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Jen Psaki

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

And tonight, the warning signs are flashing bright red.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

Keisha Lance Bottoms is the former mayor of Atlanta.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

She's now a candidate for governor in Georgia.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

And she joins me next.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

For years now, Fulton County, Georgia, has been at the epicenter of many of Trump's conspiracies about the 2020 election.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

And of course, just a few weeks ago, Trump's FBI raided Fulton County's election offices.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

And late last night, Trump appeared to endorse the idea of Fulton County officials losing all control over administering their own elections.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

which is a dream that might come true as soon as tomorrow when Georgia's state election board reconvenes for a meeting, potentially right as Trump touches down in that state for a planned visit that apparently is supposed to be about the economy.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

But no doubt the threats against Georgia's elections will loom very large tomorrow, as will these ominous comments that Trump made earlier today.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

I mean, there's that.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

Joining me now is the former mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms, who is now running to be the governor of Georgia.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

So many things to ask you about.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

Let me start with, today the Georgia State Election Board met for the first time since the FBI raid of Fulton County, and tomorrow the meeting is going to continue.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

It's been live streaming, but there is a lot of speculation out there that the board could initiate a state takeover of Fulton County's elections or do worse, I suppose.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

When you think about that potential, where does your mind go?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

It seems very clear to me, and I was talking with Governor Westmore about this.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

I mean, this is a lot of things, this whole pattern.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

But it's big, big, big voter suppression, which you're talking about and you're alluding to, too.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

It's trying to scare people.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump Cabinet's tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous

It's trying to prevent them from coming out.