Michael Steele

Joe Biden is aware of that. And he knows he`ll make whatever relationship -- relational deal he needs to make on the back end with whoever he wants to make it with who`s ever willing to make it with him.

He’s actually staked his presidency on that transformation. He’s staked his presidency on that transition, that transition away from Trumpism and the transformation into a better America.

I think that’s the kind of wall that the American people want to see rebuilt between the executive branch and those branches that deal with law enforcement that are like the FBI, like the Department of Justice.

You are on the wrong side of history here. This is going to move. These changes are coming.

Let`s start with the rights of protecting communities from abuse by government authorities. Let`s start with locking in the vote for these communities.

What are you going to say to them now, because guess what, their employees are voters.

Biden, in a sense, is kind of showing the foolishness of this thinking as well, when it comes to how he`s approaching the critical issues in his administration.

What you`re seeing Joe do is 43 years of senatorial experience. He`s working the system. He`s working the system and parts against itself. And he`s doing a little bit of what Reagan was very good at, Bill Clinton was very good at, and…

When you restrict the timeframe on voting, when you say I`m sorry, we`re not going to put as many postal drop boxes available -- make available and communities, we`re going to cut back on vote by mail...

This is about the suppression and in many cases the, you know, elimination of the opportunity or the incentive to vote in black communities like Atlanta and Detroit.

The state assault on voting rights hurts all of us.

I called the police on the police because I believed I was witnessing a murder.

You have got to take a public stand here and push back against.

We know this is all about a fear of black voters. This is targeted to states like Georgia, like Michigan, where black voters turned out in numbers.

Look, that`s -- the legislation in Georgia that was signed into law, what you see in Arizona, what`s bubbling around in other states right now, a significant number of states, is all about the inability of the party to win elections.

How do you think we won in 2010? What do you think I did as national chairman in 2010? I galvanized our vote, because a lot of our voters actually are seniors who couldn`t get to polls.

You cannot come with some sort of soft pedaled, sort of warm, fuzzy, oh, we love voting, and we support voting, kumbaya to the voting, you know?

This is all about a fear of black voters. This is targeted to states like Georgia, like Michigan, where black voters turned out in numbers.

The legislation in Georgia that was signed into law, what you see in Arizona, what`s bubbling around in other states right now, a significant number of states, is all about the inability of the party to win elections.

And it`s antithetical to everything this country has stood for. This is suppression.

It’s just amazing to me that you are so afraid, so afraid to put good candidates and good policy in front of the people of Georgia.

You can’t have a drink of water brought to you while you’re standing in a line to vote, by the way, a line created by policies like this.

This is suppression. Bold-face it.

Every last one of your names go on a ballot. Enjoy your time in office, because you’re going to see the power of the vote come back on you like a hammer.

Yes, he brought a different tone to this conversation than we have had over the last four or five years. I mean, he showed his interest in, his compassion for these things that are impacting voters, not just citizens, not just in terms of…