‘We Simply Will Not Tolerate It’: Pennsylvania A.G. Draws Line On Voter Intimidation | Rachel Maddow

Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania attorney general, talks with Rachel Maddow about the state's response to Donald Trump calling for poll watchers in Philadelphia and other threats of voter intimidation. Aired on 11/02/2020.
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'We Simply Will Not Tolerate It': Pennsylvania A.G. Draws Line On Voter Intimidation | Rachel Maddow

100 comments

  1. Donald Trump is doing more to stop American votes from counting than helping Americans from catching Covid19.
    Let that sink in.

    1. @VP A-Team exactly the old is more at risk than young people you dont have to close down the nation for a select group of pepole we dont shut down the country for aids cancer or all the other diseases that have a higher death rate than covid while covid may be more contagious it is not the deadliest disease we have dealt with or seen

    2. @Zack Davis No, those are the survival rates of Covid 19, not for the conditions they have, for people who had those conditions to demonstrate the survival rate is not 99%, that’s only for completely healthy, young people. Those numbers show how vulnerable the other non-healthy people are and why they need to be protected from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

  2. I live in Middle Georgia where they shoot at Biden signs. We still have brave people in some sections all of this small town showing Biden signs. I’m 72 years old and a Vietnam veteran and I wouldn’t dare have a Biden sign on my pickup truck. I would have to get out my concealed carry 9 mm. Please God let Biden win.

    I’m voting tomorrow and I’m carrying my 9 mm in the armrest of my pickup truck. I don’t plan to show it unless somebody’s trying to keep me from voting using intimidation. I’m an old-time conservative and believe in conservative values. I’m voting for Biden to help save our democracy. Refer to the Lincoln Project.

    1. Thank you for your service and honesty you’re a brave lady with good common sense stay blessed stay safe

    2. You’re bringing your firearm to the polling place. Nice. Ever consider that perhaps you’re actually part of the problem?

    3. Why do you want a senile, dementia suffering person in charge of our country? Do you really want Kamala to be President when Joe is found to be unfit to perform his duties? Do you really want Hillary Clinton to step in when Kamala is deposed by her party? By the way, enjoy carrying your 9mm while you can, Joe and Kamala will ensure you won’t be able to any longer once they are running things.

    1. @Al blinders… Well my friend I hear what the president say, I see whay he is doing… the democrat or the media dont need to spread anything about hate or division…
      πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ
      Stay safe
      … and good Luck

    2. Tell that to the democrats thatve been lighting fires ever since Hillary’s defeat.

    3. @Dave my part of the world thinks trump is a Muppet, can’t grasp why anyone would vote for a blardy boy, history is watching.

    1. @Deomnibus Dubitandum So now a shock jock’s comedic comments are considered factual? Even if he did say it, he’s known for speaking the truth and saying what’s on his mind! He’s right.

    2. @ruff xm “Even if he did say it, he’s known for speaking the truth”

      β€œIf you can’t take care of your sick in the country, forget it, it’s all over. I mean, it’s no good. So I’m very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in universal health care. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better.”― The Donald @ Larry King Live, October 1999β€œA friend of mine was in Scotland recently. He got very, very sick. They took him by ambulance and he was there for four days. He was really in trouble, and they released him and he said, β€˜Where do I pay?’ And they said, β€˜There’s no charge.’ Not only that, he said it was like great doctors, great care. I mean we could have a great system in this country.”― The Donald @ The David Letterman Show, January 2015β€œWe’re going to have insurance for everybody. We’re going to have a healthcare that is far less expensive and far better.”― The Donald @ interview with The Washington Post, January 2017β€œHillary’s always surrounded herself with very good people, I think Hillary would do a good job [as president].”[praising Hillary Clinton as a Democratic presidential candidate who could make a good deal with Iran.]― The Donald @ interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, September 2007β€œI know [Hillary Clinton] and she’d make a good president or good vice president.”[speaking of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]― The Donald @ β€œTrumped!”, a syndicated radio feature, 2008β€œHillary Clinton I think is a terrific woman. I am biased because I have known her for years. I live in New York. She lives in New York. I really like her and her husband both a lot. I think she really works hard. And I think, again, she’s given an agenda, it is not all of her, but I think she really works hard and I think she does a good job [since joining the Obama administration as Secretary of State]. I like her.”― The Donald @ interview with Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren, March 2012β€œI know [Hillary Clinton] very well, and I know her husband very well, and I like them both. They are just really terrific people. I like them both very much. But I think you’ll be looking at the record of Hillary Clinton. And how did she do as secretary of state? Probably above and beyond everybody else and everything else.”[speaking after the 2012 Benghazi attack]― The Donald @ interview with NBC News, August 2013β€œI really believe the Republicans are just too crazy right. I mean, what’s going on [in that party] is just nuts.”― The Donald @ interview with NBC News’ β€œMeet the Press”, October 1999β€œIn many cases, I probably identify more as Democrat. I’ve been around a long time. And it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans. Now, it shouldn’t be that way. But if you go back, I mean it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats. …we’ve had some pretty bad disaster[s] under the Republicans.”― The Donald @ interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, March 2004[Flip-flopping on the electoral college: from β€œdisaster” to β€œgenius”][Trump in 2012, when it appeared that Mitt Romney might win the popular vote but lose the electoral college][Trump deleted the following tweets:]β€œ[Obama] lost the popular vote by a lot and won the election. We should have a revolution in this country!” (Nov. 6)β€œThe phoney [sic] electoral college made a laughing stock out of our nation. The loser one!” (Nov. 6)β€œMore votes equals a loss… revolution!” (Nov. 7)[The following tweets remained:]β€œWe can’t let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!” (Nov. 7)β€œLets fight like НСll and stop this great and disgusting injustice! The world is laughing at us.” (Nov. 7)β€œThis election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!” (Nov. 7)β€œThe electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.” (Nov. 7)― The Donald @ Twitter, November 2012[Trump in 2016, after winning the electoral college with narrow wins in three states, while losing the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes]β€œThe Electoral College is actually genius in that it brings all states, including the smaller ones, into play. Campaigning is much different!” (Nov. 15)β€œIf the election were based on total popular vote I would have campaigned in N.Y. Florida and California and won even bigger and more easily” (Nov. 15)― The Donald @ Twitter, November 2016β€œMitt is tough. He is smart. He is sharp. He is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. So Gov. Romney, go out and get em. You can do it.”― The Donald @ β€œTrump endorses Mitt Romney for president”, CBS News, February 2012β€œ[Mitt Romney] is a choke artist… He doesn’t have what it takes to be president, that I can tell you.”[responding to Mitt Romney’s March 3, 2016 anti-Trump speech at the University of Utah accusing Trump of being a fraud]― The Donald @ campaign rally in Portland, Maine, March 2016β€œI don’t want to pivot… If you start pivoting, you’re not being honest with people.”― The Donald @ interview with Wisconsin television station WKBT, August 2016β€œI love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular [i.e. cabinet] positions I just don’t want a poor person.”― The Donald @ rally in Iowa, June 2017β€œI think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it’s literally going to cease to exist.”― The Donald @ Playboy, March 1990β€œLet our politicians give back our police department’s power to keep us safe. Unshackle them from the constant chant of β€˜police brutality’…”― The Donald @ β€œBring Back the Ðeath Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!”, a newspaper ad, May 1989[Speaking of his admiration for strong authoritarian government]β€œQ: What were your other impressions of the Soviet Union?A: I was very unimpressed. Their system is a disaster. What you will see there soon is a revolution; the signs are all there with the demonstrations and picketing. Russia is out of control and the leadership knows it. That’s my problem with Gorbachev. Not a firm enough hand.Q: You mean firm hand as in China?A: When the students poured into Tiananmen Square [in 1989], the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak… as being spit on by the rest of the world.”― The Donald @ Playboy, March 1990β€œI could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters, okay? It’s, like, incredible.”― The Donald @ campaign rally in Iowa, January 2016β€œThe point is that you can’t be too greedy.”― The Donald @ β€œThe Art of the Deal”, 1987β€œIt’s amazing, I can’t even believe it. I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world, it is a dangerous world out there. It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier.”[speaking of having $ex and referring to women’s geΠΏitals as β€œpotential landmines”.]― The Donald @ interview on The Howard Stern Show, November 1997β€œVagiΠΏa is expensive.”― The Donald @ his second wedding, as retold on The Howard Stern Show, 1997β€œWow! Just think β€” in a couple of years I’ll be dating you.”[to two β’•-year-old girls in 1992, after asking the girls how old they were. The girls were part of a youth choir performing a carol concert outside Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel.]― The Donald @ Chicago Tribune, December 1992β€œLeadership: Whatever happens, you’re responsible. If it doesn’t happen, you’re responsible.”― The Donald @ Twitter, November 2013β€œYou can’t con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don’t deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.”― The Donald @ β€œThe Art of the Deal”, 1987β€œI’m gΠΎΡ–ng tΠΎ tΠ΅ll yΠΎu whΠ°t I rΠ΅Π°lly thΡ–nk ΠΎf DΠΎnΠ°ld Trump. ThΡ–s mΠ°n Ρ–s Π° pΠ°thΠΎlΠΎgΡ–cΠ°l lΡ–Π°r. HΠ΅ dΠΎΠ΅sn’t knΠΎw thΠ΅ dΡ–ffΠ΅rΠ΅ncΠ΅ bΠ΅twΠ΅Π΅n truth Π°nd lΡ–Π΅s. HΠ΅ lΡ–Π΅s prΠ°ctΡ–cΠ°lly Π΅vΠ΅ry wΠΎrd thΠ°t cΠΎmΠ΅s ΠΎut ΠΎf hΡ–s mΠΎuth… Π° nΠ°rcΡ–ssΡ–st Π°t Π° lΠ΅vΠ΅l I dΠΎn’t thΡ–nk thΡ–s cΠΎuntry hΠ°s Π΅vΠ΅r sΠ΅Π΅n… WΠ΅ Π°rΠ΅ stΠ°rΡ–ng Π°t thΠ΅ Π°bΡƒss.”― TΠ΅d Π‘ruz @ prΠ΅ss cΠΎnfΠ΅rΠ΅ncΠ΅, mΠΎrnΡ–ng ΠΎf IndΡ–Π°nΠ° RΠ΅publΡ–cΠ°n prΡ–mΠ°ry, MΠ°y 2016β€œGivΠ΅ me ten years, and you will not recognize Germany anymore!”― Adolf Schicklgruber @ election slogan, 1933https://www.minnpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TrumpMural640.png

    3. Nice trick at surgical editing. You only took a portion of my quote. It’s out of context, but that’s the liberal way. I only got partially through your diatribe, but no one said he hated and was completely against everything those people said (healthcare, etc.). It’s not a secret he was a leaning Democrat in his earlier years. He’s for affordable healthcare, not “free” healthcare for everyone – which isn’t free to me – it’s only free to those who don’t make anything of themselves. This is not a socialistic country, unfortunately for some. You don’t steal from the rich to give to the poor – that’s a noble cause but is not realistic. A country can’t sustain itself on having completely open, uncontrolled borders and then be expected to provide healthcare and other social services for everyone who enters. Where does it stop? “Free” healthcare and education is not free!!! Someone is paying for it! Are you ok with your taxes taken from your paycheck (if you even work) being increased to pay for someone’s healthcare and food stamps and childcare that did not come here legally and has no plans to become a citizen (a long process that takes dedication)? After all, if you work at Walmart surely you have more than someone illegally entering the country, right? Give it to them and take less home – that’s ok with you? No, it’s just easier to point to unknown generic “rich” people to take from, right? Well guess what…you’re “rich” to others so let them take from you.

    4. She recanted the entire story of the affair in the Washington Times. Said it was fabricated by her attorney to extort Trump. The media didn’t quite run with the story like they did with the fake extortion story. Go look it up. Should prove the media bias against trump once and for all.

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    1. @Caroline Weimann LOL!! Also, isn’t it ironic that Trump “rebuilt” the wall at the southern border (NOT), and now they’re done building an unscalable wall around the WH, so now he has to hide behind a wall!!!
      And the cherry on top is–he & his cronies, & mail-order bride kept goofing on Biden for “hiding in the basement”–Their little “party” tonight was moved from the Trump International Emoluments Clause Hotel to the BUNKER way underground in the walled in WH!! Awww, and they’re only allowed 250 guests (the same # of people who voted for Adgolf Twittler)
      Now, if that ain’t Karma, I have no idea what is!! Then comes the hog-tie!! πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸŒŠπŸŒŠπŸŒŠπŸ’™πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ€£πŸ˜‚

    2. @Y M
      Best comment I ever seen! you nailed it hahaha funny funny funny!! Very true man. Mr. Orange bone spurs is scared to death. Joe Biden says, I’m Coming For You Trump!

  4. He just said what EVERYONE should have been saying all along…protect the voters…protect the democracy

    1. J. Williams.. Donald trump said that.. To protect democracy? No.. He was referring to himself. He eants his naive voters to protect him
      He doesnt care for demoocracy.. He dies not know anything. He is the stupidest person who ever stepped in the white house and i wonder where his fans came from
      They are all as igmorant as he is.

  5. Jackboot intimidation tactics at the polls from a ‘president’ of the US. You just wonder what happened to the souls–and I mean that quite literally–of the people that voted for this guy in 2016. And especially to the souls of the people that are going to vote for him this time. I no longer even recognize many of my fellow Americans.

    1. Tom, I have had the exact same thoughts as you. It’s depressing to think about these things. This election says so much about the people who actually voted for this man…twice. And what it says is not good. I cannot comprehend how anyone could vote for him once, but after all the things he’s done and said and all the despair and division he’s brought to America….people would actually vote for him again? It worries me . Thanks for sharing your thoughts. And let’s thank God that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be going to the White House! Stay well.

    2. @onlyredonesThe country is split down the middle as indicated by the close races. Whomever wins, half the Country will be very upset and will most probably riot. Unity can be established should Harris have Joe Biden arrested/tried/removed from office for treason, re: Son Biden’s laptop. Joe will have served out his usefullness. Harris will become the first woman President. Only then will we see the true plan that awaits the United States. Robert Reiche, former Clinton Aide, has already stated that the Social Media giants can identify those who spread hate all these years via an algorithm (aka Trump supporters). But a warning.. Those who helped destroy this country will be right next to me in the gulag, they too having served out their usefulness. You’re not getting me to share my worm.

  6. Trump and Republicans fear the power of the People’s vote. Do not let them win. No complaints from Trump and Republicans about the count in 2016, this is just their usual voter suppression and purging tactics.
    BIDEN /HARRIS 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0οΈβƒ£πŸ’™πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

    1. The power of the people” Are you kidding me? Do you see the MASSIVE CROWDS EVERYWHERE TRUMP GOES???!!!! THAT’S “THE PEOPLE”!!!!!

    2. @J. Lo That’s a loud minority. 3 million more voted against Trump. The electoral college put a reality TV personality and New York conman who lost the popular vote in the White House and now all of America is on Survivor. We’ll remember come November and vote him and his enablers off the island.

    1. @ruff xm Thats what heppens if you can’t admit facts, you name call, exactly like Trump. Hahaha🀣🀣🀣

    2. @John Julius Oh, but again, you skirted the issue. And what do you call this “you will have to be the most stupid and dumbest person who lives”. Is that not name calling or are forgetting what you said like Joe Alzheimer?

    3. Inciting Violence? – Like The Rioters and countless looters connected to The BLM? or was that Trumps doing too? . Another thing- why haven’t we heard about any COVID spikes out in Philly during their protests? Or was that Ok’d by The CDC lol

    4. @Jon Wrath You see, you can’t reason with some of these people…He’s actually justifying all the roving gorillas antics because they were “incited”. That’s liberal logic. It’s OTHER people’s fault – they shouldn’t know the difference between right and wrong, after all. They are allowed to act out because they were “incited”.

  7. WE NEED A LANDSLIDE!!! Too big to rig. Each vote is extremely precious now. Vote safely but VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!

    1. Has anyone figured out who is trying to skew this election? Why would a state want to count Ballots or change voting rules in the 11th hr in such an important Election? It scares me that people have lost all common sense when it comes to this election! This is projection again on what there trying to do! Russia, Ukraine, corruption same BS !

    2. VOTE TRUMP, THERES ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT. GO TRUMP ❀️❀️❀️❀️

  8. *If you ever thought your vote didn’t count,* …ask yourself why are Trump and crew trying so hard to stop you from casting it?

    1. They’re not trying to stop anyone from voting, they’re telling everyone to go out and vote, dems and reps alike but do it in person to make sure there isn’t any vote tampering.

    2. @surely you joke, mein failΓΌre That’s a failed generalization. Both parties _are_ the same when you peel back the layers. I’m a Republican who voted for Biden.

    3. @Make America Sane Again Your country thanks you for voting your conscience.

      You can tell both parties are not the same just by looking at the last few party-line votes on election security, covid relief, equal pay, healthcare access, etc. The Republicans now in office seem to want to flip the calendar back to an imagined 1950s when minorities were invisible, women stayed home, abortion was unobtainable, etc. If you want to share your thoughts on how the party got taken over by the Trumpanzees I would love to hear it.

  9. TRUMP undermines ” DEMOCRACY. On MOST EVERY LEVEL & Issue. .” THE DUDE. IS. NOT STABLE ! EVERY BODY DEAF. DUMB & STUPID ?.😀

    1. @Cj Keeping silent is not what civility is. You’re confusing civility with obedience. But how could You know that.

    1. @William Dorsey Explain how the President has mismanaged the coronavirus. The survival rate is 97.3% and that’s calculated using the CDC’s own figures. Of course, even one death is too many but when you’re battling a virus, in the beginning, when nothing is known about it, it’s going to take TIME to figure out what to do. He put the countries top doctors on it and followed all of their suggestions, although they didn’t think it was necessary to stop travel in from China so soon. Stop listening to all the fake news and research for yourself, it’s amazing what you can find out.

    2. @Al
      First he said it was a Democratic hoax and then refused to do the job in a concerted effort to fight the pandemic, because he wanted to get back to his economic focus on getting reelected.
      We could cite how the plan outlined and left for him by the Obama administration which he tossed aside.
      Then we have him fomenting violence and anti masking snd pilfering what few supplies that were designated for blue states.
      Suggesting we drink bleach to combat the virus and now telling us the crowning accomplishment of his lawless administration was his defeating covid 19.
      I could go on and on but you know the truth. you just don’t want to accept it.

    3. @William Dorsey Unfortunately, I do my research and do know the truth. You have followed the far-left, Democrat, MSM line of BS and have accepted it as “the truth.” I feel sorrow for you since you don’t seem to have a mind of your own or the wherewithal to do the actual research to find the real truth.

    4. Well he intimidated and gassed and stripped rights away from people protesting in DC this summer. He’s capable of about anything. Voter fraud, intimidation, crippling the USPS to force this very scenario, response or lack thereof with COVID, the list goes on.

    1. @mik3ymomo Electoral College for the win, Love me some Founding Fathers mwah, Love you guys…. you said it , how’s that working out for ya ? 🀣🀣🀣🀣, calling it for President Joseph R Biden the 46th President of the U.S.A.

    2. @mik3ymomo hey missing you much, I’ve called it for President Biden, as a person who was throwing biblical quotes at me you must be delighted that a good Irish Catholic boy is about to be our President not a disgusting person who , is divorced, involved with ladies like Stormy, tells lies constantly and cant even remember any passage he likes from the Good Book, come on mik3ymomo, you were taunting me earlier now you must be brave and face the fact that all you wrote has blown up in your face. Doing emojis at me doesn’t cut it, it’s not working out for ya 🀣🀣🀣🀣

    3. @mik3ymomo “prayer is a powerful thing”… mik3ymomo…. Book 6, Chapter 4, Verse 7…..” he who talks crapola doth meet his betters on YT,” thus spoke the Lord.

  10. No “landslides… Just win… TEXAS FEDERAL COURT JUDGE THROWS OUT THE GOP CHALLENGE OF DRIVE THRU VOTING… πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

    1. I was very nice to anybody I spoke with at our voting place… I want our president to wins New Judge was key now if things are unconstitutional legitimately we have a fair shake

    2. CNN, MSNBC, REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES…YOU KNOW NOTHING!!!

      BYE BYE PRESIDENT TRUMP HATERS!!!

      YOU LOSE!!!

      We know they have their fall backs like “Russian collusion” and “stealing the election..” They are all prepared to use those laughable joke lies once Trump gets re-elected. It was inevitable that they would resort to the same lying, false accusational stupidity of Satan.

      Well, here IS THE ONLY REAL TRUTH:

      There is absolutely no way, shape or form Trump does not get re-elected.

      The Father, Son and Holy Spirit have chosen Trump to be President for 2 Full Terms and all of Satan’s false accusations against Trump ( ‘Satan’ means ‘accuser’ ) all the plots and schemes of Satan, all the fallen angels, nothing and nobody can or will be able to stop it.

      I have been 100% sure about this since BEFORE his election in 2016.

      When GOD says something is going to happen IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN and there are no ifs, ands or buts about it!!!

      “I act, who can reverse it?

      This is from GOD Who is neither liberal nor conservative, neither republican nor democrat.

      CNN, MSNBC, REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES…YOU KNOW NOTHING!!!

      “Trump Wins Today By The Hand Of The Father, Son And Holy Spirit Just As I Said In 2016!”

      https://youtu.be/xUBBR7UHfAI

    1. Why? Inciting violence is nothing new for him. THIS is exactly what he meant when Trump told The Proud Boys to β€œStand back, and Stand by.”

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