that's why whether liz cheney or adam kinsinger they were able to vote but look at what i voted for. certainly one of the things i opposed to talk about with a meeting in the white house talk about shutting down the government politely but strongly it was a very bad idea. i continue to think that but he did shut down the government. and that is alwaysrp counterproductive. democrats also voted to shut down i was the only one in this region and the other things that you ask me in the tech world and then this just goes out and that's what he's doing to do what he wants to do. and for private enterprises to do what they want. i do not agree at all breaking up tech companies and attacking them at a time when china is our strongest competition and they have nine tech companies us only has 11 and trump is constantly attacking 21st century businesses where we lead the world and those policies i very much disagree with. >> from kenosha wisconsin. >> this is more of a comment or maybe a question i consider myself but it seems if you look at the republican party today it seems like they try to

that's my issue with liz cheney, adam kinsinger and mitt romney and others. what happens if the house is taken over by the senate. the reason why it will be taken over is because adam kinsinger, liz cheney and mitt romney stayed in the republican party so they will facilitate this happening. and so i think it's incumbent upon all of us to make the statement clear, the republican party is this. she -- i don't know what battle she's fighting in the republican party anymore because that battle's over. it's been won by the trump, it's been won by the white supremacists. they are the republican party. they have to figure out where does she exist in the society because the gop she thought she was in is gone. >> it's a good point, nicole. you have madison hawthorne out there dunking on her. that is the party now. these people are just minions to donald trump. they don't really exist for any other reason. that is the question. there is talk that some people are saying it's time to form another party. you have myles on that's anonymous. it's hard for all of those. and

she and adam kinsinger have both snapped. they've had enough. and i'm surprise that had more haven't spoken up. maybe there's a short term benefit to some of the house leadership right now by pushing her out. that might be enough. they can still win the mid-terms. but long term, i think this was a catastrophe for the republican party. talk about a big tent. they're marginalizing those who have rational thoughtful voices like liz cheney and adam kinsinger. pushing them out while embracing the extreme elements like margie taylor greene and others. it is tragic to watch this happen. >> do you think there will be more people that will walk with her or no, they dare not do it? can she build a coalition? does she have any options? >> right now, she sustained the vote a couple months ago when they came after her. this time it is a little different because it feels like it is not just a vote on whether or not you want liz cheney. there is a choice, an alternative in the wings. so i don't know what the option is. i'm part of a group that we are establish

>> i support liz cheney and adam kinsinger. i think the republicans are facing the big lie that is festering and it continues to be out there and to double down. and they're word ried about trump impacting their own elections. i think they are trying to go forward and i think there was a new focus group out today showing that with swing voters and independents they don't believe the big lie and they don't like the idea of exponging anyone because of the trump loyalty you have to have. so it is a big problem goi forward, and eveone in the room will be what was your position on this? i understand they probably wanted to go ahead with a voice vote. i get it, liz i think understands. she was going to lose that vote, but that doesn't mean that when you go back home that people who have now been fed the big lie for six months are not going to demand more information on this and i think that dividing the party like this when trump only got 46.9 continues to diminish the party and i'm glad that. >> michael steele, i want to know if you

people like liz cheney and mitt romney and adam kinsinger who dare to speak truth to this party and talk about the reality of things are targeted and in liz's case, she may lose her leadership position. so it's a very difficult situation right now for the party but one they chosen. >> it is also unestable at this point? you brought up liz cheney. we have reporting on this. there is reporting all over the plaus t place that she's on shaky ground. you heard it on the nonanswer about your future. i mean, do you think she'll be in a position of leadership by the end of the month? >> i don't know. the trajectory is pretty clear. i have friends that are republicans that thought after trump left the presidency there would be a quick snap back and the republican party would go to what it was pretrump. a normal party again. that simply wasn't going to happen. some of it existed before trump became president. he accelerated all the worst t tendcies and they're spreading here. the core problem here is at the base of the party has been rat callized and trumpified with very rare exceptions. the rest

. >> reporter: today republican adam kinsinger said party leadership is making a great mistake. >> what she is making being removed for is making them uncomfortable, and god bless her for having the consistency-- to tell the truth. >> reporter: just today he again endorsed cheney's ouster writing the house gop has a massive opportunity to upgrade this week from warmonger liz cheney to gifted communicator he lease stefanik. >> do you support stefanik for that job? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: stefanik who worked for paul ryan and former president george w. bush has become an outspoken trump loyalist. >> my vision is to run with support from the president and his coalition of voters. >> reporter: stefanik has been trying to build support among conservatives and will meet with the house freedom caucus this week. a source familiar with cheney's plans tell cbs news she is definitely not stepping aside before wednesday's vote. norah. >> o'donnell: a big week this week on capitol hill, nikole killion, thank you. we're going to turn now to a bizarre story out of houston where people are on high a

. >> you sound like lizcheney and adam kinsinger and i enables two people because they are people like now . >> there's others and margaret, the party, yes. there are people who have an outsizedrole . i'm not questioning that the party is made up ofpeople that voted for them . his made up of people that don't want to, and their feet all the time. they're not consuming eight hours of cable news. there are normal people out there and that's why i'm still hopeful because i engage those people all the time . so when we do that and we also republicans have to accept the fact there are some that believe that the more people vote, those new voters are going to vote. when i say us iremain the republicans . >> insane. we should have as many people, we should make it easier for people to vote you should be able to vote 24 seven the local entities are able to do that. we should be for that vote. if you think that you have to respect voters, then you need to rethink your policy and your platform because her when. >> is you want about that? >> i am not sure i'm it as optimistic as will that, i thin

thank you so much for joining us today for our virtual headliner with congressman adam kinsinger. we will get started in a moment. we are happy to accept your questions and will have time for it. to submit a question please email headliners pipe liners at press.org. adam kinzinger once the republican to divorce itself from donald trump, and is working to bridge the partisan divide in congress. neither task is easy, even for a veteran of five tours in the iraq and afghanistan wars. as a major in the international guard and a member of the house floor affairs committee, kinsinger is a leading voice on national security issues, he is also an advocate for working in a bipartisan manner when possible. if his name sounds familiar, it may be because he regularly dashers owns party. the conservative from illinois was among 10 conservative lawmakers who voted to impeach president donald trump on january 13. in november of 2020 he had voted for the president's reelection, but trump lost the lawmakers support by spinning election conspiracy theories that fueled the january 6 attack on the u.s

congressman adam kinsinger tonight.he thing that rehabilitated donald trump and the party. we had a real party to leave him behind but we basically put the paddles on him and he's back to life. do you agree? >> yes, we put the paddles back on trump and terrorizing the entire village and created an insurrection. >> i am struck, you talked about elise stefanik earlier. i remember her earlier and she was a bush person and compassionate. i have a lot of republican for l lindsey graham and stefanik. they told the truth. you quoted them tonight that they said they talked about what an awful character he was and how he lies all the time. as soon as they needed his power to be reflected in his glory, that hypocrisy is what makes me say this republican party is in a demographic caller sack. >> if you look back at what happened in 2016 as well, kellyanne conway did something similar and all the men did the same way, talked crap about donald trump and -- >> mark brought up stefanik, she came to congress, she's a romney/ryan conser

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. >> reporter: illinois congressman adam kinsinger said the lie will have long-term consequences, a sentimentland governor larry hogan. >> it bothers me that you have to swear fealty to the dear leader or you get kicked out of the party. >> reporter: while hogan, kinsinger and cheney continue to challenge trump's grip on the gop, it is clear they are on the losing side of this war. rank and file republicans and the party's elected leaders continue to retreat behind trump, convinced he provides their best chance to win. that means continuing to endorse the big lie. >> very serious concerns with how the election was conducted. i objected on january 6th. i'll never apologize for that. >> reporter: undermining the election results and by extension faith in america's electoral system is an ongoing issue for the private company conducting a fourth audit of the 2020 results in arizona, this despite no evidence of fraud, a project stefanik has endorsed. >> i fully support the audit in arizona. we want transparency and answers for the american people. >> reporter: it seems pretty clear that the person

the romney, the liz cheney, the adam kinsinger. there's only a handful of them but they're just going to have a piece of the gop. maybe it's enough to deny what's left of the republican party victory, but i doubt it. and here is something else i want to say. what i'm about to say i think applies to many people who are in our business, but i don't think it applies to either of us. i don't think they mean what they say. and the proof of this is that 139 republicans in the house, just a couple of months ago, c challenged the election result with the base and the world watching. when they were behind closed doors and the vote was on liz cheney, all of a sudden the 139 became 61. it was an eanonymous vote. nobody knew. you can't have it both ways, chris. either you believe the election was rigged and, therefore, you want cheney out because, after all, theeshe voted to impeach. that's not the way the two votes were tallied. when the base isn't watching, i'll bet they tell the truth. i'll bet in the cloakroom what they're really saying is

it's true it's a pretty lonely club, mitt romney and larry hogan from maryland and adam kinsinger, butse republicans who either left congress because they were tired or they resigned. republicans who gave up their party registration who may be interested in another direction, and i think that's the direction liz cheney is going to load. >> forming a third party? >> i don't think that they are near forming a third party yet, but they do not think that donald trump is going away and they think the republican party needs, if possible, to be brought away from him. >> well, i mean, it's just all a sad spectacle to watch. jamie gangel, thank you. >>> cnn is sitting down with with republican candidate for california governor kaitlyn jenner. the former olympian and reality tv star is running to unseat the current democratic governor gavin newsom but jenner is also breaking with the republican party on a few key issues. cnn's chief political correspondent dana bash sat down with jenner and jenner is eager to portray herself as not entirely in lockstep with trump and the gop. >> that's right, an

adam kinsinger who voted to impreach donald trump and critical of kevin mccarthy issued a tweet makingng a few days before january 6th or gop members had a conference call. i. tol i told kevin his words would result in violence. he led okay, adam. operator, next question and we have lie lens. h violence. he is calling out the top republican for ignoring warnings ahead of january 6th about the rhetoric saying it led to the violence here. i reached out to mccarthy's office this morning. i have not heard back yet about this accusation. >> fellow republican in the room there. that is quite a broadside. thank you very much. >>> joining us is amy evans, she served three terms in the wyoming house of representatives and also served on congresswoman cheney's staff. amy, great to have you on this morning. >> thanks. >> so the republican party chose trump in leadership. you have to endorse the big lie. you can't hold a position of leadership. i wonder in wyoming where the cheneys have deep roots going back to her father as well, have they chosen the same path? is liz cheney's political career do

the dan dat who was campaigning as the never trumper, who had gotten support from congressman adam kinsingers been voted for impeevment, has been outspoken about the republican party moving beyond donald trump, that candidate got 3%. st pretty clear that this is a party now that has decided to line up behind president trump. the only question is what happened in 2022, especially in these battleground districts where trump may endorse a candidate and you may see democrats using that endorsement against them in the again election, right, may work in a primary, good to have the endorsement of donald trump in a primary if you are a republican but it may not be a great badge to wear in, in a state that is leaning more blew. >> tam, the former president really thrives on the feuds. and you saw him put out multiple statements today going after all of the people who amy just mentioned. and part of this is he's trying to maintain relevance. he's trying to maintain control over the party. you know, it's clear that the never-trumpers don't control the party but it's not clear that trump will ultimately

he has had some report from congressman adam kinsinger who is a vocal critic of president trump.right, who died in february of covid-19. his death prompted the special election. third at the moment is jenna lynn sanchez, a democrat who has run for this seat before, with just 14% of the vote we've received thus far. a pro-trump republican brian harrison is fourth at the moment. he worked for the department of health and human services and has campaigned partly on his work on operation warp speed. we're not expecting to have the results of this race tonight. there's about two dozen people running. if it doesn't come to an outright majority, the top two candidates move to a runoff in june. this is for a seat that is south-southeast of the dallas/ft. worth metroplex. we'll keep an eye on the results. >>> the cdc's new guidance has some folks confused over how to protect themselves now, especially with more people getting vaccinated. if you've got questions or maybe you haven't seen the new guidelines yet, here's what you need to know. we'll do outdoor activities, then indoor activiti

there aren't that many people beyond adam kinsinger. it's probably lopsided in the other direction and the expect is that the following tuesday will be at the meeting of the house conference to elect elise stefanik. >> jake, does that line up with the reporting you're getting as well on that vote and how it will play out? >> yes, listen, i agree with everything jonathan said. it's fluid when they put stefanik in. there could be momentum to put in wednesday and stefanik would frankly push for that, she has momentum and the longer it draws out the more time it would give somebody else to get in the race although that's unlikely and build a coalition. i have to imagine yes that wednesday cheney is ousted and some period after that, wednesday to tuesday sfe standic will get seated as conference chair, the number three spot in leadership and one more point, stefanik is passed up on races before, been approached to run for leadership on multiple occasions and chosen not to. she kept open the idea of running for governor in new york and this t

. >> congressman adam kinsinger is saying even before trump come man deered the gop.w this week more than 100 former republican leaders announced what they called a common sense coalition. what does that mean? other than disliking donald trump, what does this stand for? to help answer, myles taylor back with me again who also the anonymous author of "a warning" written during his tenure in the white house. and lucy caldwell. former strategist and political campaign manager. myles, you're the returning champ here. you authored this letter so i'll start with you. you and i disagree on a lot of things in the republican party and, look, i think the party has been problematic for a long time. i didn't see anything in this letter about, hey, we don't want to see voter suppression happen. we're denouncing the xenophobia sections of racism in this party. other than disliking trump, what exactly does this new initiative or would this new initiative stand for? >> well, tiffany, i hate to correct you, but the letter actually does reference a push back against xenophobia and spec

and maybe two of those republicans are adam kinsinger and liz cheney.n the democrats, republicans, those 35, she puts two on there and let's them choose two form he republican attorney generals to be on there or two former administration officials, maybe you get someone like a robert gates, maybe you get somebody like -- i don't know, former attorney general, former administration officials who are bipartisan, who are respected and who will follow the facts instead of donald trump. and then you have something that america will stop and watch. we've seen the liz cheney is actually in the eyes of kevin mccarthy and donald trump maddeningly focused on getting to the truth about january 6th. we've heard adam kinzinger do the same. there are 35 other republicans, 33, 34 other republicans that voted this way. so this can still happen. it doesn't need to be a joint deal. the fbi is running its investigation, right? the senate can run its own investigation. four republicans, four democrats. but liz cheney and kinzinger on the republican side, two former republi