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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Stop, Look, and Listen: Harris Lets It Rip in Final Stretch

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5664 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki is joined by Stacey Abrams to discuss Kamala Harris' increasingly powerful attacks on Donald Trump about "the enemy within." Next, Jen reflects on Harris' speech in Erie, Pennsylvania where the Vice President played clips of Trump's own words. Jen explains why we should believe Trump when he says what he is going to do in a potential second term. Former Rep. Joe Walsh and political columnist Dana Milbank join the show to discuss the state of the race and the urgency that Harris faces to show voters just how dangerous Trump is. Later, Jen explains how Trump and his allies' lies are causing real harm in communities across America - from Springfield, Ohio to Rutherford County, North Carolina. Jen is also joined by Chris Wallace to discuss his new book "Countdown 1960" focused on the presidential race between JFK and Richard Nixon, and the key lesson it holds for peaceful transfers of power and maintaining democracy.

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0:00.0

And when we fight, we win. God bless you and God bless the United States of America.

0:10.9

You've been listening to Vice President Kamal Harris at a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania.

0:16.8

Delivering some of her sharpest and strongest attacks to date against Donald Trump.

0:22.3

She went right after his comments about using the military against American citizens,

0:26.8

who he calls, quote, his words, the enemy from within.

0:30.5

And she even played those comments on a big screen in the arena.

0:33.6

I don't even know that we've seen that before.

0:35.2

She also said, which I wrote down,

0:43.2

he's referring to anyone who doesn't support him, anyone who will not bend to his will.

0:47.4

Those were part of her remarks. Joining me now is Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist,

0:52.8

and former Democratic leader of the Georgia House, who I know was watching that rally as well.

0:55.3

So it's great to see you. Thank you so much for joining me.

1:00.1

And I want to talk to you about so much, including voter suppression efforts out there and the state of Georgia. I just want to start with the vice president's remarks. I mean, I heard them as some of her

1:05.8

strongest remarks rebuke of what is at stake here, of the threat of Trump to date.

1:12.2

When you hear, and I want to ask you something that she's kind of asking us all to do,

1:15.6

so let's talk about what he's saying and what it means.

1:18.1

When you hear Trump talk about the enemy from within, what do you hear?

1:23.6

I hear echoes of Victor Orban of Vladimir Putin of Nicholas Maduro.

1:30.0

Autocrats begin by vilifying the press, demonizing their and dehumanizing their opponents

1:38.2

and co-opting the judiciary.

1:42.7

And he's already done the first two.

1:44.0

And now he's coming after the third,

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