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a george romney. yeah. again. yeah. so, i mean, i think that part of the reason he didn't identify strongly as a republican, you know earlier in his adult life is because his father was sort of, you know, chased out of the party. not not totally, but george romney was a liberal republican in sort of the last days of the liberal republican wing existing right. he was a big advocate for civil rights in the 1960s. he marched with civil rights activists as governor of michigan. when he ran for president, he refused to condemn the race. rioters in detroit, even though, you know, a lot of his white constituents wanted him to and instead gave a televised address saying that we need to look at the root causes of this unrest and the inequality that that black americans are suffering from. and so mitt grew up watching his dad represent this this strand of republicanism and then gradually become more and more isolated in his party as barry goldwater won the nomination and conservatives took over the party and his own you know, his
a george romney. yeah. again. yeah. so, i mean, i think that part of the reason he didn't identify strongly as a republican, you know earlier in his adult life is because his father was sort of, you know, chased out of the party. not not totally, but george romney was a liberal republican in sort of the last days of the liberal republican wing existing right. he was a big advocate for civil rights in the 1960s. he marched with civil rights activists as governor of michigan. when he ran for...
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romney for some time now.before he was a pariah in the party when he was a candidate to the characteristics you thought you wanted to explore. >> i have covered him for more than 10 years before he approached him about writing this book. and as a presidential candidate he was not that interesting. [laughter] high covered his campaign. i covered hundreds of events. he gave the same stump speech word for word four times a day every day for a year. i got to the point i was having dreams about it. i could recite everyry word. he was very cautious, very confident, very disciplined that is what his public persona was. and i remember early in that campaign in 2012 talking to another reporter about how it's really difficult to cover mitt romney in an interesting way. the reporter said i don't think that is my theory he does not have a lot going on beneath the surface. i didn't know i said maybe that's true. internally than he let on. but i think what was so interesting about getting to do this book was that he really
romney for some time now.before he was a pariah in the party when he was a candidate to the characteristics you thought you wanted to explore. >> i have covered him for more than 10 years before he approached him about writing this book. and as a presidential candidate he was not that interesting. [laughter] high covered his campaign. i covered hundreds of events. he gave the same stump speech word for word four times a day every day for a year. i got to the point i was having dreams...
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senator romney, welcome back to "meet the press."ou for being here. >> happy to join you, kristen. >> a lot of headlines to get to, but let's start with that texas abortion case. the state supreme court, as you know, put a hold on a lower court's decision to allow kate cox to have what her doctors say would be a medically necessary and potentially life-saving abortion. her fetus has been diagnosed with a halths condition and if she carries it to term doctors say it could jeopardize her ability to have more children in the future something she says she very much wants. what is your reaction and should kate cox have the ability to terminate her pregnancy. >> i'm not going to stand in for the courts. they will evaluate the evidence, i am pro-life, but people like me that are pro-life also believe that when a woman's life is in danger the opportunity for an abortion should be apparent for her. after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade and the decision went back to the elected officials in the various states there are a lot of parame
senator romney, welcome back to "meet the press."ou for being here. >> happy to join you, kristen. >> a lot of headlines to get to, but let's start with that texas abortion case. the state supreme court, as you know, put a hold on a lower court's decision to allow kate cox to have what her doctors say would be a medically necessary and potentially life-saving abortion. her fetus has been diagnosed with a halths condition and if she carries it to term doctors say it could...
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more with senator romney after the break. eak.st time i connected with kim, she told me that her husband had passed. and that he took care of all of the internet connected devices in the home. i told her, “i'm here to take care of you.” connecting with kim... made me reconnect with my mom. it's very important to keep loved ones close. we know that creating memories with loved ones brings so much joy to your life. a family trip to the team usa training facility. i don't know how to thank you. i'm here to thank you. >>> welcome back. university of pennsylvania president liz magill resigned on saturday after facing intense criticism from alumni, lawmakers and the white house for dodging a question at a congressional hearing about anti-semitism on campus. in a five-hour house hearing on tuesday, magill and her counterparts at harvard and mit evaded questions about whether students should be disciplined when they call for genocide of jews. >> i am asking does specifically calling for the genocide of jews is that harassment? >> if it's
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the realities that mitt romney, and mitt romney's of the world are no longer the state.ie taylor greene's, the speaker mike johnson's, those folks are. i think what we are seeing, my award of the year's reckoning the word of the year's reckoning. we've seen a reckoning of the republican party. next year the chickens are gonna come onerous and we will find out this reckoning was just for a good time for long time, or if it is fundamentally shifted and we are really going to be in the darkness for a while. >> what do you think reed? >> well i think if you look at surveys a year out especially what we have seen at cnn at the last couple of days, i can understand why you might be concerned. but again, we are a long way out. i think sometime in the next 90 to 120 days, you can have a convergence of events between american starting to feel good american economic data. donald trump now going to be the presumptive nominee of the republican party again while is getting ready to go on trial and washington, d. c. for setting up, attempting and directing a coup, and i think that don
the realities that mitt romney, and mitt romney's of the world are no longer the state.ie taylor greene's, the speaker mike johnson's, those folks are. i think what we are seeing, my award of the year's reckoning the word of the year's reckoning. we've seen a reckoning of the republican party. next year the chickens are gonna come onerous and we will find out this reckoning was just for a good time for long time, or if it is fundamentally shifted and we are really going to be in the darkness...
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romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, booker, butler, cantwell, casey, cassidy, collins, coons, duckworth, hassan, hickenlooper, hirono, lujan, menendez, peters, smith, sullivan, tester, warner, warren, whitehouse, and wyden. mr. cardin, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, boozman, cotton, fisher, graham, hoeven, lankford, lee, paul, romney, rubio, and schmitt. ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. moran, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. mr. cornyn, no. mr. bennet, aye. mr. budd, no. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. grassley, no. ms. rosen, aye. mr. king, aye. the cle
romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, booker, butler, cantwell, casey, cassidy, collins,...
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, governor of sheehan, george romney -- governor of michigan, george romney, a different publican party, but i was raised in a bipartisan household. all the years i served in the legislature, i was in the minority, until the last election when we finally had not rrymandered districts. we have a slim majority, a one seat majority in the house a senate. in the wake othe last election, when i met wit the new majority, i shared with them, i do not want to hear anyone talking about a man -- yes, this is historic in michigan's history -- but it is a one seat majority. it is an affirmation that our lues are effective of that for those in michigan, and we have been pragmatic. whether it is leading indivials oreproductive freedom, lgb rights, civil rights, vong rights, or making sure that michigan maintains its competitive edge through investments and are workforce and ensuring that we have economicevelopment tools to compete with other states. i believe it has been a pragmatic agenda that w have led. i think it has contributed to michigan now competing for more economic investments as we look a
, governor of sheehan, george romney -- governor of michigan, george romney, a different publican party, but i was raised in a bipartisan household. all the years i served in the legislature, i was in the minority, until the last election when we finally had not rrymandered districts. we have a slim majority, a one seat majority in the house a senate. in the wake othe last election, when i met wit the new majority, i shared with them, i do not want to hear anyone talking about a man -- yes,...
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they said about mitt romney. mitt romney.nt, romney is just a reusable grocery bag away from being a democrat. even now, if nikki haley won the nomination, democrats would say, she is going to end democracy too. the problem is, trump actually will. but people are tooting it out because democrats have been crying fascist for so long! honestly, liberals, there is only one way for you to stop donald trump. reverse psychology. yeah, yeah. act like you like him. all the maga people care about is owning the libs, so just embrace trump. then they'll reject him. yeah, yeah, yeah. [cheers and applause] listen, listen. i want y'all to endorse him at drag queen story hour. get lin-manuel miranda to write a musical about him. or better yet, better yet, let's hold a black lives maga rally. [cheers and applause] let's move on from a criminal trying to get back in to government to a criminal who's moving out of government. george santos was expelled from congress on friday. [cheers and applause] i had no idea george santos had a fan club. b
they said about mitt romney. mitt romney.nt, romney is just a reusable grocery bag away from being a democrat. even now, if nikki haley won the nomination, democrats would say, she is going to end democracy too. the problem is, trump actually will. but people are tooting it out because democrats have been crying fascist for so long! honestly, liberals, there is only one way for you to stop donald trump. reverse psychology. yeah, yeah. act like you like him. all the maga people care about is...
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in '08 you had huckabee, romney, mccain. '12 you had santorum and romney. in '16 you had cruz, rubio, and trump. i think we've done our job narrowing the field. this time, i believe you want to make sure this is a two-person race going forward in new hampshire and south carolina. governor desantis has made that case. not only can he win the nomination, but he can win the general election. i think for a lot of people, their fear is trump may be able to win the nomination, but they don't believe he can win the general election. while they think nikki can win the general election, they don't believe she can win a nomination. >> speaking of governor nikki haley, she's picked up some critical endorsements from the koch network. that includes their significant financial backing. also from unlikely source, perhaps, jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon. he wants donors to jump in for haley. that's the kind of momentum i think the desantis campaign probably would like to see. does it concern you that it's not coming his way? >> no, not at all. matter of fact, that's kind
in '08 you had huckabee, romney, mccain. '12 you had santorum and romney. in '16 you had cruz, rubio, and trump. i think we've done our job narrowing the field. this time, i believe you want to make sure this is a two-person race going forward in new hampshire and south carolina. governor desantis has made that case. not only can he win the nomination, but he can win the general election. i think for a lot of people, their fear is trump may be able to win the nomination, but they don't believe...
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romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, cantwell, cardin, carper, casey, collins, coons, cortez masto, duckworth, hassan, hickenlooper, kaine, kelly, king, klobuchar, manchin, merkley, ossoff, peters, rosen, shaheen, smith, tester, van hollen, warner, warnock, welch. senators voting in the negative -- britt, cotton, fischer, grassley, hoeven, kennedy, lankford, mcconnell, menendez, sinema, thune, wicker, young. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: m
romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, cantwell, cardin, carper, casey, collins,...
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romney, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. vote vote: the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, no. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 65, the nays are 35, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to to and the point of order falls. mr. schumer: mr. president, may we have a little order. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. mr. schumer: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senate is not in order. the senate will be in order. mr. schumer: mr. president, thank you. for the 62nd year in a row the senate is passing our national defense authorization act, one of the most important bills we work on each year to protect the american people, ensure our long-term security. at a time of huge trouble for global security, pafth defense authorization bill is more important than ever. it wi
romney, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. vote vote: the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, no. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 65, the nays are 35, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to to and the...
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trump falsely claiming machine were switching votes from romney to obama. no one said he was original. they have been replagiarizing this for a long time. here's another 2016 rally comment. >> they even want to try to rig the election at the polling booths, and believe me, there's a lot going on. do you have hear these people? they say there's nothing going on. people who have died ten years ago are still voting. illegal immigrants are voting. >> enter the 2016 campaign, which donald trump did win through the electoral college. trump famously, publicly vowed not to accept the results but to sort of just see if he won. >> i want to ask you hear on this stage tonight, did you make the commitment that you will -- sir -- that you will absolutely accept theesult of this election. >> i will look at it at the time. >> are you saying you're not prepared to commit to that principle? >> what i'm saying is i'll tell you at the time. i'll keep new suspense. >> there you go. smith's team says they have evidence he would grows plan at any cost, cite an exchange he had wi
trump falsely claiming machine were switching votes from romney to obama. no one said he was original. they have been replagiarizing this for a long time. here's another 2016 rally comment. >> they even want to try to rig the election at the polling booths, and believe me, there's a lot going on. do you have hear these people? they say there's nothing going on. people who have died ten years ago are still voting. illegal immigrants are voting. >> enter the 2016 campaign, which...
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issued a public tweet making baseless claims that voting machines switched votes from then-candidate romney to then candidate obama. during the 2016 presidential campaign the defendant claimed repeatedly with, no basis, that there was widespread voter fraud, including through public statements and tweets. the defendants false claims about the 2012 in 2016 elections are in admired miscible because they demonstrate the defendants common plan of falsely blaming fraud for election results he does not like as well as his motive, intent, and plan to obstruct the certification of the 2020 election results and illegitimately retain power. jack smith filing also quotes donald trump's refusals to commit to a peaceful transfer of power when asked about it before the 2020 election. jack smith notes that would know trump was asked in a press conference, in september of 2020, if he would, quote, commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transfer of power, the defendant responded, well we're going to have to see what happens. leon for discussion is andrew eisman, former fbi general counsel informativ
issued a public tweet making baseless claims that voting machines switched votes from then-candidate romney to then candidate obama. during the 2016 presidential campaign the defendant claimed repeatedly with, no basis, that there was widespread voter fraud, including through public statements and tweets. the defendants false claims about the 2012 in 2016 elections are in admired miscible because they demonstrate the defendants common plan of falsely blaming fraud for election results he does...
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establish a pattern, basically, of trump's claims of voter fraud going as far back as 2012, and mitt romney's campaign against brock obama. prosecutors point to this scene in detroit in 2020 as evidence that the trump campaign wanted riots to happen to stop the vote counting. they also said on everything that trump has said about the january 6th rioters to be used against him. pointing specifically to moments like this one. >> -- stand back and stand by. >> if i run and if i win, we will treat those people from january 6th fairly. we will treat them fairly. and if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons. >> with me now, cnn's senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor elie honig, and also former senior investigative counsel for the january 6th select committee -- the trouble in detroit, comments about mitt romney's campaign, what he's saying now, how does that tie back to this indictment? >> prosecutors are trying to establish a pattern here. and what this document is is where prosecutors lay out their evidence that sometimes outside the indictment, but ti 2012, 2016, every tim
establish a pattern, basically, of trump's claims of voter fraud going as far back as 2012, and mitt romney's campaign against brock obama. prosecutors point to this scene in detroit in 2020 as evidence that the trump campaign wanted riots to happen to stop the vote counting. they also said on everything that trump has said about the january 6th rioters to be used against him. pointing specifically to moments like this one. >> -- stand back and stand by. >> if i run and if i win, we...
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reporting in times square, romney smith. back to you. >> thanks, romney. or you can stay here in the bay and watch. >> exactly, there's a lot to do in the bay area, including that famous fireworks show along the embarcadero. >>> meteorologist kari hall is timing out our forecast for people headed out. i will be at home. >> me, too. if you are one of those people packing a bag or trying to find a last-minute flight to times square, i want to show you what to expect, what a pack in that bag. we are going to see mild temperatures, rain is moving out, so you are pretty much all clear for the rest of the weekend. and temperatures around too bad, either. sometimes it can be really cold to ring in the new year. we're seeing temperatures there in the upper 30s, which is a little warmer than normal. around here, around the bay area, we have a lot of events going on, including christmas in the park continuing. we'll see rain coming in for the afternoon. it's not going to be the best evening to go there. but tomorrow looks much better. also great for the warriors gam
reporting in times square, romney smith. back to you. >> thanks, romney. or you can stay here in the bay and watch. >> exactly, there's a lot to do in the bay area, including that famous fireworks show along the embarcadero. >>> meteorologist kari hall is timing out our forecast for people headed out. i will be at home. >> me, too. if you are one of those people packing a bag or trying to find a last-minute flight to times square, i want to show you what to expect,...
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he is the author of the recently released romney, a reckoning. gentlemen, thank you both for being here. jeff, i'd love to know, what about this moment brought on this spate in particular, this publication from the atlantic, these stories detailing what the trump dictatorship might look like? i will quote something from robert kagan in the post who says, barring some miracle, trump will soon be the nominee. when that happens, there will be a swift and dramatic shift in the political power dynamic in his favor. until now, republicans and conservatives have enjoyed relative freedom to express anti trump sentiments, to speak openly and positively about alternative candidates. all of this will and once trump wins super tuesday. is there a feeling that the window is closing to alarm the american people? >> i mean, that's an interesting question because -- hi, alex, nice to see you. it is an interesting question because a lot of us think that we've had seven or eight years of knowledge of what trump is capable of doing, but, yeah, you know, he doesn't
he is the author of the recently released romney, a reckoning. gentlemen, thank you both for being here. jeff, i'd love to know, what about this moment brought on this spate in particular, this publication from the atlantic, these stories detailing what the trump dictatorship might look like? i will quote something from robert kagan in the post who says, barring some miracle, trump will soon be the nominee. when that happens, there will be a swift and dramatic shift in the political power...
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. >> republican senator mitt romney was on meet the press on saturday talking about his opposition to an impeachment inquiry. >> have you seen any evidence that president biden has committed high crimes and misdemeanors. >> know. i don't see any evidence of that at all. i think before you begin an impeachment inquiry you need to have some evidence or inclination that there has been wrongdoing and the has been nothing provided. >> do you oppose the inquiry? >> if there was evidence that suggested i high crime or misdemeanor yes but that hasn't happened. for most people that are not responsible for the misdeeds of her kids and grandkids. president biden has been a very unsavory person and has had some extremely damaging personal foibles including a drug habit. that is not presidpresident bid we are not going to impeach someone because of the sins of their kids. >> that was senator mitt romney. we are taking your calls until the top of the hour. kyle from indiana. >> i oppose it. i think this is a cover for trump and his malfeasance. i think the republicans will stick to the line. i just
. >> republican senator mitt romney was on meet the press on saturday talking about his opposition to an impeachment inquiry. >> have you seen any evidence that president biden has committed high crimes and misdemeanors. >> know. i don't see any evidence of that at all. i think before you begin an impeachment inquiry you need to have some evidence or inclination that there has been wrongdoing and the has been nothing provided. >> do you oppose the inquiry? >> if...
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mitt romney doesn't think that's the case. nonetheless, he does believe, in his words, he thinks trump would be a danger. >> i suppose only time will tell who is the clairvoyant here. we look forward to that interview today. thanks for that preview. we hope you join kristen for this morning's "meet the press." she'll have interviews with mitt romney and senator chris murphy about what is happening in the middle east. "meet the press" is on at 8:00 a.m. right after this news cast. >>> coming up in about 30 minutes from now, we'll talk to our political analyst, larry gerston, for our weekly segment. we'll take at a new look forecasting california in a massive budget deficit next year. how this is possible and what it means for our economy. >>> scenes of destruction in tennessee after tornadoes tore through. this traffic video capturing this tornado touching down near nashville. the operations emergency center confirmed the tornado killed three people. this is the aftermath. there are reports of widespread damage. crews are looki
mitt romney doesn't think that's the case. nonetheless, he does believe, in his words, he thinks trump would be a danger. >> i suppose only time will tell who is the clairvoyant here. we look forward to that interview today. thanks for that preview. we hope you join kristen for this morning's "meet the press." she'll have interviews with mitt romney and senator chris murphy about what is happening in the middle east. "meet the press" is on at 8:00 a.m. right after this...
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senator mitt romney said there was 10,000 in one day.aller: if they can count them one at they turn them into the border patrol? this is 8000 people sneaking in to them. host: does it need to be addressed? caller: yes. what do they want to do? put the army and chewed them with machine guns? that is what republicans would do. they don't have an answer. host: listen to this. this is from the wall street journal. senate democrats have said they are open to a change to current asylum policy that would raise the initial threshold migrants must pass to claim asylum at the border. senator james lankford, the lead republican negotiator, dismissed such a change is insufficient as very few migrants are subject to asylum screenings to begin with. he says the group is looking at other options including detention space or writing a new requirement into law that would allow the government to permanently send asylum-seekers to countries it deems safer them. that is what republicans would like to see happen to address the flow of illegal crossings on ou
senator mitt romney said there was 10,000 in one day.aller: if they can count them one at they turn them into the border patrol? this is 8000 people sneaking in to them. host: does it need to be addressed? caller: yes. what do they want to do? put the army and chewed them with machine guns? that is what republicans would do. they don't have an answer. host: listen to this. this is from the wall street journal. senate democrats have said they are open to a change to current asylum policy that...
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here is utah senator mitt romney on the today. >> president biden's son, hunter is an unsavory person and has had extremely damaging personal, including drug habit and so forth, casa president biden and we are not going to impeach someone because of the sins of their kids. >> what you make of the latest hunter biden indictment? >> i make of mitt romney is he's trying to find a reason is that he's will not vote for impeachment was brought to him i'm sorry to hear that from the outgoing senator. here is what we have, we have the business partner, hunter biden, old charges and criminal but part of many charges that should have been brought including tax evasion on the varied revenue we now know some cases load to joe biden and look to him, his actions, certainly inappropriate if not pay to play. that's why we are investigating, elevating our investigations, why hunter biden would fully expect the would take the fifth when it came whether it was public or private but we have to ask him what he explain that which is explainable if it can be? connect expected to vote in the house to formali
here is utah senator mitt romney on the today. >> president biden's son, hunter is an unsavory person and has had extremely damaging personal, including drug habit and so forth, casa president biden and we are not going to impeach someone because of the sins of their kids. >> what you make of the latest hunter biden indictment? >> i make of mitt romney is he's trying to find a reason is that he's will not vote for impeachment was brought to him i'm sorry to hear that from the...
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reporting from times square, romney smith. >> all right. thanks, romney. >>> back here locally as we move you forward into 2024, the heavy rain will move out for your new year's eve plans, but in san francisco, there might be low visibility for fireworks, because of cloudy conditions. they're expected tomorrow. seeing them today, as well. still the city is making its final preparations for its annual waterfront fireworks show, but thousands of people who are expected to celebrate should prepare for some restrictions getting there and getting around. the show will happen at midnight in the bay in front of the ferry building, but along the embarcadero, there are already signs warning drivers not to park there. if you're hoping to go to treasure island for that expansive view of the bay, the police department says, not so fast. construction projects there will impede the ability to get on and off the island and to park there. it's something tourists have already encountered. >> i've been driving around for ten minutes, i think, on the island,
reporting from times square, romney smith. >> all right. thanks, romney. >>> back here locally as we move you forward into 2024, the heavy rain will move out for your new year's eve plans, but in san francisco, there might be low visibility for fireworks, because of cloudy conditions. they're expected tomorrow. seeing them today, as well. still the city is making its final preparations for its annual waterfront fireworks show, but thousands of people who are expected to celebrate...
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you have republican senator mitt romney who says that if he was in the house, that he wouldn't vote foren impeachment, listen. s >> i think before you begin an impeachment inquiry you ought to have some evidence inclination there's been wrong doing and president biden son hunter is, obviously, been a very unsavory person. and has had some extremely damaging personal -- including a drug habit so forth. that's not president biden. and we're not going to impeach someone because of the sins of their kids. >> so he had a lot going on there. in that statement that he had to say you know he took the time to really like hit hunter biden but at protective over the president and saying that there really wasn't any evidence but also interesting because -- as a republican, mitt romney was the only republican who voted to impeach trump twice. >> he -- he is always marketing himself as being above the fray but he is the fray, and yeah. he voted to impeach the president. and that, you know, that phony -- insurrection charge but there's plenty of evidence here and he acts like he's never seen any of th
you have republican senator mitt romney who says that if he was in the house, that he wouldn't vote foren impeachment, listen. s >> i think before you begin an impeachment inquiry you ought to have some evidence inclination there's been wrong doing and president biden son hunter is, obviously, been a very unsavory person. and has had some extremely damaging personal -- including a drug habit so forth. that's not president biden. and we're not going to impeach someone because of the sins...
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but what was it that grabbed you about romney or gop at that point? >> i wish there was a very straightforward answer to it. so -- going back to the way so when i was growing up my uncle joe who was one of the most formidable people in my life he was in the army and he was really the only person i knew and my family is skeptical about government and didn't have fond feelings about government so i sorts of had that bad sentiment in my mind and i had this man my uncle joe who did serve in the military so i had this idea of public service, and i was fascinated by it and sort of wanted to go into public service from a young age myself although not really knowing what that might look like. so during the 2012 election we were assigned to watch one of the debates and i remember watching the first deacts and listening to a former president barack obama -- and mitt romney go back forth and is it wasn't particular one issue but it wasn't one particular issue that stood out as much as i liked what mitt romney was say about the party agenda as a whole and made se
but what was it that grabbed you about romney or gop at that point? >> i wish there was a very straightforward answer to it. so -- going back to the way so when i was growing up my uncle joe who was one of the most formidable people in my life he was in the army and he was really the only person i knew and my family is skeptical about government and didn't have fond feelings about government so i sorts of had that bad sentiment in my mind and i had this man my uncle joe who did serve in...
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and mitt romney is basically saying the same, telling a journalist that since trump he found a quote very large portion of his party doesn't really believe in the constitution. at the same time, there are some republican donors who are trying to stop trump before the general, urging the primary field to avoid the mistakes of 2016 and consolidate behind nikki haley. before they argue donald trump has a chance to carry out what he's promising, to destroy the quote, deep state, to legislate gender, prosecute charities, shoot shoplifters and to seek vengeance on anyone and everyone who has gone against him. >> on day one of my new administration, i will direct the doj to investigate every radical district attorney and attorney general in america for their illegal, racist, and reverse enforcement of the law. i will fire the unelected bureaucrats and shadow forces who have weaponized our justice system like it has never been weaponized before. >> so much there and so much more. joining us now is "washington post" senior national political correspondent, ashley parker and punch bowl cofound
and mitt romney is basically saying the same, telling a journalist that since trump he found a quote very large portion of his party doesn't really believe in the constitution. at the same time, there are some republican donors who are trying to stop trump before the general, urging the primary field to avoid the mistakes of 2016 and consolidate behind nikki haley. before they argue donald trump has a chance to carry out what he's promising, to destroy the quote, deep state, to legislate...
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we have c the retirement of mit romney, which you have beautifully chronicled in your book. you have liz cheney not in congress out with her book this weekend saying manyh of the sa things echoed in the pages of the atlantic. there's the ouster of kevin mccarthy who by no means was slightly tethered to reality. and patrick mchenry, a kind of sort of normy republican, by no means a moderate. but he announced his retirement today as well. i wonder what you make of the sort of party that stands around trump and specifically the members of congress who in some ways are supposed to be a check on trump's power, whether he has fully overtaken the party on the hill. >> yeah, it's a great question. i think that one of the most significant victories trump has had invi the year since he left the white house was holding onto and consolidating his support in congress among republicans, right? the lastns several years and yo can go backer to his presidency have seen a handful of exodus of dissidents in the republican party who would routinely call out trump for his excesses, his anti-demo
we have c the retirement of mit romney, which you have beautifully chronicled in your book. you have liz cheney not in congress out with her book this weekend saying manyh of the sa things echoed in the pages of the atlantic. there's the ouster of kevin mccarthy who by no means was slightly tethered to reality. and patrick mchenry, a kind of sort of normy republican, by no means a moderate. but he announced his retirement today as well. i wonder what you make of the sort of party that stands...
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you know, in 2004, mitt romney, on election day, romney and obama both have 50% favorables. anything like that again for a very long time. so, i think part of the coverage of this is based on a sort of outdated world in which 70% of the opposing party doesn't believe the president's legal. so, once you don't believe the president's legal precedent, what can you say? well, he's not legal, but he is doing a good job on inflation. i mean, there is no message that is going to reach these people. i actually think biden is gonna win by a larger margin. i think it's actually gonna be an easier race. >> that is a bold prediction. okay, jason, i want you all to hear what the young voters are saying about president biden in the key state of wisconsin. nbc news spoke to them, and watch this. >> he has the largest infrastructure bill since eisenhower. i mean, that is a huge thing. >> not, not enthused, overall, i would say i feel very pragmatic and strategic about that. >> in 2020, i look at biden like a used car. it will disappoint me. it's not gonna have leather seats. it's not gonna
you know, in 2004, mitt romney, on election day, romney and obama both have 50% favorables. anything like that again for a very long time. so, i think part of the coverage of this is based on a sort of outdated world in which 70% of the opposing party doesn't believe the president's legal. so, once you don't believe the president's legal precedent, what can you say? well, he's not legal, but he is doing a good job on inflation. i mean, there is no message that is going to reach these people. i...
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and romney unburdened himself over the course of many months talking to the atlantic reporter about his life in the senate and how unsavory it was in so many respects. in essence romney said most of what happens in the senate is just posturing to get on tv, to create that 12 second soundbite that ends up on a twitter feed somewhere. and the great deliberative body hardly ever deliberates, speeches on the senate floor are usually given to an empty chamber and often focus on a piece of legislation everyone knows is not going to pass. th is the senate that unfortunately has come to be in the 20 first century. you have to realize this is the most undemocratic institution anywhere in a western democracy with the possible exception of the british house of lords. every state has two representatives in the senate without regard to population. as james madison wrote in the federalist papers 62, there is no -- this arrangement of each state having two senators had no basis in democratic theory, but was merely an expedient to get the small states to originally embrace the constitution and come
and romney unburdened himself over the course of many months talking to the atlantic reporter about his life in the senate and how unsavory it was in so many respects. in essence romney said most of what happens in the senate is just posturing to get on tv, to create that 12 second soundbite that ends up on a twitter feed somewhere. and the great deliberative body hardly ever deliberates, speeches on the senate floor are usually given to an empty chamber and often focus on a piece of...
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his life in the senate and how really unsavory it was in so many respects in essence, romney said, you know, most of what happens in the senate is just posturing to, get on tv to create 12 or 15. second soundbite that winds up on a twitter feed somewhere and that the greatest deliberative body in the world hardly ever deliberates. the speeches on the senate floor are usually given to an empty chamber and often focus on a piece of legislation that everyone knows is not going to pass. so that's the senate that unfortunately has come to be in the 21st century. you to realize this is the most institution perhaps anywhere in a western with the possible exception of the british house of lords. every state has, two representatives in the senate without regard to population as james madison wrote in the federalist paper 62. there no disarray of each state having two senators had no basis democratic theory, but was merely an expedient to get the small states to originally embrace the constitution and come into the union. so as a result, wyoming. has 585,000 residents. have the same number of se
his life in the senate and how really unsavory it was in so many respects in essence, romney said, you know, most of what happens in the senate is just posturing to, get on tv to create 12 or 15. second soundbite that winds up on a twitter feed somewhere and that the greatest deliberative body in the world hardly ever deliberates. the speeches on the senate floor are usually given to an empty chamber and often focus on a piece of legislation that everyone knows is not going to pass. so that's...
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reporting in times square, romney smith. back to you, marcus and kira. >> romney, i have had that on my bucket list for a while. but i just don't want to stand there for 12 hours and not be able to -- >> if you stick around, there are some events in the bay area they've planned, a fireworks show in san francisco. you've been telling us that weather conditions could be what they are. >> some people are hopping on a flight and they're going to spend time in times square this weekend. let's get a look at the forecast and what you should pack. it's not going to be too bad, in the mid-50s today. the rain rolling out of there. by tomorrow, it's in the upper 40s. overnight temperatures in the upper 30s. as of now it looks clear for new year's eve. so it's going to be just a cool and sunny day. enjoy a little more time here at home. we have christmas in the park going on through january 1st, and at least for this evening it's not the best one, we are going to see some wet weather coming in during the afternoon and getting heavier fo
reporting in times square, romney smith. back to you, marcus and kira. >> romney, i have had that on my bucket list for a while. but i just don't want to stand there for 12 hours and not be able to -- >> if you stick around, there are some events in the bay area they've planned, a fireworks show in san francisco. you've been telling us that weather conditions could be what they are. >> some people are hopping on a flight and they're going to spend time in times square this...
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romney, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. peters, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. carper, aye. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. hoeven, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. vote: the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 82, the nays are 15. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: the chair lays -- the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate the following. the clerk: the committee on conference on the disagreeing votes on the two houses on the amendment of the senate to the bill h.r. 2670 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities so forth and
romney, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. peters, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. carper, aye. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr....
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. >> and a romney? works thank first street nathan i applaud you for your willingness to step away from the group to help us in the governmental level for those who do not know it's one of the most if not the most successful private equity investment firms in our country. so thank you for that. i want to associate myself with the comments made in particular senator hagerty with regards to a strategic interest. particular as it relates to china. i sometimes feel that we in congress and in the senate live in fantasyland. which as we think we can do everything for everybody. we think we can solve the problems of health, of food, of energy, the list goes on and on. not just here but all over the world and frankly there's not enough money for that if you think about all the projects you might do that will deal with the issues you were just describe food challenges, energy challenges, created more jobs to people, alleviating poverty my goodness we cannot alleviate poverty here how in the world willing to alle
. >> and a romney? works thank first street nathan i applaud you for your willingness to step away from the group to help us in the governmental level for those who do not know it's one of the most if not the most successful private equity investment firms in our country. so thank you for that. i want to associate myself with the comments made in particular senator hagerty with regards to a strategic interest. particular as it relates to china. i sometimes feel that we in congress and in...
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the senator romney said was true, we haven't seen any actual evidence that president biden himself didthing wrong. even when you ask them what you're impeaching him for? they don't have an answer. there isn't an answer, he did this. when you look at what happened with bill clinton, when you look at what happened with donald trump twice, you have clear, you can do an elevator pitch of why those men were impeached. they don't have that right now with president biden. that doesn't seem to matter whatsoever. >> juanita, eugene just said it, i want to let you take a listen to how speaker mike johnson framed this upcoming vote, it was on fox news this morning. take a listen. >> i would say with a rule of law, team we have to be very deliberate and careful about that i've said several times and it's true, next to the declaration of war, i think impeachment is probably the heaviest power that congress has, how specifically under the constitution. we have to be very methodical and careful and follow the facts for the lead. the impeachment inquiry is the next necessary step, because the white ho
the senator romney said was true, we haven't seen any actual evidence that president biden himself didthing wrong. even when you ask them what you're impeaching him for? they don't have an answer. there isn't an answer, he did this. when you look at what happened with bill clinton, when you look at what happened with donald trump twice, you have clear, you can do an elevator pitch of why those men were impeached. they don't have that right now with president biden. that doesn't seem to matter...