Symone Sanders: ‘Not Hyperbole to Say that Our Democracy Is on Life Support’

Sanders TOWNSEND Folks welcome ░░░░░░░░ begin this hour with ░░░░░░░░ words presented by Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Melanie Stansbury of New ░░░░░░░░ and these four words ░░░░░░░░ just summed up whatever ░░░░░░░░ want to call what ░░░░░░░░ saw last night in ░░░░░░░░ House chamber Did you ░░░░░░░░ that at the bottom ░░░░░░░░ your screen This is ░░░░░░░░ normal I should note ░░░░░░░░ just moments later Republican ░░░░░░░░ Lance Gooden of Texas ░░░░░░░░ that sign out of ░░░░░░░░ s hands and threw ░░░░░░░░ in the air That ░░░░░░░░ not giving decorum That ░░░░░░░░ how the night started ░░░░░░░░ what is traditionally meant ░░░░░░░░ be an address made ░░░░░░░░ presidents to advance their ░░░░░░░░ and push for new ░░░░░░░░ with you know at ░░░░░░░░ a veiled attempt at ░░░░░░░░ across the aisle Instead ░░░░░░░░ Trump gave a highly ░░░░░░░░ and divisive speech rehashing ░░░░░░░░ election victory focusing on ░░░░░░░░ war issues and deriding ░░░░░░░░ Democrats referring to them ░░░░░░░░ these people and radical ░░░░░░░░ lunatics This was not ░░░░░░░░ any other joint address ░░░░░░░░ by any other president ░░░░░░░░ of what is happening ░░░░░░░░ our country right now ░░░░░░░░ have the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ its nose at the ░░░░░░░░ equal Branch of government ░░░░░░░░ is the legislative trampling ░░░░░░░░ its constitutional authority I ░░░░░░░░ apparently Donald Trump just ░░░░░░░░ t believe in this ░░░░░░░░ checks and balances thing ░░░░░░░░ we ve been doing ░░░░░░░░ the creation of this ░░░░░░░░ This is not hyperbole ░░░░░░░░ to say that our ░░░░░░░░ is on life support ░░░░░░░░ Trump is stress testing ░░░░░░░░ system Republicans by and ░░░░░░░░ they seem uninterested in ░░░░░░░░ themselves by defending their ░░░░░░░░ authority And Democrats on ░░░░░░░░ other hand they say ░░░░░░░░ want to fight But ░░░░░░░░ night Democratic leadership discouraged ░░░░░░░░ requesting compliance and decorum ░░░░░░░░ some had paddle signs ░░░░░░░░ their whiteboards to convey ░░░░░░░░ opposition but other than ░░░░░░░░ Al Green of Texas ░░░░░░░░ standing up to Trump ░░░░░░░░ lies about Medicaid and ░░░░░░░░ few others who silently ░░░░░░░░ out in protest it ░░░░░░░░ to be business as ░░░░░░░░ at a time when ░░░░░░░░ is anything but that ░░░░░░░░ t take it from ░░░░░░░░ okay It s not ░░░░░░░░ me y all Take ░░░░░░░░ from all of these ░░░░░░░░ people across the country ░░░░░░░░ up at town halls ░░░░░░░░ confronting their lawmakers These ░░░░░░░░ get it Even today ░░░░░░░░ presidents and their cabinet ░░░░░░░░ traditionally make a post ░░░░░░░░ tour of key states ░░░░░░░░ Trump had no events ░░░░░░░░ and he just left ░░░░░░░░ to Vice President J ░░░░░░░░ Vance to represent for ░░░░░░░░ administration at the border ░░░░░░░░ they don t actually ░░░░░░░░ the disgruntled Americans showing ░░░░░░░░ to town halls in ░░░░░░░░ red places are paid ░░░░░░░░ after all.”