░░ was filling him in ░░░░░░░░ the poll data and ░░░░░░░░ new information he got ░░░░░░░░ the weekend because clearly ░░░░░░░░ was shaken by the ░░░░░░░░ of it being in ░░░░░░░░ poor shape I think ░░░░░░░░ re going to find ░░░░░░░░ a lot about loyalty ░░░░░░░░ him and the role ░░░░░░░░ public role of so ░░░░░░░░ staffers You know what ░░░░░░░░ m thinking about right ░░░░░░░░ is that as a ░░░░░░░░ staffer I m thinking ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris and what ░░░░░░░░ s faced in the ░░░░░░░░ couple of weeks It ░░░░░░░░ all exuberance today all ░░░░░░░░ fundraising But she has ░░░░░░░░ position herself clearly right ░░░░░░░░ She has a chance ░░░░░░░░ say Here s who ░░░░░░░░ am I am a ░░░░░░░░ of an Indian immigrant ░░░░░░░░ Jamaican immigrant and I ░░░░░░░░ a tiger mother And ░░░░░░░░ went to Howard Why ░░░░░░░░ you decide to go ░░░░░░░░ Howard why don t ░░░░░░░░ identify with the African ░░░░░░░░ history in this country ░░░░░░░░ want to know those ░░░░░░░░ about information about her ░░░░░░░░ I m not a ░░░░░░░░ of the Squad I ░░░░░░░░ not somebody on the ░░░░░░░░ left I m a ░░░░░░░░ I believe in the ░░░░░░░░ That s how I ░░░░░░░░ up from DA in ░░░░░░░░ Francisco to Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ California to the U ░░░░░░░░ Senator I came up ░░░░░░░░ the law I believe ░░░░░░░░ the law not just ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and his ░░░░░░░░ but I believe in ░░░░░░░░ law And I want ░░░░░░░░ see it enforced in ░░░░░░░░ cities I m not ░░░░░░░░ George Soros DA in ░░░░░░░░ I m the one ░░░░░░░░ wants to protect you ░░░░░░░░ the suburbs people who ░░░░░░░░ into this city So ░░░░░░░░ think she has to ░░░░░░░░ two ends She s ░░░░░░░░ to build up the ░░░░░░░░ of color especially young ░░░░░░░░ and she has to ░░░░░░░░ that That s one ░░░░░░░░ her big roles opportunity ░░░░░░░░ but she also has ░░░░░░░░ recognize that even before ░░░░░░░░ debate that Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ behind in Pennsylvania he ░░░░░░░░ behind before the big ░░░░░░░░ three weeks ago And ░░░░░░░░ has to go out ░░░░░░░░ and say I m ░░░░░░░░ to talk to the ░░░░░░░░ in the edge of ░░░░░░░░ city those in the ░░░░░░░░ who are trying to ░░░░░░░░ between Oh god I ░░░░░░░░ to vote for Trump ░░░░░░░░ again or I might ░░░░░░░░ for Joe Kennedy or ░░░░░░░░ a minute Bobby Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ maybe I ll maybe ░░░░░░░░ ll go for Trump ░░░░░░░░ for Biden But the ░░░░░░░░ is that that she ░░░░░░░░ a bit to the ░░░░░░░░ of Biden She s ░░░░░░░░ to really get out ░░░░░░░░ and establish herself as ░░░░░░░░ credible figure for president ░░░░░░░░ has got to do ░░░░░░░░ homework These couple of ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ for he in terms ░░░░░░░░ the press They re ░░░░░░░░ to begin digging They ░░░░░░░░ going to be looking ░░░░░░░░ bad stuff and good ░░░░░░░░ And she s the ░░░░░░░░ As Governor Cooper just ░░░░░░░░ she s the focus ░░░░░░░░ the next week at ░░░░░░░░ before we pick the ░░░░░░░░