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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We begin ░░░░░░░░ hour with four words ░░░░░░░░ by democratic congresswoman melanie ░░░░░░░░ of New Mexico And ░░░░░░░░ four words really just ░░░░░░░░ up whatever you want ░░░░░░░░ call what we saw ░░░░░░░░ night in that house ░░░░░░░░ Thank you So much ░░░░░░░░ having me 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 ░░░░░░░░ his 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 they seem uninterested ░░░░░░░░ asserting themselves by defending ░░░░░░░░ constitutional authority And Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the other hand they ░░░░░░░░ they want to fight ░░░░░░░░ last night democratic leadership ░░░░░░░░ that requesting compliance and ░░░░░░░░ Still some had their ░░░░░░░░ and their whiteboards to ░░░░░░░░ their opposition But other ░░░░░░░░ congressman Al Green of ░░░░░░░░ literally standing up to ░░░░░░░░ s lies about Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ a few others who ░░░░░░░░ walked out in protest ░░░░░░░░ appeared to be business ░░░░░░░░ usual at a time ░░░░░░░░ it is anything but ░░░░░░░░ But don t take ░░░░░░░░ from me Okay It ░░░░░░░░ not just me Y ░░░░░░░░ take it from all ░░░░░░░░ these angry people across ░░░░░░░░ country showing up at ░░░░░░░░ halls and confronting their ░░░░░░░░ These folks get it ░░░░░░░░ today when presidents and ░░░░░░░░ cabinet would traditionally make ░░░░░░░░ post speech tour of ░░░░░░░░ states Donald Trump had ░░░░░░░░ events scheduled and he ░░░░░░░░ left it to vice ░░░░░░░░ jd Vance to represent ░░░░░░░░ the administration at the ░░░░░░░░ Perhaps they don t ░░░░░░░░ believe the disgruntled Americans ░░░░░░░░ up to town halls ░░░░░░░░ very red places are ░░░░░░░░ protesters after all.