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our program and this is what we will do. in our first hour we had a question for democrats only about the direction of your party, if you were satisfied with it or not. in our final hour of the program we will ask the same question for republicans only. are you satisfied with the direction of the publican party? -- of the republican party? (202)-748-8000 if you are satisfied. if you are not satisfied, (202)-748-8001 is that number. start calling in on those phone lines right now as we take a look at one of the articles today, about the republican party, the direction of the party and where the primaries are taking the republican party right now. the headline from the washington times today, gop primary candidates are wrestling for

trump's mental. the first round of the ad wars, the battle for the former president's brand. that is the story from the washington times. they write that from of -- from alabama to ohio, republican candidates have already shelled out at least $2.2 million on trump inspired ads according to a tally from the group advertising analytics, a nonpartisan ad tracker. they write anti-trump ads are rare. viewers are more like you to get a double dose of mr. trump from candidates running for the same office, particularly in red states and red congressional districts are mr. trump's star power is unmatched. alabama governor kate iv recently aired a campaign add featuring an ad of her talking with mr. trump on an airport tarmac in which she said she stood with the president to ensure no election here could be stolen and not to be outdone, her rival, lindy blanchard introduced herself to voters as a trump like figure describing herself as a businesswoman and

outsider. the ad flashes a photograph of her with mr. trump and the former vice president. the narrator says misses blanchard will fight for president trump's border wall and says president trump named her the ambassador to slovenia. the ad closes out by saying driven by faith, trusted by president trump, conservative outsider, a battle for trump's brand within the republican party. you can read more on that from the washington times. as we talk about the direction of the gop, the conversation we are having with you and the phones are open to do it. republicans only. we want to hear whether you are satisfied with the direction of the party. (202)-748-8000 if you are in the eastern or central time zones. (202)-748-8001 if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones. a lot of discussion around the direction of the republican party, coming in the wake of the

election of glenn youngkin, the governor of virginia. glenn youngkin was installed as governor over the weekend. here is a piece from the op-ed pages of the washington times on glenn youngkin. a man of hope and change, writes charles hurt in his column, defeat death, deception and -- focusing on the glenn youngkin campaign and how he may run virginia as governor. glenn youngkin was on fox news this past weekend, and he talked about his path to victory. this is part of what he had to say. [video clip] >> you really walked a shrewd line here. you embrace president trump's policies, to a degree but at the same time, kept him at arms length enough that you didn't alienate moderate voters and many democrats he needed to win.

is this a roadmap for other republicans in the november election? >> what we did in virginia over the last year was give everyone a great big bear hug. we embraced all virginians. i have said before i deeply appreciated president trump's support. we brought together a coalition of folks that had never been in the room together. moderates, democrats. we campaigned places republicans have historically not campaigned. that resulted in record vote levels in all minority communities. this is about bringing people together. there are many things people disagree about but there is so much more we agree upon. when it comes to getting taxes down, getting schools refocused on excellence and leaving politics out of the school, investing in law enforcement and

standing up to fight crime and making sure we have a great economy and protecting rights guaranteed under the constitution, these are not values shared only by a political party. they are shared by virginians. that great big bear hug is the path forward. we can embrace all virginians, because the opportunity is for all. host: glenn youngkin on fox news sunday. it's our final hour of the washington journal. asking a question for republican viewers only. we started the show with a question for democratic viewers. republicans only now. are you satisfied with the direction of your party? (202) 748-8000 if you say you are. (202) 748-8001 if you are not satisfied with the direction of the republican party. a note on what's happening today on capitol hill. the house is in at noon.

descendant is in at noon today. we expect a press briefing at noon from press secretary jen psaki and mitch landrieu talking with the press. that's ahead of president biden's press conference he's holding tomorrow. what will be his 10th news conference of his presidency. also today, later in the afternoon on c-span networks at 3:00 p.m. eastern, governor michelle lujan grisham of new mexico will be giving her state of the state address. that is 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, and watch it on the free c-span now video app. that's what's going on in washington today. republicans only, are you satisfied or not satisfied with

the direction of your party? the phone lines are yours to call in. evan in indiana first up in this segment. are you satisfied? caller: hello. host: go ahead. caller: i am a republican has been. i was a republican until 1980. i am still a registered republican but i have not voted for president since gerald ford ran. host: we are trying to talk to current republicans to talk about the current direction of the grand old party and want to hear if you are satisfied or not satisfied. we will save your phone call for another time down the road. current republicans only. (202) 748-8000 for republicans

in the eastern or central time zones. (202) 748-8001 five republicans in the mountain or pacific time zones. charlotte is a republican -- actually she's not on the phone. the washington times had a column focusing on president biden's first year. we talked about this in the first hour. there are numbers that democrats would prefer to focus on and numbers republicans would prefer to focus on. free democrats, things like that 3.9% jobless rate. it is the 41 federal judges president biden has confirmed to the bench in his first year, more than any of his recent predecessors in their first year. it is the $1 trillion number, the bipartisan infrastructure law, the funding, including $550 billion in new spending.

republicans would point to different numbers of the first year. 7% inflation rate. the economy running hot and biden getting burned by inflation reaching a 40-year high. there is the 1.7 8 million, the number of border crossings in the southwest as migrants begin streaming across the border. 1.78 million encounters with border agents in the first 10 full months of the biden administration. some of the numbers each side is focusing on heading into the midterm elections. republicans go into that midterm with expectations of doing well. we want to hear whether you are satisfied or not satisfied with the state of the party. chris in st. louis says he is satisfied. go ahead. caller: good morning. i am very satisfied with the way things are moving.

we are seeing so many changes brought around over the last five to six years. moving in the right direction to protect our freedom and our country. i think, love him or hate him, president trump brought a lot of things to the forefront and made a huge difference to build awareness. we are starting to see things happen. very excited to see expansion of the party to groups like brexit. bringing minorities in. host: what are those changes you were talking about in the past year to protect our liberties? caller: we have seen a lot of awareness about the things going wrong. we have seen the fact that the border has a huge problem in president trump was not afraid to bring that to the forefront and take action.

it woke a lot of people up. we have had great causes, folks trying to defend the border. he took the action necessary and it will help with several things throughout the country as far as making sure we have america first. host: chris in st. louis. president biden held a rally over the weekend and he talked about expectations for the 2022 midterm elections. former president trump holding that rally in arizona. [video] >> now biden is using what i did to try to lower the price of energy, which is not working well. upon taking office, biden caved to the radical left. we did a job on so many things like the pair was climate accord and canceled the keystone xl pipeline while approving the

russian pipeline. every item on the pelosi-biden-schumer agenda is crazier and more delusional than the last. this november we have a chance to do something really spectacular to bring these marxist monstrosities to a screeching halt. a great way of -- red wave will begin in arizona and sweep across the country and will wash democratic-socialist out of office within a topical surge of republican patriots. they will be doing it. you will be heading to the polls. this is maybe the most important election we have ever had. i do believe that 2024 will be even more important. this is the year we are going to take back the house. we are going to take back the senate.

we are going to take back america. this is so important. host: former president trump at that rally in minnesota. a fox news story about kevin mccarthy, the current minority leader of the house. he would perhaps be speaker of the house. outlining recently rarities for his party if they regain control of the house in in the midterms. republican priorities when we regain the majority. hold the biden minnis ration accountable. number two, secure the border. number three, make city safe. number four, right in inflation. number five, stop overreach and mandates. that was ahead of former president trump's rally. asking republicans only if you're satisfied or dissatisfied with the state of your party, the direction of your party.

i hope i got that correct. go ahead. caller: yes, thank you for taking my calls. being a physician, i am dissatisfied with the republican party. mainly on the issue of the pandemic. covid-19. i believe it is a losing battle when you are fighting against vaccinations, mask wearing, and all the other preventative measures. i don't know why there is hesitancy, resistance to doing some of these things. the vaccine does save lives. wearing masks does save spreading the covid infection.

my unhappiness across the board with the republicans is in that i think we should spend the energy on something else. there are other issues that are not going the right direction currently that needs to be taken care of, but in terms of the pandemic i think we should be supporting the administration -- anybody that is strong on the issue of vaccinations. spreading the message that vaccination is good to bring down the omicron or any other variant that may be coming our way. host: we just played a clip of former president trump, the front runner for the republican nomination. he talked about 2024.

would you support president trump in 2020 for -- 2024 or is there another republican you would support? caller: yes, i would probably support another candidate. host: do you have anyone in mind? caller: if there is anybody in mind right now, this and toast -- desantos, the governor of florida or ted cruz. i don't think trump is very articulate. i don't think he comes out with, you know, rational communications with the people. the policies have been good but i personally believe somebody

that needs to be very articulate and be able to cross party lines would be a good candidate. host: this is molly in mulberry, florida. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican party? caller: i am very satisfied. host: in what way? caller: in the way that the republican party is becoming of movement. standing high on our values and the things that are important to us. even with all the backlash and all the lies. being called a racist because of the way i vote is ridiculous, especially after voting -- the voting rights thing. i don't see how showing an id to vote is racist but showing a vaccine mandate card or a vaccine card to going to mcdonald's is ok.

i feel at the democrat party needs to find out what it is they are looking for. i don't think they know what they want other than power and control. i am satisfied because as soon as we get rid of the liz cheneys and mitch mcconnells, this movement -- is not even about donald trump anymore. it's about the american people and what it is we want. the right to be able to choose what our children learn. how dare anybody feel like it is ok to tell us our children are going to learn to hate our country? they will learn they are bad because they are white or good because the are brown or black. america has come so far. obviously white people did not agree with the way things were because we changed it. we have evolved. the democrat party and the racism is -- that is the elite

time is a race issue, when there is a democrat in office. look at the republicans, the black republicans, hispanic republicans. they are catching on. the democrats need to find a new narrative. they need to stop trying to divide us and make us hate each other based on vaccinations or color. host: this is troy in sebring, florida. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican party? caller: good morning, john. thank you for taking my call. i am 100% dissatisfied with the direction of the republican party. i'm a lifelong registered republican and a vote in every election. -- i vote in every election. host: why are you dissatisfied? caller: there are 16 sitting sitters who voted in favor of voting rights in 2006 and not a single one will even open debate

to discuss the voting rights bills coming before the senate. voting rights of the foundation stone of our democracy. host: what you think will happen in 2022 and 2024? caller: i expect there to be lies and overwrought people saying statements like the former president's anger are millions of people coming across the southern border. it's an outright lie and fabrication. i expect the republicans to probably take the house. hopefully not the senate. in 2024, they will march behind the pied piper like lemmings to the sea and support donald trump. i hope he gets thrashed. host: why are you still republican, troy? caller: i am living in the state of florida and florida is so

ruby red republican that bow sickly if i do not vote republican in florida i don't have a say. host: troy in sebring. danny in humbolt, texas. caller: i very dissatisfied with the current state of the republican party. host: in what way? caller: we are losing on all fronts. it seems like our politicians are just chasing narratives rather than taking action. we have a few out there like marjorie taylor greene and she is just being thrown under the rug, hidden from all view. that seems to be the case. the only ones that get exposure are the old-school politicians playing the game, talking the narrative, just speaking to be heard. we are really getting nowhere.

election integrity has been washed over. nothing seems to be addressed nationally about that. until we ensure election integrity we don't have an electoral system that works. all the hype about the next election coming up, november will be big, 2024 -- none of that matters. to believe that biden received 85 million votes when barack obama only received 54 million votes is absolutely absurd. host: if republicans take the house and republicans take the senate, who would you like to see as speaker of the house and as senate majority leader? caller: that's a really hard question. man, that's a hard question.

host: any thoughts? anyone you want to put up? caller: paul maybe would be a good one. there are not too many that really walk the walk. everybody is talking talk. we have crenshaw in my neighborhood. we were really excited for him. he's got a military background. he put up a good front. we are going to fight for the people. we are going to do with right, that he just seemed to flip his script. now he is just a politician. that's very disappointing. we see that happening in all areas, all representatives. once they get in, they get so overwhelmed with the system that they lose their momentum. we see a failing nation. we have a broken government. where is the hope for our party?

our party seems to bleed into the democrats. host: this is gary in newport, kentucky. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican party? caller: i am satisfied, but i think the republicans need to really focus more on the economy . the everyday issues of the american people. i think they will be just fine. the way the democratic party is slid off, they have a week to week agenda. this week it is voting rights. last week, build back better or whatever the other bill they are trying to pass through. sometimes they get on covid again. put it down on paper, state to it and get it done. host: you want republicans to focus on the economy. what are they focused on now?

caller: what the democrats are doing. if they would just start talking about the things americans care about of either party. host: you mentioned the economy. anything else? caller: well, let's see. i guess the price of oil. gasoline. i went to the grocery store the other day and the shelves were empty, half-empty. little things of this and that. this is america. it should not be that way. host: this is john out of california. that i get that right? caller: close. visalia

. my main complaint about the republicans is you do not hear any pushback on this bill that just went down in flames. the bill back better. i heard all the positive things from every democrat that was on the tv. i did not hear many negatives from the republicans. the republicans don't do a very good job of carrying the message. the issues are crime in the streets, high taxes, open borders which i think is a real winner. even the hispanic people don't want ports of people undocumented, illegal coming across here. couple that with the fact they want to rework the democrats -- the democrats want to rework the way our elections are run.

we don't want a lot of people and i don't think many people do want people that really are not here legally anyway voting in the elections. that is what the democrats want. inflation is 100% biden's fault. raise the price of gasoline over a dollar a gallon. in the first few days of his term. you don't hear republicans -- the affordable care act, which is anything but, that's a fee to complete -- fatea com -- fate ac ompli. it was a disaster for the middle class. it is documented that is a disaster. you don't hear republicans

pushing back on that. ok, we will go onto to the next to. i would like to see jim jordan be speaker of the house. i think kevin mccarthy is probably a decent guy. he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer. he does not seem to have the fire in his belly to pushback and fight. host: would you want mccarthy in leadership? caller: well, wherever he needs to be. i don't what had to be speaker. i think jim jordan carries the message much more strongly than most any other republican i have heard, with the exception of all the -- of the guy that was shot when the radical socialist democrat shot of the baseball field. he would be a good speaker of the house. host: steve scalise, the minority whip? caller: exactly.

i'm sorry i cannot think of his name. he is forceful and he tells the conservative side. i am not a white supremacist. i am far from that. the democrats have labeled anyone that is conservative, anyone that wants lower taxes, that once secure borders, anyone that wants a strong military as a white supremacist. the republicans seem to let that hang in the air and go along with it until eventually -- i heard a black fellow on c-span the other day screaming that trump wanted to kill black people. nothing is further from the truth than that. host: that is john in california. another john in santa paula, california. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span.

i am satisfied with the republican party. i think the previous caller outlined a lot of the great issues that we are promoting. i think the republican party represents more hard-working americans than the democrats. i think the republicans are doing the right thing in representing all aspects of america. i think joe biden only represents and works for the democrats. my choice for speaker of the house would be donald trump. i think he should run for the house of representatives and become speaker of the house. i think you should run again in 2024 and become president again. that would be a great thing for all americans. host: you would not even have to run for the house to be elected speaker of the house under the

rules. the speaker vote that takes place at the beginning of every new congress, members can dominate whoever they want to be speaker of the house. those outside of congress can have that position. luke in fairfax, virginia. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican party? caller: i am somebody who is not satisfied. i kinda became disillusioned as soon as trump became front runner for the republican party in 2016. host: where are you today on the republican party? do you still consider yourself a republican? caller: i consider myself a conservative. as far as looking into the political landscape for heroes, it can be very discouraging. host: is there a hero right now?

caller: i was kind of, i guess, swinging a little bit libertarian in the 2016 election. i did vote for biden in the last election and i don't regret either. i was talking with -- it was helpful when i was talking with a couple of friends recently about realizing if we did not have the huge corrosive breakdown in the public discourse from trump, i think the amount of distrust in the system surrounding specifically coronavirus would be a very different public discourse right now.

that is discouraging for me. host: luke in virginia this morning. a look at voters' satisfaction. is the party heading in the right direction? this is from a poll that came out earlier this month. these far right columns over here are looking at republicans, whether they believe that the party, the gop is heading in the right direction. as of december, 65% of republicans said they believe the party was heading in the right direction. that compares to january after the january 6 attack last year. at that point, 51% of republicans said the party was heading in the right direction. comparing again to august of 2020, the end of the trump administration, 69% of republicans saying the party was heading in the right direction. joel in laredo, texas.

are you satisfied with the direction of the party? caller: yes, sir. i am a republican by choice. i am latin. to john from california, everything he said was perfectly right. the people that are calling after him, that's an anti-trumper. that's fine. they can voice their opinion. i'm on the border. they are pouring in. nobody wants to say a thing. i am latin. all the lowlifes, the people that are coming that of people -- that of people getting out of jail. wait until the voting comes and you will see the latin vote explode. it is ridiculous what is going on over here. they are not testing anybody. nobody is being tested out here. they are putting them all over the country. they are flying them in the middle of the night. wait until the boat comes out. we will show you with the latin

americans will do for everybody. host: you talk about anti-trumpers calling in earlier. do you think today that somebody can be an anti-trump are antirepublican -- anti-trumper and be a republican? caller: i don't think so. what you see on tv and what it is are two different stories. come to the border. where are the democrats on the border? come down here and see what's going on. see who was getting tested. they are sending them all over the country and complaining about the virus. hell, stop it here for you can stop hundreds of thousands of people. you don't live on the border. we do. to all that anti-trumpers, you are wrong. daily person who did anything for this country was donald trump. god bless donald trump. host: this is james in new

jersey. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican party? caller: no, i am not. the first point is, every republican -- and dissatisfied with efforts on the border. number one, by law, the united states code allows these asylum-seekers to enter the border. republicans do absolutely nothing to stop it but pass blame. number two, most republicans are using this platform right now this morning simply to call in and bash democrats, which is wrong. stop passing blame. assume responsibility the way ronald reagan did. assume responsibly for your own actions. if you want to see a change in

immigration, change the united states code. thank you. host: a few comments from our text messaging service. "i support republicans for standing for individual freedoms as opposed to reliance upon the federal government. i wish they were stronger in working towards these goals. nothing the federal government controls works well. democrat control would only submit the incompetency." " i will be dissatisfied until republicans have a real republican leader. the media has both republicans and democrats thinking trump is the leader. this must be squashed this year." " not happy here. the republican party is dead. it is now the trump party. i'm not willing to go to the dictatorship. they have turned into the party of 'no.'

" it's about 25 minutes left in the program. we spent the first hour talking to democrats about the direction of the democratic party. we are spending this hour talking to republicans about the direction of the republican party. (202) 748-8000 if you are a republican and you are satisfied with the direction of the party. (202) 748-8001 if you are a republican and not satisfied with the direction of the party. jan in pine, arizona. caller: good morning, kent good morning america. good morning donald trump who will be our president again. i am a real republican. i'm listening to these people. the guide to new jersey, come to arizona. let me show you what our state looks like. we have all these people pouring over down by the border. for yuma, arizona.

they cannot keep them out. they are raping their kids and families. who cares. go let them all vote. they are not american citizens. you let these people come in echo in our country. how ridiculous. number one, check on the gas price today. have you checked on it today? it's at $86 a barrel. thank you, mr. trump. my hundred pays $100 more a week, $150. he has to drive to work. what we do here? oh well, that's another $600 a month out of our pocket. i have a small business with my family members. it has thrived during donald trump. now we cannot get items in the small business. if you people calling in on the republican name, you cannot even

get it right. you are so pathetic. that is what democrats do. they cheat. host: later today, right next door in new mexico, the governor, michelle lujan grisham giving the state of the state address. we will show that on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch on c-span.org and the free c-span now video app. the rest of the schedule today, the house and senate back at noon eastern. we expect a press briefing at noon today at the white house by jen psaki and mitch landrieu. that's on the c-span networks as well. opal in baxter, kentucky. caller: good morning. i'm not a democrat. i am a trump-publican. he's a businessman.

that's what this country is about, running a business. this country -- i'm proud to be an american but i am ashamed of the administration running washington, d.c. as far as republicans, i am half-and-half. the good ones are matt gaetz. you have mitch mcconnell, who is one of the slowest of the -- lowest of the lowest. he is a liberal in the hidden rhino world. host: how do you feel about ron desantis? caller: i love him. i love him. i love him. he is the best. i want freedom. i don't want someone telling me i can't go somewhere. i'm an american. nobody tells me what to do. the only man who told me what to

do as my father. the only thing i will -- person i will do anything for is my god . host: litter front a sentence runs against donald trump? caller: it will happen. if it did, it would be trump-desantis in my heart. host: opal in kentucky. seven is on that front. that headline from axios. trump dogs this interest that have a matchup -- desantis ahead of a matchup. he has no realistic chance of beating him. that's according to sources he talked to him about the florida governor. there the muster p -- most popular republicans in the

country. he talked about ron desantis's popularity and ruled that running against him in 2024. joan and charlotte, north carolina. your next. -- in charlotte, northglenn. you are next. caller: i am a trump voter and i pray he does run. i wanted to say, and i told my son this while the republicans -- i'm sorry, the democrats were calling. we was going to get a lot of democrats during this call and that is what is coming through. 60% of the time. have a good day. host: same question to you. we had folks who said they are republican but they don't necessarily support donald trump. is that the people you were talking about? caller: that's right. host: can you be antitrust but a

republican? -- anti-trump but a republican? caller: no. not right now. he had us going in the right direction. if he gets on the ballot, he will have us going again. host: joan in north carolina. louisville, terry. good morning. caller: i am thinking of what of the most violent messages in our country. that was an attempt to overthrow the nation. it came from one of the highest officers in the country. people in forward countries hartl this -- heard all this. respect for us went down tremendously. how can a group of people be afraid of letting their kids know about their heritage. to avoid sin of their ancestors.

we we know -- host: are you a republican? what makes you a republican? caller: i am a registered republican. i had agreed on morals the republicans had fostered for years. family values and caring for others. those kinds of issues. big business, yes, but there is nothing wrong with big business as long as you are going to be ethical and moral about it. but we don't display high morals -- when we don't display high morals from the highest position, that's not a good sign for our country. we are not going to succeed -- host: are you going to vote republican in the midterm elections? caller: you know, i am seeing

the platform as being a platform that republicans have always agreed with. if i can find one of those candidates, yes. if i cannot, no. host: cincinnati. this is john. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican party? caller: yes, thank you for taking my call. i am dissatisfied with all parties. that leaves me dissatisfied with the republican friends. unfortunately it is based on the fact we have a constitution and nobody seems to care about working on mutual sin to make sure we are all presented in the

process and procedures of governing. every four -- therefore everyone is using the government as a weapon to be king of the hill and beat the one else into submission and exploiting and extorting us and committing fraud and denying us our due process rights as good faith -- freedom of contact, freedom of conscious. representing jessica pam -- representing us like a pimp represent a good prostitute. someone is making us the legislative slaves. that his wife we will destroyed for lack of knowledge. we understand argue i need to make it more clear? host: how much longer do you think we have got as a nation? caller: it depends. if we are going to wake up. it seems like every election we

use the system to beat each other up in order to make sure one of us gets to be king of the hill. then we have the worst candidates on the face of the planet running for office. unfortunately, if we are stuck in the same situation -- i hate to say it. i'm saying trump has probably been the best president in my lifetime but that doesn't mean you're not scraping scum off the bottle of the barrel to get candidates. we either start respecting the reality of agreement. article one, sections nine and 10 of the constitution say no title of nobility. that reinforces the declaration of independence that we are all self-governing, free people. article four, section two of the constitution, citizens shall be entitled to all privileges and amenities of citizens of another

state. we do not get to use the government as a weapon to beat another person into submission to their obedience. you cannot burden me or make me a second or third class citizen. host: chris in bonita springs, florida. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican party? caller: generally speaking i'm not satisfied with any of the parties. i would have to say i was happy to see the rnc refused to have debates that are biased. that's a huge step forward. i think the bias, whether in the media or on social media has become ridiculous to the point that the media has turned into nothing but propaganda.

it seems to all be in favor of the democrats. i have been an independent. yet to register in florida so i registered as a republican because attend to be more conservative. -- i tend to be more conservative. the democrats have turned into a mob of people. they talk about january 6. never a peep about how antifa and black lives matter burned down half the city and kill people and robbed and looted. now they are calling everybody that doesn't agree with, racist. -- agree with them a racist. they are not logical, rational people anymore and i cannot support that. host: staying in the sunshine state, this is teresa from gulf breeze. caller: good morning. thank you, c-span. i am generally satisfied with the direction of the republican

party finally. i've been very unhappy with our party since ronald reagan. i was encouraged when bill clinton was in power and decided to work with the people and did the contract with america. i thought that was excellent when newt gingrich was in and things were starting to look better. i am hopeful. i am from d.c. i worked in high echelons of government, and the national park service and heard the historical conflicts and all the border conflicts for years and years. i think people need to understand that these problems can be solved. it seems like they are playing games with us. i think the inflation will throw

the republicans into a majority in the house and the senate. i don't think ron desantis needs to run for president because we need him here as a governor in case we get another pandemic. i would like to be free in america and not living behind the iron curtain. host: if republicans take the house and senate, who would you like to see as speaker and majority leader in 2023? caller: that's a tough one. that speech mcconnell gave after the atlanta, georgia speech biden gave was so horrible and divisive. when he came out and he was eloquent but he's an old-time politician. i think it is time for some younger people to give in and step up to the plate. i love tom cotton. i love steve scalise.

jim jordan is a little hyper for me. ted cruz is a little weird. there is some good people out there. i don't think either the house or senate communicates effectively for us. it is nothing personal. host: you said you work at the parks service for a long time? caller: for a long time. the business about the history of the united states. i have worked through some very intelligent historians. i'm a finance person. i did a budget analyst job since the hippies were throwing pies of the steps of the pentagon, he under constant bomb threats -- and we lived under constant bomb threats in d.c., martin luther king. host: what is your favorite national park? caller: i have to say my very

favorite national park is mesa verde. host: teresa in florida. bob in old fort, tennessee. caller: i like how republicans are here in tennessee. i would like to say jim jordan or ted cruz as speaker of the house. i would like to see the guy from -- kennedy from louisiana run committees on the democrats, finding out what they did and what they know and how they know it and like what they are doing to us. get rid of them people. lock them up because they are corrupt. we are taking right along here in tennessee with the corona.

if you wear a mask, where one. if you don't, you don't. for these people to try to lock down, to me the democrats are just trying to make us do what they want us to do instead of what the people around them want to do. host: this is tina in the keystone state. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican party? caller: i would have to say i'm a little dissatisfied. i have changed to independent. host: we want to talk to current republicans. trying to be fair to the conversation we had earlier in the program where we talked to current democrats only. dwight and wilson, north carolina. caller: good morning. how are you? host: go ahead. are you satisfied with the direction of the republican

party? caller: i have to say i'm not. i am very disappointed in the republican party right now. i voted for trump. i was a democrat at the time and voted for trump the first time. he started out on a row, and then with allies and all the tweeting -- with the lies and all the tweeting. marjorie taylor greene and jordan and cruz are a joke. host: are you still voting republican? caller: i am but we have to do better. we have to get younger people to run the country. get rid of these old kooks that i just played out and don't know what they're doing anymore. host: joel in churchville, new york. caller: how are you today? i am satisfied with the republican party. i love the fact that republicans

are now the party of the working class and we are becoming the party of hispanics. i absolutely love it. they are also close on other issues. they are starting to understand what a big deal the censorship is and hopefully they will address it. i wish they would come up with their own voting proposal that says we have to clean the voter rolls. we have to have national voter id. we have to stop with the mail-in votes like we had the last election. they have to offer an alternative or else the media will just bash the republicans every day. they have to fight back a little harder but i like the overall direction they are going. host: what do you want republicans to do on the censorship issue? caller: i want them to regulate

big tech like a public utility. force them to publish opposing viewpoints. they should not be allowed -- they need to be neutral. they promised to be neutral platform and then they censor opinions they don't agree with or find objectionable. that should not be allowed in america. host: the empire state to the wolverine state, this is david. are you satisfied with the direction of your party? caller: the republican party is despicable. what they have done is unbelievable. donald trump is a grifter, a liar. and the fox network has driven a wedge into the heart of america. it was rupert murdoch. host: what makes you a republican? caller: i am not a republican. host: jim in st. peter's, missouri. caller: good morning and thanks

for taking my call. overall i am satisfied with the republican party. i would like to throw this out. i am not so sure that in 20 for the republicans should actually run donald trump for president. i am a total trumper but i think the media would destroy him. cnn and, cbc, they would just destroy him. i would like to see -- this would be a great ticket to have. ron desantis run for president with kevin scott as his vice president. once they get in, appoint donald trump as secretary of state. let him go as a businessman and deal with the other countries around the world like a business. i think if they would do that,

they would definitely ensure winning in 2024. host: do you think donald trump would want to serve under a president desantis as a former president? caller: i'm not sure. i would not see why not. he would be helping out the american people and helping out america with the global issues around the world. i think that would just be absolutely fantastic. host: before you go, you are a total trumper. can someone be an anti-trumper and still be republican? caller: i think so. to a certain extent. i think you have to be careful when you're talking about being a republican, especially when

you look at republicans like liz cheney and adam kinzinger and mitt romney. lisa murkowski. even though they say they are republicans, they are rhinos. it depends upon who you are talking about. host: this is joe in florida. good morning. caller: good morning, sir. john in ohio brought up a great point. i am dissatisfied with the republicans. first, republicans have to admit the democrats outsmarted us in -- host: just turn down your television, joe. how do you think democrats outsmarted republicans? caller: i do believe the

democrats outsmarted the republicans in the last election. we have to do like what colin powell said it his -- i can't hear you. host: you just have to keep talking through your phone and turned down your television. it makes it easier for everybody. john and the gem state. caller: good morning, sir. are you satisfied with the direction of the party? caller: i am satisfied with the republican party. i feel that both parties need to come together and if we don't use common sense as united people that our country is finished. host: what is an issue the parties can come together around? caller: one nation under god

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