antiabortion people out there. we are seeing states like kansas and ohio, and places that appear to be all red antiabortion passing, you know, rejecting the antiabortion referendums ensuring there's reproductive rights in the constitutions, and because people are talking about it and stories are coming out, and because of people like vice president harris, helping to destigmatize abortion and using the terms, perhaps there will be quicker change to reverse dobbs. >> i appreciate the context for the conversation. leslie regan from the university of illinois and for me. thank you for watching. or catch me next saturday and sunday morning from 10:00 to noon eastern and velshi is available on the podcast for free where you get your podcast. inside with jen psaki begins right now.

at a rally, donald trump addicted a bloodbath if he does not win in november and saluted january 6 insurrectionist and says some undocumented immigrants are not people. the joe biden medication director is standing by with reaction to all of it. and the drama heating up in georgia, alvin bragg will delay a trial supposed to start a week from tomorrow in new york. a donald trump appointed judge is slowing things down in florida. andrew and melissa wrote the book on the donald trump indictments and will discuss that avalanche of legal news this week. election day in russia, the perfect time to talk about brandy reporting on donald trump and his affinity for dictators. what we discovered about donald trump's private comments on some of the worst actors in the

world. we were planning to start on all of the delays on the legal cases, and there are a lot, and we will spend time with that with your favorite legal experts in a little bit. but yesterday afternoon, donald trump spoke at a rally in ohio and we decided we have to start here. >> we will put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line. you will not be able to sell those -- if i get elected. if i don't get elected, it will be a bloodbath -- that will be the least of it, it will be a bloodbath for the country. that will be the least of it but they will not sell those cars. >> is going to be a bloodbath for the country. that will be the least of it. now, the donald trump team

said, nothing to see here, he was talking about the auto industry but consider the full context, otherwise it is irresponsible. if they want us to consider the full context, let's do that because the full context is the donald trump kicked off the same rally by saluting the people who were convicted for the deadly assault on the u.s. capitol on january 6th to the tune of the national anthem sung by a choir of imprisoned insurrectionist. some of the first words out of his mouth last night at the same rally were thanking them and calling them patriots. the full context is he said, in the same rally, "if this election is not won, i am not sure you will ever have another election in this country." he said undocumented immigrants are not people and the full context is that this is much bigger than one single speech. this embrace of political violence and dehumanizing language, this is what donald trump has been preaching for years. in january, he said there would

be bedlam in this country if his criminal prosecution derailed his campaign and late last year he echoed the dehumanizing language of hitler, comparing his political opponents to berman and said immigrants are poisoning the blood of our country. last month, he said there would be potential death and destruction if he was charged in the manhattan criminal probe. entering his first term, he refused to condemn the political violence at a white nationalist rally in charlottesville, virginia, saying there were very fine people on both sides. in 2020, he reportedly asked his defense secretary about shooting people who were protesting the death of george floyd, saying, can't you just shoot them in the leg or something? his very words inspired violence on january 6th, 2021 when he told a crowd of supporters to walk down to the capitol and fight like hell because you will never take

back our country with weakness. i could go on and on. trump's are not rhetorical when it comes to political violence from his supporters take them literally and that is part of the big problem. he know that. we did not miss the full context, this was not an off message comment, this is his message. as joe biden said, this is who donald trump is, a loser who gets beat by over 7 million votes, and instead of appealing to a wider ministry audience doubles down on his threats of political violence. joining me now from the joe biden campaign's communications director michael tyler. we called you this morning and i appreciate you taking the time. your statement from the campaign makes that very clear. it was not your name but the statement from the campaign makes it clear what the campaign was thinking. when you heard the full context and when you saw those comments at that

rally, what did you hear? >> thank you for having me, jen. what i heard was the same endorsement of political violence we have seen from donald trump for years and goes farther back. the same guy, after nazis marched in charlottesville until the woman, said there were five people on both sides and told the proud boys to stand back and stand by. now, every day on the stump he is championing and praising the insurrectionist will be encouraged to violently storm the capitol in an attempt to overthrow our democracy. it is not just one comment it is who donald trump is and the threat he poses to our democracy every day. the problem for donald trump is the american people saw what happened on january 6th and responded consistently. they responded in 2022 when democrats have the most successful midterm cycle for a

democratic incumbent since fdr and responded last year in states like kentucky, ohio, virginia, the fall elections, and responding right now which is why we are in the front foot heading into the general election because the american people understand what joe biden has done to fight on behalf of the american people and they see every day the threat donald trump poses if he regains power. he is talking every day about tearing down the fabric of our democracy and enacting political revenge if he is able to serve as a dictator as he promises to do. >> the american people are smart and have been watching him use this rhetoric consistently for months and years. the donald trump team claims, which i don't buy into, this is all in the context of a riff about the auto industry which does not make sense. i think that -- i want to get your thoughts on that claim.

>> i think the claim is nonsense because, every day, he is talking about enacting political revenge, every day he is praising political violence we saw in 2020. the idea that they will be able to spend their way out of this spin their-- way out of this is ridiculous because every day donald trump is endorsing and encouraging political violence on the stump. it is dangerous and the american people reject it. if we contrast the violence, the danger, the chaos, the division donald trump is preaching every day on the stump against joe biden and vice president harris, that is positive vision for bringing americans together in pursuit of progress. the american people will reject it. it is dangerous, but we have confidence in the decency of the american people to reject the extremism we see from donald trump. >> the same people say this is out of context have not

condemned the other dozens of times he has made comments that prompt political violence in our political -- the president has been very vocal, forceful -- >> he has been doing it for years. >> the president has been forceful from the right wing has a theory he is on drugs which is hilarious and crazy. he has been forceful in calling out and condemning the language of donald trump and has been for years but has upped it. will he address this specifically on the trail in a west coast swing later this week ? >> yes, the president said it going back to the state of union before these latest comments. he said the political violence should never be acceptable in the united states and he will continue to do that. we have been carried the same message since the state of union. the president was in pennsylvania, georgia, wisconsin, michigan, going to nevada and arizona this week where he will continue to

contrast these two fundamentally different visions for where we want to take the country. the president is talking about building on his historic record of accomplishment from 50 million jobs, 800,000 manufacturing jobs, lowering cost and delivery for the market people contrasting that against the chaos and division and violence endorsed by donald trump and promising to bring back if he regains power. that is what the president will talk about on the stump and will provide to the market people from now until november. >> sounds like we may hear more from him about this. michael, mike pence, the former vice president of donald trump, he said he would not endorse donald trump. today, he said donald trump calling january 6 insurrectionist hostages is unacceptable. what is the campaign doing to use comments like that to your advantage? >> it is important to point out that the comments by mike

pence are the latest in a litany of the people who knew donald trump closest when he was in power in the oval office whether it is mike pence or bill barr, these people work with him every day and knows he does not have the temperament, does not have the judgment, does not have the value to step foot in the oval office again. it speaks to the continued problem donald trump has given his inability to expand his appeal beyond the hard-core maga base. nikki haley voters in georgia or north carolina or michigan where donald trump continues to demonstrate an inability to go beyond the ceiling. he struggles in key suburban counties that will be crucial towards the pathway to 270 electoral votes. if you share the same concerns that these people do who understand the threat he poses to our democracy and the threat

he poses to progress, there is a home for all of you in the campaign of joe biden and we encourage people to go to joebiden.com and sign up. >> always a good plug for the website. michael tyler, you and everybody are working so hard. thank you for calling this out. we appreciate your time. from new york to florida to georgia, the delays and the criminal cases of donald trump are piling up, two of the best legal minds will talk to the moving timelines. i think melissa murray and andrew wiseman will have a lot to say about the latest of elements. we are back after a quick break. . allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. ask about nurtec odt.

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in the year we thought would be full of back-to-back donald trump trials, the delays are piling up. in florida he is facing federal charges of illegally retaining top secret documents, judge aileen cannon rejected a motion to dismiss the case this week but has not set a trial date.

in new york, his criminal fraud trial was supposed to start a week from tomorrow but has been delayed until the middle of april. next to a belated document dump from federal prosecutors. in georgia, a dramatic legal sideshow is coming to a close after eating up two months as a judge ruled that fani willis should not be disqualified because there was no actual conflict of interest thought about by her relationship with another prosecutor on the case, nathan wade and he said she could stay on the case if wade resigned, which he did. he did not mince words, describing the relationship as having a significant appearance of impropriety. does not make it fair, but we are operating in a world where this former president uses the courtroom and any wrinkle to his advantage in the public forum. donald trump is playing by a different set of rules, constantly pushing the legals of our legal system. to win in his game, they have

to be pretty perfect. what we saw in florida and manhattan and georgia this week is that the system and its participants, from aileen cannon in florida to the prosecutor in georgia, to the document dump in new york, have not been perfect. joining me is melissa murray, a former clerk to sonia sotomayor or come and andrew wiseman, the general counsel at the fbi. they are the co-authors of the branded number one, congratulations, new york time the seller -- new york times bestseller, "the trump indictments." what a great book. donald trump said crazy things, we don't have as much time as we would love to. andrew, you said nathan wade -- he resigned after friday, which means that fani willis can stay on the case . you said she should recuse herself. why do you think that? do you still think that ny?

-- do you still think that and why? >> it is important to note what the judge said, the defendant, they were not prejudiced and are not prejudiced at all. meaning, he separated out this conflict issue from anything the defendant can complain about. important to remember that because this is two different stories. unfortunately, what affects the timing of the other. my biggest concern is not that fani willis needs to or required to recuse herself, i was trying to figure out where is this going to go from here. the judge invited the parties -- the defense to file all sorts of ethics grievances. i don't think we have heard that end of this. there will be other places where this will be raised, or

they will try to raise it on appeal. i was trying to put myself in her shoes and think about, what do you do so you do not become a lightning rod and do what is in the best interest of the case but it is not required and does not have any prejudice to the defendants but i was trying to think of what was best for the case. that is the reason one way to deal with this is to have her simply say, my deputy, somebody else will oversee this. >> this is not fair, as i said in the outset, but this is such an important case because donald trump cannot delay it, if he were to be elected. melissa, what do you think if you were fani willis you should be doing ? >> one of the few places where andrew and i have a disagreement. again, always going to be the case that fani willis would be targeted . the effort to disqualify her was precipitated by a broader effort by gop people in georgia to limit her

discretion as prosecutor. she has been a target for a long time and continues to be a target. they are coming after her. as a black woman in that position, an elected position where she is supposed to represent the people of fulton county, she has the expertise to see this case through. i think there is chum in the water and she will be a target going forward. because there is no actual conflict of interest, she should stay on it. >> disagreement is healthy, especially among really smart lawyers. >> let's talk about your book. andrew, we are seeing -- judge aileen cannon in florida and the supreme court are slow walking things with note trial date in georgia and the manhattan case delayed. none of these cases are working the way they should in your book , you write about other countries that are able to bring the former leaders to justice, in france, italy, argentina, when we think of our

judicial system, as the best, why are we not able to do this? >> we have a former president who is facing 88 felony counts. he is now attacking the judicial system the way that he has attacked the media, prosecutors, people in congress. this is the next check and balance that he is attacking. as you pointed out in the first segment, he is now saying i am all for criminals and we should release them. and that is what i will do. he is running very much as an outlaw. you have the strange position where you have a republican running, not as back the blue, but back the orange. the country, so far, is not doing very well in comparison to have -- how other countries

have held political leaders to account. we think of american exceptionalism and we do things the best, but now we should look globally to how other countries have dealt with the issue of corruption of our political leaders. we are seeing an erosion, the final check, the judiciary, some judicial officers are doing the job, but, if you look at judge cannon, the slow walking in the supreme court, that is an area where we are seeing this erosion which puts us in not a good light in comparison to other countries who have handled this much better. >> melissa, in the 30 seconds we have left, we need to get you back, what would people be surprised about in this book? >> we do put this in an international contest --

context. what makes us different from these democracies which are prosecuted and held former leaders to account, they had a judiciary that plaited by the book. we have a supreme court that has effectively given donald trump de facto immunity by delaying it consideration of the immunity issue until april 25th. that was not the situation in other advanced democracies where the judiciary were a bulwark against the authoritarian leaders and help them to account. we are not seeing that here. >> you both went to law school, thank you, melissa murray , andrew wiseman, we appreciate it donald trump and his affinity for dictators, including his kind words about hitler. why this isn't a bigger story is beyond me. a new book by jim, we will get to it next. xt gh prote complete nutrition you need...

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of another sham election in russia and it is safe to say that putin is guaranteed to win a fifth term. autocratic regimes, not much suspense when the outcome is predetermined. the opposition candidates are dead or in prison. he did not face constitutional restraints like term limits thanks to a referendum in 2020 and engaging in voter intimidation. forcing ukrainians and russian occupied territories to literally vote at gunpoint. if this is like the last election likely rife with fraud which was so brazen in 2018 the cameras at polling locations captured several incidents of people literally stuffing ballot boxes. rather than condemn putin, donald trump applauded his victory and he ignored warnings from his own advisors

who explicitly told him, do not congratulate putin. pretty clear direction. that is telling in hindsight given donald trump later tried to steal the election in this country. putin is a destabilizing force in the world literally trying to redraw the map of europe. that dynamic is covered in a new book, the return of great powers , by jim sciutto of cnn. he reports that donald trump also praised the last european dictator who tried to withdraw the map of europe revealing donald trump repeatedly expressed admiration for hitler. that is according to john kelly , who said, second donald trump term would be fundamental catastrophe. i am joined by someone who has covered the dynamics for years between global powers of cnn anchor and chief national security analyst, jim sciutto, the author of the new book, the return of great powers . you have been covering

-- in addition to this excellent book, you have been covering these leaders for decades. you talk in the book, we have seen him do it publicly, talking about hitler, seems like he admires people like hitler , according to his advisors, and people like putin and xi, because he sees them as wrong. from covering dictators, they are not strong, they are not weak because they want to hold onto power suppressing opposition and oppress free and fair elections. how much do you see parallels in terms of the tactics donald trump wants to use if reelected , and what some of these other indicators have done or tried to do? >> you are so right. it is false strength. from donald trump and the desperate he admires, and his chief of staff says as much,

that donald trump imagined himself as a strong leader, paralleled only by the strength shown by the people like putin and xi, he imagines that is based on nothing. during his time under donald trump, he saw no evidence of the strength or confidence. the trouble is, he does admire the extent of their power. he does not want to be checked by congress. he does not want to be checked by the courts he imagines he deserves unfettered power to appoint, jen, i am amazed we are talking about this but it is fact, when he said these words, he praised hitler, he said he did good things. john kelly said, what? he said, he rebuilt economy, but to wage war against the

world he says his generals were loyal, unlike you. general kelly had to say, his generals tried to assassinate him. this is a man who does not base his views on fact but how he feels. >> or history, apparently. the suppression of opposition is clearly a part of the tactics of authoritarian leaders and dictators. earlier today, donald trump was asked if putin was responsible for the death of his opposition leader, recently died in russia , i want to get your thoughts on this. >> do you believe putin has responsibility for that death? >> i don't know, perhaps, possibly, i could say probably. i don't know. >> it is not a partisan thing

to have watched his activism and the actions of putin to think he had a role. what were your thoughts ? >> the most consistent foreign- policy position one can say with donald trump is his refusal to criticize putin , going back to the helsinki moment, refusing to take u.s. intelligence communities assessment that rush interfered with the election. it has been a month since the killing and he is not uttered a critical word of putin. he knows better. the first time he tried to get rid alexei navalny,of when russian security services attempted to kill alexei navalny with the most powerful nerve agents in the world he recklessly survived. donald trump gave that wishy-

washy answer, consistent. he will not criticize the man or the country or its tactics. it is an alarming thing considering he is running to be commander-in-chief once again. >> you are a professional, something you talk about in this book is the interconnectivity between the global powers. you spent some time in china. what does president xi thinks when he watches ukraine funding not moving forward and putin not being checked . what is he thinking? >> in researching this book, i went from ukraine, eastern europe, the baltics, taiwan, and i spent time living and working in china everyone involved says xi watches ukraine to see what lessons he can learn on the battlefield and how the world reacts and how the u.s. reacts when he

sees weakness and division, in his calculus, he can say, well, maybe the cost of a taiwan invasion will be lower than i imagined and makes it more thinkable. the events in ukraine are connected to potential events in taiwan and asia. everyone i speak with makes a connection saying that xi is making the connection. >> congratulations on your book, so topical and such an important read. thank you for taking the time. next, donald trump takeover of the rnc is complete and we got clues about what their goals really are. i will tell you about that when we come back. come back so, if f the racking... ...or crab cracking, you're cashbacking. cashback on flapjacks, baby backs, or tacos at the taco shack. nah, i'm working on my six pack. switch to a king suite- or book a silent retreat. silent retreat?

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national party, including, michael wiley, an election denier, and don't forget, his daughter-in-law, lara trump , as cochair. the shakeup could not be more exciting for people like tim scott. >> if anyone is paying attention to 2024, it is donald trump, who is now running -- co- running the rnc, lara trump, because he understands the devil is in the details and puts his brilliant daughter-in- law in charge of our rnc apparatus. you want the ball in the hands of the best player on the field. that player is donald trump. i can guarantee you that we will win because we are coming together. >> i have been doing this for a long time, he is a man who wants to get on the ticket. really wants to be on the ticket. the overall point he makes is

correct, the rnc and the party have fallen into the hands of donald trump and the question is, what will that entail? we got a hint this week. new hires, new lawyers focused on election related concerns and what they are calling election integrity which i put in quotes because in practice it means finding ways to limit voters access to the ballot box. one of those lawyers is a longtime election attorney who also served as cabinet secretary in the donald trump white house. he is hired as outside counsel. let's give you a sense of where he is coming from. in a tape of an october 2020 meeting where steve bannon laid out the donald trump plan to declare him winner on election night he described this lawyer as the right-hand man of rudy giuliani. the rnc hired the former personal attorney of donald

trump who has been a dedicated advocate for donald trump's election loss. >> joe biden and the mainstream media continue the narrative that joe biden won. we will get donald trump back in office and we need an investigation into who overthrew the united states government to install a fake president. there is no evidence of fraud, the most election -- secure election in u.s. history, those were not true on november 3rd and not true now. >> that is who the rnc is bringing in for senior leadership to do things on election integrity. already they have filed a new lawsuit against michigan in an effort to purge voter rolls. new lawsuits, new hires, focus on what they call election integrity. a donald trump run rnc is not about the traditional role of voter outreach, that is what they usually do, but about

suppressing the vote and planning for how to keep donald trump in power. the changes show that donald trump and his allies are looking to use the organization as part of their effort to lay a much more sophisticated and organized legal assault before 2024. next, debbie stabenow standing by for exit interview. i have so many conversations and that conversation is coming up after a quick break.

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our series, the exit interview, one of my favorite things because we speak with longtime lawmakers who are preparing to leave washington. my next guest is someone who will have important insight because she also represents a state that has been pivotal in deciding the outcome of presidential elections for decades. senator debbie stabenow has represented michigan for nearly 30 years, the first elected to the house in 1996 and seven years later was the first woman elected to represent michigan in the u.s. senate. she made the announcement last year she would not seek reelection in november and will be leaving in january. senator debbie stabenow joins me now. thank you so much for being here. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> happy st. patrick's day. we have to celebrate. i have to start with something we've been talking about on the show, donald trump said, at a rally in ohio, during a bizarre

riff about the auto industry, you are from an auto state, he said, if i don't get elected, it will be a bloodbath, that will be the least of it, a bloodbath for the country. he claims it is about the auto industry but i want to know what you thought we were those remarks. >> a couple of things, i would say, about the auto industry, somebody said let them go bankrupt, this is somebody, i was in the middle of that hoping to make sure we have the auto rescue, somebody who said to them companies, why don't you go to the south with nonunion employees? the people in michigan and other states will be begging to get the jobs back and take less pay. a few months ago, he paid people to be fake uaw workers in a nonunion company to -- first of all -- this is absurd, which is why the uaw strongly

supports president biden. the broader context, if we don't understand that this guy likes violence by now, i don't know what to say. he relishes it. he watched january 6th and watched what is happening. in his mind, if he can get people to commit violence, it translates to him as being powerful. that is a frightening thing. >> very frightening. very clearly stated and because of the context, i appreciate that. you were first elected in 1974 to the county commission at just 24 years old. elected to congress in 1996, made history in 2000, what has changed in washington for the good and for the worse? >> the good thing is we have a lot more women. in terms of priorities and decisions, it is better. i did not realize when i was going through it but my career

in politics reflects the women's movement, local government, he tried to close a nursing home, my opponent, i beat him. that was local government. 1980s was state government women were coming to state legislatures and that is what i did. in the 1990s, first women running for the senate and the u.s. house. but 2000 was the first year that -- after we won, hillary clinton , myself, more colleagues, we had enough women to have one woman on every committee in the united states senate. 2001. we were in leadership. even with chaos and the craziness, where you see leadership happening is often the women doing it. >> you have been ahead of the

curve, advocate for mental health. people have come around to. talk to me about that and what you would like to see happen next on that which has not happened quite yet. >> we are on the way, jen. traditionally, mental health services in the community had a few grants that stop and start. the grant goes away for addiction services for mental health services, so you try again. what we did in the gun barrel, was to embrace the concept that roy blunt and i have done, worked on for 10 years on a bipartisan basis to make community behavioral health services healthcare. we are now leaning in. there were 10 states and 10 more will be announced in june to get full medicaid funding and to be fully reimbursed to help keep people out of jail, out of

hospitals, and provide services. this has been a long time coming. healthcare above the neck should be funded the same as healthcare below the neck and we are now on the journey. >> an amazing part of your legacy. you said, as you are preparing a new chapter which includes continuing to serve the state and spending time with your amazing 96-year-old mother, remarkable. what are you most looking forward to? >> my mom is a retired nurse. when we were just getting started, she got a three year degree, that is the most you could do at the time, to become a nurse at a rural hospital. she is telling me who won the msu basketball game, rooting for her tigers and the detroit lions.

she is amazing. a blessing, i want to spend time with her. and with my family. i have five, smartest and most beautiful grandchildren in the world. >> sounds like you are from a long line of fierce women. >> i am. >> thank you for your time in office. say hello to your mother. thank you for joining us this afternoon. next, thought from me and i had a real as we mark the one-year anniversary of the show. we are back after a quick break. . that's a different story. i couldn't slow down. we were starting a business from the ground up. people were showing up left and right. and so did our business needs the chase ink card made it easy. when you go for something big like this, your kids see that. and they believe they can do the same. earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase with the chase ink business unlimited card.

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this week marks one year since the start of our show. hard to believe. these days, you have so many options where you get your news. this is a privilege that we never take for granted. we hope you will keep joining us because, as crazy as this year was, there is little doubt that the year coming up will be even crazier. we will be here with you doing our best to make sense of it all. as we stop today, here is a look back at the year i will never forget. we picked a hell of a week to start a new show. joining me is nancy pelosi. comedian jordan klepper. bernie sanders.

eric holder. thank you for being my first guest. a lot of talk about certain elections being the most consequential of our lifetimes but this one feels like it is joe biden democrats should not be on their heels, they should be on offense on every issue i mentioned. >> conversations about politics are happening on every platform you can possibly imagine. >> would she be receiving the same critique if she was a white male? >> no. >> donald trump is not the victim. we have to talk about the crazy things he is doing, even if we are tired of it. >> he should never have been in the white house and should never be there again. >> this president will do those things again. >> he engages in what psychologists call projection, whenever he accuses some years of doing something, almost guaranteed he is doing it himself or already done it. >> a good things there was a

tape >> we believe donald trump lives by different set of rules, this indictment is a sign that justice still matters in this country. >> if you cannot win in november, we should not be in the discussion. >> he is a loser? >> yes. >> he is siding with the extremist. >> shameful, shock our souls. >> their agenda is dysfunction. >> i am officially at the freak out stage. >> drama has to end. >> all-out assault on our democracy. >> if you can't explain it and people don't understand it in 15 seconds, it may not be the winning message you think it is. are you okay back shake it off as she would say. it is worth looking into the agenda of an organization before joining it.

for the first time, jessica is the new president of emily's list. what you hope people will look back about your legacy? >> you came here seven years old with her mom and brother. >> i grew up hiking this part. >> if they want to be pro-baby, maybe they should stop stopping food stamps for low income women and young children. i could go on. >> we will all be okay. >> you rock. donald trump promises a bloodbath if he loses the election. ahead, the new word from his campaign about his comments. plusun