Empathy is the fuel of democracy.

Our willingness to see each other, not as enemy, his neighbors,

even when we disagree to understand what the other is going through.

Democracy must be defended at all cost, for democracy makes all this possible. Democracy.

That's the soul of America.

And I believe it's a soul worth fighting for.

And so do you.

A soul worth dying for.

President Biden yesterday, a beautiful shot of the White House this morning.

That was the president speaking at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day yesterday.

It's good to have you all on board this morning.

Good morning.

And welcome to Morning Joe.

It is Tuesday, June 1st.

Along with Joe, Willie and me, we have MSNBC contributor Mike Barnacle, member of the New York Times

editorial board, Mara Gay, and White House reporter for the Associated Press, Johns Lamere,

doing double duty this morning.

Well, it is, so a couple of things.

First of all, it's June. I mean, come

on. Oh my God. Where did it? I'm sorry. When did that happen? I thought we were like middle of February.

No. I really, I need to read the paper a little bit more. And look on so let's get it. Let's look on

sad. Like this is an it's incredible like you know. Look at it we are, of course, where we are all the time at the top of our apartment building at 30 Rock and never left New York. Yeah. I'm trying that tomorrow. On set and we'll see you there. I think at some point. How was, but Memorial Day, willie how was your memorial day what did you do

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