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george santos was able to get elected and wreak havoc. i guess there is no shame left in mudville when he returns. [laughter] i think it is just one of those distractions from tonight's otherwise serious and important event. kailey: it is serious and important indeed. as we overweight the president -- as we await the president and we hear the chamber get quieter, he should be passing through the doors any minute, it is worth keeping in mind that this president, who is now in an active general election campaign against donald trump, presumptively, they will both be the nominees of their parties come the convention, is also speaking to congress. as rick speaks about this idea that we saw a pretty disruptive time in which george santos was actually expelled, is this about contrasting with trump or contrasting with the republican party at large, including those sitting in the chamber right now? jeanne: i think it is both, but he is certainly going to make the case that the republican party today is donald trump's party, and it is. donald trum
george santos was able to get elected and wreak havoc. i guess there is no shame left in mudville when he returns. [laughter] i think it is just one of those distractions from tonight's otherwise serious and important event. kailey: it is serious and important indeed. as we overweight the president -- as we await the president and we hear the chamber get quieter, he should be passing through the doors any minute, it is worth keeping in mind that this president, who is now in an active general...
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former representative george santos is here for the first time since he was expelled, former members are allowed back in the capital. shannon. >> shannon: chad, how is that going over, the appearance of former congressman santos? >> chad: i just saw a tweet from richie torres a democrat from new york says that we should change this. he should not be here. members are allowed back in, they had only expelled five members prior to him, so they are on a little bit of uncharted territory letting someone back in like tonight good however when i asked him, i said where will you be sitting? he was not clear if he would be in the chamber. former members whether you are expelled or just left or retired, you are allowed back in the building and have floor privileges. and george santos also indicated he does have interest running for office. >> shannon: okay, things are never dull on capitol hill. let me get to the point that you mentioned that there may be some rambunctious nest from some of these g.o.p. house members. the white house still talking about that last year. they very much felt like
former representative george santos is here for the first time since he was expelled, former members are allowed back in the capital. shannon. >> shannon: chad, how is that going over, the appearance of former congressman santos? >> chad: i just saw a tweet from richie torres a democrat from new york says that we should change this. he should not be here. members are allowed back in, they had only expelled five members prior to him, so they are on a little bit of uncharted territory...
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. >> bret: it is always an interesting storyline, one of them is expelling gop congressman george santos was on the floor, a privilege that former members have and he decided to take it, a bizarre thing that is happening, but your thoughts on the speech tonight. >> i think a bit of a minor story in this overall, i think tonight we will see an opening salvo in the main general election campaign. there is indications that the democrats will be fighting this around abortion very hard, we have a couple of gaps -- guests in the first lady spot, and ivf patient in alabama who is just about to go to her embryo transfer and had to delay because they shut down ivf, and there is kate cox who had a baby and could not get an abortion in texas, she had to go out of the state and in his speech, this is from an excerpt so we are okay talking about this, this is what the president will say that clearly there is bragging about overturning roe v. wade and no clue about the power of women in america, this will be a five-minute applause line, but they found out when reflective freedom was on the ballot and
. >> bret: it is always an interesting storyline, one of them is expelling gop congressman george santos was on the floor, a privilege that former members have and he decided to take it, a bizarre thing that is happening, but your thoughts on the speech tonight. >> i think a bit of a minor story in this overall, i think tonight we will see an opening salvo in the main general election campaign. there is indications that the democrats will be fighting this around abortion very hard,...
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santos, sort of proudly returning and using his floor privileges to try to attend this evening. he has pled guilty to multiple felony charges, had he been convicted of any the felonies, you would not be allowed on the house floor but as a former member, even one that's been expelled, he technically can be there. so he can be there. lurking somewhere, and hoping desperately that we will talk about him and put his picture on television. while i have just talked about him now, maybe that will do it. >> nobody ever thinks of someone like him existing. >> i've been doing one of my favorite things to do, it's te
santos, sort of proudly returning and using his floor privileges to try to attend this evening. he has pled guilty to multiple felony charges, had he been convicted of any the felonies, you would not be allowed on the house floor but as a former member, even one that's been expelled, he technically can be there. so he can be there. lurking somewhere, and hoping desperately that we will talk about him and put his picture on television. while i have just talked about him now, maybe that will do...
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gop congressman george santos is on the floostorylinr. at it's a privilege that formermber bimbers have, and he decideds ha to take it. that's just a bizarre thing that's happening. but your thoughts on the speecz tonight? i think a little bit of a minor story in the overall i think overale tonightpeningr is opening salvo in the main general election campaign. and there's indications that the democrats are going to be fighting this around indic , we abortion very hard. they've got a couple of guests there in the first lady's box, the maria beasley. she was an ivf patienttien in alabama who is just about to go. her embryoalabama transfer andy to delay it because they shut down ivf. another was kate cox, who had a baby with trisomy 18. she could not get an abortionsha in texas. she had to go out of the state. and ind to his speech, this is x an excerpt. so we're talking about thits. this is what the president was saying. clearly, there's bragging about overturnint will g roe v. wade, and no have no clue about the power of women in america.
gop congressman george santos is on the floostorylinr. at it's a privilege that formermber bimbers have, and he decideds ha to take it. that's just a bizarre thing that's happening. but your thoughts on the speecz tonight? i think a little bit of a minor story in the overall i think overale tonightpeningr is opening salvo in the main general election campaign. and there's indications that the democrats are going to be fighting this around indic , we abortion very hard. they've got a couple of...
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there's been a buzz about expelled member of congress, george santos, sort of proudly returning and using his floor privileges to try to attend this evening. he has pled guilty to multiple felony charges, had he been convicted of any the felonies, you would not be allowed on the house floor but as a former member, even one that's been expelled, he technically can be there. so he can be there. lurking somewhere, and hoping desperately that we will talk about him and put his picture on television. while i have just talked about him now, maybe that will do it. >> nobody ever thinks of someone like him existing. >> i've been doing one of my favorite things to do, it's text republicans, maybe just a reminder that i actually do no republicans. >> is this an app? text a republican. >> so i texted my republican friends and they are really saying the same thing, i asked the same question, what should or could biden say to win over the nikki haley supporters and they've been very clear, they think that he should laser focus and they said that her base was, it was really women, who in some cases don
there's been a buzz about expelled member of congress, george santos, sort of proudly returning and using his floor privileges to try to attend this evening. he has pled guilty to multiple felony charges, had he been convicted of any the felonies, you would not be allowed on the house floor but as a former member, even one that's been expelled, he technically can be there. so he can be there. lurking somewhere, and hoping desperately that we will talk about him and put his picture on...
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. >> quite a contrast in the number of people and the people we're seeing including george santos. >> an expelled member of congress who is still as a former member of congress not convicted of a crime has a right to be there on the house floor and has decided to come tonight. no invitation necessary so he's there, one of the many story lines we see developing on the floor. >> and the timing is coming two days after super tuesday. a prime moment the president has to really get his message out there to respond to the darker view of america and that republicans have been offering we want to bring in our chief white house correspondent peter alexander. what can we expect from the president. >> reporter: this is the starting gun on the 2024 campaign as a senior aide to the president described to me i think there's a couple of things to keep an eye on this is a night filled with challenges and opportunities. the challenge here, of course, the president facing low approval ratings. many americans have questions, real concerns and concerns about his age, his physical and mental health right
. >> quite a contrast in the number of people and the people we're seeing including george santos. >> an expelled member of congress who is still as a former member of congress not convicted of a crime has a right to be there on the house floor and has decided to come tonight. no invitation necessary so he's there, one of the many story lines we see developing on the floor. >> and the timing is coming two days after super tuesday. a prime moment the president has to really get...
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also on the floor former member of congress, his name might ring a bell, george santos. he still has floor privileges. >> norah: scott, thank you for that. many people of course know that the top issues are immigration and the economy. the economy has rebounded in many ways, yet people aren't feeling it. i want to bring in rcb's new senior business and technology correspondent. what do the numbers tell us about the state of the economy and people's perception about the economy? >> you're going to hear it tonight from president biden. he's going to trumpet what he calls his big wins. unemployment below 4% for more than two years, that's something we haven't seen since the 1960s. small businesses, one of the guests of the president is a small business owner, those openings have been very strong. the reality of the situation is the devil is in the details in terms of budget, personal budget. we are talking about auto insurance going up, we are talking about food prices going up, rent continues to skyrocket. there's this massive disconnect. in fact in our cbs news polling, w
also on the floor former member of congress, his name might ring a bell, george santos. he still has floor privileges. >> norah: scott, thank you for that. many people of course know that the top issues are immigration and the economy. the economy has rebounded in many ways, yet people aren't feeling it. i want to bring in rcb's new senior business and technology correspondent. what do the numbers tell us about the state of the economy and people's perception about the economy? >>...