if you don't have an anthony gonzalez in the congress, i think it's a sign that the republican party y broken in many ways. the fact that anthony, who i think probably could have won his primary and he said that in his statement, he thought he could have been successful, but even if he was, it wouldn't have been worth it to be a part of the caucus in the direction that it was going, how trumpy it was going to be. that to me is extremely concerning and of course also the fact that like me and like a lot of my colleagues, he has serious security concerns and both of us have young kids that are playing into this. these are conversations that they have in other countries where if you're serving an office, you may have to worry about political violence descending upon you. that shouldn't be something that happens in the united states. >> let's talk about security concerns as it relates to tomorrow's rally, what we're expecting on capitol hill. are you satisfied with the preparations that have been put in place so far? >> we clearly learned a lot of lessons, obviously the fence up, which th

ohio congressman anthony gonzalez one of 10 house republicans who voted to impeach trump announced hec dynamics inside the gop. more than that, gonzalez says he was deluged with threats and fear for the safety of his wife and children. he needed extra security, telling "the new york times," quote, is this really what i want for my family when they travel, to have my wife and kids escorted through the airport? >> joining us now is joe walsh, a former republican congressman and presidential candidate. you know, anthony gonzalez was one of ten house republicans who voted to impeach donald trump in the second impeachment trial and he's no longer seeking reelection come 2022. i think that you as someone -- look, you're a conservative, but you were not on the trump train as so much of your party is, and you can kind of explain maybe what it is like to be in his position as he talks about this is really personally, it's too much. that's clearly in his calculation. >> brianna, this is so disspiriting. i went to bed last night when i heard the gonzalez news and i'm thinking to myself, the hell

pleased to be with you. >> let me start with anthony gonzalez's retirement. walking away from politics, is that good or bad for the republican party? >> you know, anthony is choosing his personal priorities. you read his statement. it stands for itself. i think you have a broader question there, do republicans continue to relitigate 2020 or do we look forward with a positive agenda? if we relitigate 2020 over and over again, it won't change the result in 2020, but we're sure to lose in 2024. on the other hand, if we have a positive agenda which addresses the fact that the biden administration is in disarray, whether it's inflation, the border, afghanistan, then the country will win and we'll win. but if we choose to be bullied, we'll lose. >> you agree with congressman gonzalez who calls donald trump a cancer for the country? >> you know, politicians -- he's really speaking about the republican party. politicians are not victims. politicians make a choice. if we choose to look forward, bringing positive solutions to the american people who have needs, we win.

ohio congressman anthony gonzalez, one of ten republicans who voted to impeach trump the second timennounced he will not run, citing toxic dynamics inside the gop. more than that, he said he was deluged with threats and that he feared for the safety of his wife and children. he needed extra security he told "the new york times," quote, is this really what i want for my family when they travel to have my wife and kids escorted through the airport? joining us now to talk about this, jonathan martin, who is a cnn political analyst and national political correspondent for the new york times who broke this story. you know, tell us a little bit about congressman gonzalez's decision but also what this means more broadly. >> sure. so, he was a fairly conservative house member. he was elected in 2018. didn't really stand out. two things happened, i think, here. he was really apalled that the house gop leadership moved to block president biden's win january 6th for him was a bright line. i think watching the last nine months and seeing the bulk of his party in congress drift back to president

anthony gonzalez, first pitch swinging. out to center field. l the way back to almost the warning track as well. gonzalez around second. to third. with the quickness. right through the stop sign he's going to score. anthony gonzalez flies around the bases on the first pitch. another inside-the-park home run. the republicans put up five in the first in, they lead it 5-3. >> i think it's safe to say if you're watching a major league baseball game you're not going to see two consecutive inside-the-park home runs. >> you are do not anthony gonzalez right off the bat, puts his head down right away. he was going right, he had three. right off the bat he was taking three. >> ohio state sprinter speed. from the college career. >> it is. didn't have a stopwatch on him but that's quick getting around the bases. mike garcia, the ninth batter of the inning. third pitch. ground ball down to third. across to first. got it at first base. nice throw by jon ossoff. getting mike garcia as he hustles down to first to finally end the inning. the republicans put fiv

republican congressman anthony gonzalez of ohio says he now needs extra security for himself and hismes." gonzalez is one of ten republicans who voted to impeach donald trump. gonzalez took on verbal attacks from the former president, but nothing like what's facing him now. gonzalez is sadly not alone. >> reporter: republican congressman anthony gonzalez is the latest trump critic to leave congress rather than face a trump-backed challenger. >> he's a fake republican and a disgrace to your state. >> reporter: the two-term ohio lawmaker was one of ten house republicans who voted with democrats to impeach trump for incitement of the insurrection on january 6th. a decision that put him on trump's list of targets. >> adam kinzinger, dan newhouse, anthony gonzalez. that's another beauty. get rid of them all. >> reporter: still, gonzalez continued to call out the big lie. >> they're continuing to perpetuate falsehoods, especially ones that are dangerous to led to the violence on january 6th is a recipe for disaster for the party but it's also horribly irresponsible. >> reporter: but that p

anthony gonzalez is a rising -- should be a rising star in the republican party. he's everything a republican party would want. he's young. he's conservative. cuban-american. a football hero. brianna, he's an opportunity for all kind of a conservative, but he's leaving. he's leaving. why? because he won't get down on his knees and prostraight himself in front of donald trump. and that's what you have to do to be viable in this republican party. as a lifelong republican that's a shot, that's a punch. >> and if you don't do that, we're seeing what happens. >> you're done. >> john kakko depth do -- didn't do it, he couldn't get something passed. liz cheney wouldn't do it. you can go down the list of these ten people and each and every one of them have suffered in their own way. and now 78% of the republican party, joe, says that joe biden didn't win the election. >> no, and, john, you're right. you're done. if you don't -- if you do not acknowledge that donald trump really did win the election, you're done right now as a republican. if you don't say that january 6 wa

now the first retirement from anthony gonzalez. her the fencing around the capitol or gonzalez retirement or purge of members seen as disloyal to trump, these are all palpable reminder the political reality facing this country. donald trump remains firmly in control of the republican party and that has some, right now, it appears to like it has some dire impact on the democracy as it stands right now. leann caldwell is on capitol for us' ben collins is also with us. and mark sanford, is also joining us and the author of this book. no which path he thinks the party needs to go down. let's get some facts on the road. leann, i know we are getting ready to hear from capitol police and looks like no matter what happens tomorrow, capitol police want to look overprepared and not underprepared. >> absolutely right. it's not only to prevent what happened on january 6th, but also to perhaps deter what happened on january 6th as well. with people staying away from the capitol and not attending this rally, that is good news for capitol police,

anthony gonzalez can be driven out of office at any time. anthony gonzalez, one of ten house republicans who voted to impeach donald trump for inciting the deadly insurrection announced his retirement last night partly out of fears for the safety of his family. from "the new york times" calling former president donald trump a cancer for the country. anthony gonzalez, republican of ohio, said in an interview thursday that he would not run for election in 2022 rather than compete against a trump-backed primary opponent. he said that quality of life issues have been paramount in his decision. he recounted an eye opening moment when he and his family were greeted at the cleveland airport by two uniformed police officers, part of extra security precautions being taken after that impeachment vote. gonzalez and a handful of republicans who acted on their belief that trump is a danger to democracy have been the targets of a campaign to effectively drive them out of the party. it's a campaign that includes intimidation and threats of violence like th

we talked about anthony gonzalez in ohio.ump's goal is to make it a personal nightmare and politically not viable to oppose him in the republican primaries in the district where is the primary is tantamount to election. i would be surprised if more of the three of the ten who voted for impeachment are back in, by the way, i think lisa murkowski is vulnerable in alaska. and the republican party will be largely complete in 2024 by mitt romney and susan collins. >> if history repeats itself, where history says they'll gain, say hello to speaker kevin mccarthy. >> that's true, i think the odds are that republicans will take back the majority at this point. they only need five seats to do so. they could conceivably get that through the redistricting process alone. they control big states like texas and north carolina and georgia. democrats have the opportunity to gerrymander in illinois and new york. even though, the historical value out of the white house picking up a couple dozen seats, that's far more than the five that republi

congressman anthony gonzalez of ohio, republican congressman anthony gonzalez of ohio, has announced s bowing out. he will not run for re-election next year. now, congressman gonzalez was one of the ten republicans in the house who voted to impeach president trump for his role in inciting the january 6th attack sdz on the capitol. congressman gonzalez has served two terms in congress. because he voted for impeachment after the january 6th attack, he of course was getting primaried this year by a trump-endorsed challenger, by a guy who used to work for trump in the white house. in an interview tonight with "the new york times" about his decision not to run again, congressman gonzalez called former president trump, quote, a cancer for the country. he said he would rather step down than run against a candidate handpicked by trump. he also shared that one of the, quote, eye-opening moments that led to this decision tonight was him having to get a personal security detail after the impeachment vote. but, again, that breaking news. republican congressman anthony gonzalez of ohio, one of the

so it's chasing people like anthony gonzalez out of the party. you had a congressman named scott perry from pennsylvania who's out there today saying that the generous protesters are being held like they're at guantanamo and haven't been released. he called them peaceful protesters and you've seen the video. there's a lot of big lying again and again and again, there's only a handful of people at the january 6th riot itself march beforehand. a lot of these republicans are just more scared than they are fierce warriors for trump, right? but they're still enabling him and enabling that army. he put together an army of extremists, first nationalists, neo nazis, white supremacists to try to stop the election on january 6th. and these republicans whether they want to be there with pitchforks or not are still enabling those forces. there's authoritarian anti-democratic forces some of whom a small percentage of them are coming back to town tomorrow. >> you know, it's interesting, trump brings together this whole motley group of deplorables like that gan

anthony gonzalez of ohio walks away. did this wonderful person, whatever your politics, why is he walking away from public service? emily: anthony gonzalez, when he was recruited to run, was a dream candidate. had the ivy league, the nfl. he was one of 10 republicans who voted to impeach former president donald trump and donald trump has not let him forget that. he has endorsed a challenger for him and his primary. the pressure is on. not only -- he broke this to the new york times last night, he said not only is he facing a difficult primary shouts, he is concerned about the future of the republican party. even if he was to win his election, he is worried about what kind of policies he will be a part of. tom: this is important. does the gop offend the gentleman from ohio state? emily: some republicans who have backed congressman gonzales. there is a thing or if you support your own members, but there is a growing sentiment within the republican party that you have to pay attention to the wing of trump supporters and wha

anthony gonzalez, if you look alt at his voting record he was right there with donald trump.ment by casting that vote, it wasn't good enough. he got a primary and threats of mob violence against his family. so now another one of these small group of ten republicans who voted to impeach leaving american politics. >> yeah, and we saw this with elise stefanik taking over the leadership post are from liz cheney. if you look at their voting records, liz cheney voted much more frequently with donald trump and with conservatives than elise stefanik, but on the key issue of protecting during impeachment, she was not there and stefanik was and so she loses her rank for that purpose. there's a few things that are, i guess, troubling, if you look at it here. one is that the incentive structures for people to participate in our national political process are skewed. we reward people who are the most outlandish, the most cultish. who say the most provocative things, we reward them with campaign donations, endorsements and the like whereas someone who takes a tough vote on principle gets b

anthony gonzalez's retirement tells you everything you need to know.on his upward trajectory of his career in public service is saying that the president, the former president, is a cancer that is metastasizing, that he can't survive. that he won't tolerate. it's pretty striking that now almost like a feeding frenzy within the party, people attacking one another, people arguing that one person isn't republican enough, and using some pretty false information to stoke anger against them that could imperil their lives. >> well, and clint watts, it has nothing to do with being republican enough. these are all very conservative -- liz cheney is, i think, one of the most conservative republicans in the -- she certainly was in leadership but i think she's one of the most conservative members. this has nothing to do with being conservative. this has nothing to do with being a republican. this has nothing to do with how you vote on anything. this has to do with your servitude to a corrupt, twice-impeached ex-president who actually doesn't care about anything co

ohio representative anthony gonzalez revealing he will not run for reelection, largely due to the toxic state of the gop. cnn's whitney wild is just outside the capitol fence perimeter this morning. so, whitney, law enforcement, as we know, saying they're prepared for whatever today or tomorrow brings. what is the anticipation of what that may be? >> reporter: well, right now what they are expecting is possibly hundreds of people coming into washington at least on saturday in support of this rally for people who were charged in the insurrection. justice for january 6 rally. they are also preparing for the possibility of counter protesters. in addition to all the people they expect to flood into washington over the weekend, they are also thinking that it's possible that people may seek to cause harm the day before. d.h.s. warning law enforcement there is an uptick in online chatter surrounding violence in furtherance of the big election lie. one of the key points of the intelligence assessment sent out for local law enforcement violence could possibly be influenced by these key influence

and it's worth noting that someone like anthony gonzalez would be quite a rising star.y when they recruited him in to run. he had been a former nfl football player. gotten his mba from stanford. instead, we're seeing more and more that if you are not on board with former president trump, then you are being pushed to the margins of this party. that is also what we're seeing here. it's simply not something that he sees as something that is worth doing in terms of the time that he could be spending with his family and what kind of effect he can have within his own party. >> i mentioned trump's statement one down, nine to go. that's referring to the nine other house republicans who voted with gonzalez to impeach trump after the capitol riot. what kind of challenges are they facing? >> well, of course, the biggest one that almost everyone will point to is congresswoman liz cheney who was booted from her position in house leadership and is serving on the select committee looking into january 6th. we've seen former president trump backing her challenger and her upcoming race i

congressman anthony gonzalez is a very conservative republican.his is not a moderate, this is not a liberal republican. he's a very conservative republican. and he's basically, and not the first and he won't be the last, chased out of the republican party. chased out of office. he says trump's a cancer for the country. do you think that his retirement, though, in a way, is actually giving trump more power? >> well, let's see what happens. i think he's a very promising 37-year-old republican. republicans were thrilled when he ran four years ago originally. i think he would have won the primary actually against miller. i saw some private polling about three weeks ago. and he was okay, and i think he would have had a lot of support. he is a conservative. he's not a renegade. but it tells you a lot. it wasn't just that he wanted to spend more time with his family. he was worried about the security of his family. and he's a tough guy. he's not, you know, easily spooked. but he is genuinely concerned i think when you start getting death threats at your

last night anthony gonzalez the two-term republican congressman from ohio announced he's retiring in 2022. he told "the new york times" politically the environment is so toxic and called donald trump a cancer for the country, adding i don't believe he could ever be president again. most of my political energy will be spent working on that exact goal. gonzalez was one of the ten republicans who defied the cult and voted to impeach trump, an act of conscience that earned him death threats from the most rabid members of the party base. his retirement is now yet another example of how the big lie is destroying the republican party from within. just three years ago in 2018 gonzalez was a prized recruit for the gop, the son of a cuban american imdwrnt, a former star athlete and first-round nfl draft pick. he went onto business school and then became the first ever latino to represent the state of ohio in congress. in other words, his future was supposed to be bright. but now he's a pariah in a party that welcomes only extremists to its ranks. according to a recent prri poll a whopping 71%

republican congressman anthony gonzalez says he won't run again, after voting to impeach then-president over the january assault. the two-term lawmaker was one of ten house republicans who backed impeachment. he cited family needs today, and he called mr. trump "a cancer for the country." the ex-president shot back in a statement, saying "o down, nine to go." the top u.s. military officer, general mark milley, has offered his first public defense today of his actions in the final months of donald trump's presidency. milley has faced a firestorm over news that he called his chinese counterpart, twice, to assure him that the u.s. would not attack. hepoke today to reporters traveling with him to europe. >> these are routine calls in order to discuss issues of the day, to reassure both allies and adversaries, in this case, in order to ensure strategic stability. and these are perfectly within the duties and responsibilities of the chairman. >> nawaz: milley said he'll have much more to say at a u.s. senate hearing later this month. a newly released u.n. report finds greenhouse gas emissions

now, so much so that there are now members of congress, including one i spoke to this week, anthony gonzalezm ohio, who just don't think it's worth it to stay in politics anymore because you're dealing with, at a bare minimum, hassles at bestw when you're thinking about your spouse, your kids -- are they safe? are they secure? what is going to happen if i fly in the airport? is only in congress two terms. not quite 37 years old, calling it quits in part because of the security threats. i think that tells you a lot about politics today. yamiche: and kelsey, commerce men gonzalez, there was reporting he would -- congressman gonzales, there was reporting he was using his security. he is saying he is supporting the people who are being charged in this deadly capital siege while also saying the rally is a conspiracy theory. talk to us about what all of this means in the context of the power that president trump still has. kelsey: certainly, i think one of the things i'm watching his republicans don't want to engage in the question. they don't want to talk about what president trump is saying or t

anthony gonzalez decided he will retiebreakers rather than running against a trump-backed candidate. he said it was because calling trump a cancer for the country. the former president elated to hear the news, saying, one down, nine to go. some are you not unhappy with trump's policy, marsh reluctantly changed his status to democratic. >> national chair of the serve america movement, and contributor. and former obama white house office of community affairs. david. starting with you on this one. you hear the stories. what does it tell you about the republican party first, could we expect an exit out of gonzalez, of the nine other house members who voted to empeach donald trump? >> certainly, an exit or defeat. i don't think there is any real surprise in the gonzalez move. it is an affirmation about today's republican party, it is a data point. this is not a party that donald trump is gone, raced back to mitt romney, and jeb bush. it is doubling down with abbott. and desantis. there is no room for gonzalez and others, the real shame is that party continues to turn this corner father to

. >> dom, i enjoyed that ketchup talk the ohio congress member anthony gonzalez voted to impeach president the january 6th riot he decided not to run in 2022. gonzalez has two young children. he said family considerations and the quote toxic dynamics in the republican party were the factors in his decision. >>> heavy downpours drenched the d.c. area. all that water caused flash flooding during the evening commute. some roads, including i-95, were under two feet of water prompting rescue for people trapped in vehicles. others in this intersection in virginia went for a swim in the street ed into waflood waters were so high, dams were overrun. >>> the government is sending $568 million in reimbursement checks to 31,000 investors of bernie madoff. it is part of the victim fund set up in 2013 that fund has over $4 billion. madoff died five months ago behind bars. that is the headlines for this morning, dom back to you. >> thank you have a nice weekend. >>> a big fda meeting today on covid boosters we talk to an expert over what is at stake and if boosters are actually needed. >>> if you haven'

so when anthony gonzalez close to impeach trump, he's now basically seen as one of the first politicalhat vote. he's decided to not run to re-election. he pointed to the toxic environment. but it also sends a signal on capitol hill from my conversations that trumpism is prevailing, and those who decide to cross the former president are the ones who are out of the party. so it's really sort of an interesting dynamic, because now the question that we're starting to hear is someone going to follow him, who's next? and will there be an even curve squeeze of these republicans who chose not to support trump and chose to impeach him over january 6th? >> it appears the former president is going to weigh in all sorts of local and state and even national races in ways that former presidents just have not. let's talk about democrats. based on a deal between speaker pelosi and moderate democrats, the house is going to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the senate on september 27th. there still is no date set for that $3.5 trillion spending plan that some progressives have tried t

you know, you have members of congress, anthony gonzalez, who said he was leaving because of the toxic, and so many other members. it was tough to protect herself. >> it's strange to think there was ever a time -- there's always been people unhappy. you can go back to 200 years in history, but the why the of overt actions seems to be part and parcel for the current gop. >> from a polling perspective, who out there a watching this, and says, you know what? is there work --. i think that's what we have seen. you listen to the comments, congresswoman edwards, what robert costa and bob woodward with describing was general milley in a hostage situation, where the very nature of the american public ways facing a potential -- and the actions that i think general milley were taking were trying to deal with a terrorist takeover. frankly, until we start speaking in the language of what is front of us. however dangerous it may be, i don't think we're doing justice to the point. i think that means calling donald trump what he is. he's a terrorist. donald trump is a terrorist. this radicalized frin

. >> last week, anthony gonzalez got out of his race because he is being challenged by max miller, a is how he starts to a mass power again, in these small increments. >> 78% in our recent poll said they don't think joe biden won the election. >> if they say bullies only respond to strength. full stop. >> stick around. don't go anywhere. we have much more for you. former president trump trying to oust mitch mcconnell. how are senate republicans acting this morning? >>> a big night at the emmys for one of our favorite shows here on our show, and that is "ted lasso". we will break down all the winners and losers coming up. it's another day. and anything could happen. it could be the day you welcome 1,200 guests and all their devices. or it could be the day there's a cyberthreat. get ready for it all with an advanced network and managed services from comcast business. and get cybersecurity solutions that let you see everything on your network. plus an expert team looking ahead 24/7 to help prevent threats. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. comcast

anthony gonzalez who also backed trump's second impeachment, announced he's going to retire early due to, quote, toxic dynamics inside our own party. all while the former president repeats falsehoods about last year's election. >> they had headlines that biden wins in arizona when they know it's not true. he lost in arizona based on the forensic audit. >> reporter: but that gop led audit in arizona only reaffirmed president biden's victory, even adding more votes to the democratic total. and now republicans in other states are exploring their own election reviews including in michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, and even texas where mr. trump won by 5 percentage points. willie? >> monica, it's not like you to neglect the biggest news coming out of the white house this weekend. that is that you and your husband, dan, are expecting a baby boy. congratulations to you guys. >> reporter: thank you so much. >> monica alba at the white house. thanks so much. chuck todd is nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press". chuck, good to see you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about wh

busy trying to get revenge against the republicans who voted to impeach him like congressman anthony gonzalezrunning for re-election but did describe trump as a cancer. trump is attacking general milley. trump called milley a nut job. but at least he's not offering trump, that is, is not offering his own home remedies for covid anymore. >> the disinfectant knocks it out in a minute, one minute. and is there a way we can do something like that like injection inside or almost a cleaning because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. you would have to use medical doctors, but it sounds interesting to me. >> here's something interesting. here's the truth. trump lost. the vaccine works. you've heard me talk about how we live in two realities. talked about it time and again. but check out these two scenes on the national mall on this day. in front of the capitol dump trucks lined up in addition to the fencing to protect the capitol from yet another riot. thankfully it didn't happen. by the washington monument more than 670,000 white flags -- you're going to see t

anthony gonzalez putting out a statement blaming the toxic dynamics inside the republican party and telling "the new york times", the former president is and i quote here a cancer for the country saying quote, i don't believe he can ever be president again. most of my political energy will be spent working on that exact goal. and just like clock work, he demonstrates exactly how toxic our politics are right now blasting the congressman of course and lobbying a threat about well there being nine to go tweeting he is at war with the constitution. adam kinzinger calling him a weak man who prays on fear and then there is the literal toc sis -- toxicity to anti mask rhetoric. two women were arrested after assaulting a host you got to watch this because the whole thing was caught on camera. >> oh my god! [ bleep ]. look, they are believed to be tourists. take that back from where you came from. new york city. the 24-year-old hostess asked them for proof of vaccination. which is required for indoor dining in new york city. she was literally doing her job trying to keep patrons safe. according to t

anthony gonzalez said, i'm out. i can't do this.o want a different path but don't see it for themselves. >> that's a great point to see if others step up to not only help liz cheney, but do they make an effort to help some of the others. if you want to take on trump, that would be a bolder way to do it. >>> up next, new court documents show the trump campaign knew soon after election day that its claims about the fraudulent voting system was bogus. but they kept pinning them, anyway. (man 1) oh, this looks like we're in a screen saver. (man 2) yeah, but we need to go higher. (man 1) higher. (man 2) definitely higher. (man 1) we're like yodeling high. [yodeling] yo-de-le-he... (man 2) hey, no. uh-uh, don't do that. (man 1) we should go even higher! (man 2) yeah, let's do it. (both) woah! (man 2) i'm good. (man 1) me, too. (man 2) mm-hm. (vo) adventure has a new look. (man 1) let's go lower. (man 2) lower, that sounds good. (vo) discover more in the all-new subaru outback wilderness. love. it's what makes subaru, subaru. it's an impor

i don't think that's what drove anthony gonzalez. i think he thought he would win. of the vote in 2020 in that district. he ran ahead of trump, actually, by a couple points. and this young, rich guy, former trump aide and son of very wealthy parents and grandparents is not a very impressive opponent. i think he could have slugged it out and gotten himself renominated. what was most impressive about anthony was he did not want to be part of the house republican conference next year. he did not want to be part of a conference that was run by kevin mccarthy, he didn't want donald trump to tell him what to do, he didn't to be one that was number three of -- the number three person in the conference by endorsing and embracing conspiracy theories, he did not want to be telling people not to get vaccinated, calling into doubt the scientists, the federal government and so forth. so he is a conservative republican. he's not one of the moderates. he's quite conservative. if he were more moderate, it might have been easier for him to make this decision to just leave. the quest

you can hear on the news like we heard today the republican congressman from ohio, anthony gonzalez, voted for impeachment and trump has come after him and it's very clear there is no room for anybody that doesn't believe in the big lie and believe in donald trump. >> james carville, pennsylvania's republican state lawmakers approved subpoenas this week for data that includes personal information on voters for an investigation into the 2020 election. and pause to think about this. some of these republicans, of course, were victorious down ballot on the same ballot they alleged was crooked and robbed donald trump of the presidency. democratic governor is saying they're trying to undermine democracy, but james, where are the democrats on this? >> they don't have a majority in the legislature, they don't have a majority in the senate and the house and there's nonsense going on in arizona. these legislators are doing exactly what the republicans in pennsylvania want them to do. that's why they're doing it. that's why george will said what he said, they're petrified. if you don't tow the

just look at what happened to ohio congressman anthony gonzalez. he was another g.o.p.nd as of last week, he announced he went be seeking re-election. why? because his trump endorsed opponent is crushing him in the polls. so liz cheney can call in all her rino friends but they won't help. not even george w. bush who is headlining her next big fundraiser. president trump has endorsed cheney's g.o.p. opponent harriet haggerman so it's game over. chairman of the american conservative union matt slap spelled it out well for us. he wrote so far in 2021 president trump's endorsement record in republican elections 10-0. six of those were in victories to lead the state and national republican party. in 202120 of the 122 candidates president trump endorsed in congressional primary elections they won and the two who didn't lost to candidates who successfully ran campaigns by arguing they were, quote more trump than their opponents. 120 of 122. and yet, liz cheney thinks she is going to be the exception? >> yeah. i mean, pete, everyone has their opinions in politics but in the end

this is why anthony gonzalez is walking away. he is 36iers old. a republican from ohio. he has been a reliable republican. he voted to impeach the president because of his actions on january 6th. now he's retiring at age 36. he said it was because he wants to spend more time with his family. you know, i don't think most people in their mid 30s retire to spend more time with their families if there aren't underlying issues. among those underlying issues was the threats he received. his two young children every time they go to the airport have to be escorted by security. i think there are serious concerns. obviously we have concern for the safety of the members and also there are political ramifications. if you have people like gonzalez walking off the field they are being replaced by guys like max mill who are has a rap sheet for allegedly beating up his girlfriend and other marjorie taylor green style reps. i think there is very they gotive political ramifications in addition to the security am fixes. >> yamiche, you wisely gave us this broader frame of why joe biden ran

to further the point that trumpism is still very much alive and well, ohio congressman anthony gonzalez, one of the few republicans who voted to impeach trump, announced he wouldn't be running for re-election, citing the toxic atmosphere in his party. >> the truth is the environment is very toxic. and especially, you know, the dynamic inside our own party, which have sort of stopped making sense to me in a lot of ways. we just seem to have lost the ability to dialogue and to reason, and to do it in a way that's respectful and thoughtful, inside of politics. >> on monday, the democrats plan to pay for the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill that came into focus. the house ways and means committee announced tax hikes that would amount to nearly $2.1 trillion in increased revenues. but left unscathed, the vast fortunes of the megarich, like mark zuckerberg and elon musk. perhaps that's why congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez struck such a chord with the fashion statement heard round the world at one of the most opulent events of the year. and to aoc's credit, just a few days later, presid

. >>> anthony gonzalez, one of the ten house republicans who voted to impeach donald trump for his role in inspiring the insurrection said that he will not run for re-election next year. he cites in his words the toxic dynamics in the republican party as a big factor in his decision. cnn's lauren fox is live on capitol hill with much more on this. lauren, what else is congressman gonzalez saying. >> reporter: well, look, kate, if you a remember who voted to impeach the former president, you have two options. you could fight against the former president and his statements and in his campaign against you, or you could retire. and what you have here is a congressman who said he is returning back home in part because of the threats that he feels like he's facing, because of his vote after the january 6 insurrection to itmpeach the former president and because he feels like fighting to return to a party to believe in things he doesn't believe in isn't worth it any more. he said in a statement my desire to build a fuller family life is at the heart of my decision, it is also twu true that the

in related news, ohio republican congressmember anthony gonzalez announced thursday he won't run fore-election in 2022. gonzalez was one of just 10 house republicans who voted to impeach trump for inciting the january 6 insurrection. after that vote, gonzalez says he and his family faced threats and had to travel with a security detail. in a statement, gonzalez said he was leaving congress in part because of the "toxic dynamics inside our own party." in sports news, the u.s. soccer federation has announced it's offering the same contract proposals to both the men and women's teams. this follows years of organizing from u.s. soccer players who denounced the drastic difference in wages compared to their male counterparts. several women players sued the u.s. soccer federation over gender discrimination. the u.s. women's soccer team has won a record four world cups, while the male team has won none. west africa's main regional bloc ha enaed sanctions against military coup leaders in guinea, demanding the immediate release of mr. president alpha condÉ and for elections to be held in six m

anthony gonzalez, one of them, announced he's not running for re-election.porting this morning that everyone else is going ahead full steam, wants to continue to be in congress, wants to continue to serve. and stand up for the things that they have been. how important do you think that is? >> i think that's very important. because each individual member has to make the decision whether or not to run and put the vote up by the people, the constituents that represent them. and that's fundamentally where the question lies. it lies with the people expressing who they want to have represented in congress, and my colleagues, who are continuing to run, believe in what they are doing, and what they have done, and they'll put the record up to the people. this is not done by insiders of washington, d.c. this is done by the people at the end of the day. >> congressman tom reed, appreciate you being with us this morning. thank you very much. >> thanks, john. >>> breaking news, the move from the top doctor of the cdc deciding who can now get covid booster shots. >>> plus

drowning the career, for now, of one once promising conservative congressman representative anthony gonzalezer president donald trump in every day but one. gonzalez stood against the trump attempt to undermine the election, refusing to go along, and voting to impeach him for inciting the january 6 riots. for that, gonzalez was targeted by trump for defeat and by trump supporters with threats of violence. calling trump a cancer on the country, the cuban-american former ohio state football star cited the demands of his family decided it wasn't worth it. one down, nine to go, noting the ten house republicans that voted to impeach him. but it's not just those ten house republican that they are looking to get rid of, they want to destroy anyone who stood in their way. trump loyalists congressman jody heist, who is all in on trump, is now seeking to defeat georgia's secretary of state in his republican primary, because he refused to take this order from then president trump. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. >> not content with having asked him to find votes, to

another rising star to the republican presidency congressman anthony gonzalez who will not run for re-electionould have survived a trump primary challenge. he was among those that voted to impeachment president. if the president don't swear fealty to trump -- the latter won't go down well in suburban swing districks. again, my point you is say the fever has lasted longer than you anticipated. how do you break it when when number one the leader in the senate is being targeted by the former president and, number two, the young presidents who should be the future of the party are just deciding it's not worth it. it's too toxic? >> well, i think he's right. i think he's a profile in courage in that he stepped down. i think he would have won that race as well, but you get to that point where this is just too crazy. i'm sick of it. i've got other things that i can do with my life, an so i very much relate to what he's getting at, but i think, again, it illustrates the point at which, you know, the four of us who spoke out originally against are all gone, extinction. i don't think that's the case any

a big announcement overnight from anthony gonzalez. one of ten house republicans to vote for trump's impeachment said he's not running for re-election. >> in an interview with "the new york times" he cited the state of the party as a significant reason saying, quote, politically the environment is to toxic, especially in our own party right now. you can fight your butt off and win this thing, but are you really going to be happy and the answer is probably not. let's turn to capitol hill reporter melanie zanona. what does is it mean for republicans. he is not the only one. cheney has been abandoned and pushed out of leadership and kinzinger, and all of ten flipped or they are leaving or being attacked. >> kevin mccarthy is going to have to answer serious questions about whether there is room there the republican party for dissent or if absolute loyalty to trump is a requirement. this retirement announcement is stunning even if it is not surprising. he was a top recruit for the gop. he's only been in congress for nine months. house repub

president trump on twitter, this after the former president attacked ohio republican lawmaker anthony gonzalez president trump's impeachment, and he said he will not run again for re-election in part because of the threats that his family has been facing. so, kinzinger, congressman kinzinger, responded with this tweet. trump is a weak man who preys on fear. i couldn't imagine being his age and obsessing about myself so much, knowing my legacy was destroyed. >> but who didn't expect that trump would have something to say after congressman gonzalez said he wouldn't run? >> i think that adam kinzinger just speaks his mind. it's not that it's unexpected. i think he just says what's on his mind when it comes to donald trump. >>> meanwhile, this story. border agents in the city of del rio, texas, are overwhelmed because the number of migrants arriving there is surging. >>> and the fbi is now joining the investigation into the disappearance of gabby peteti. plus, we're hearing from her fiance's family for the first time. [swords clashing] - had enough? - no... arthritis. here. new aspercreme arthriti

. >>> congressman anthony gonzalez of ohio one ten house republicans who voted to impeach former presidentn for re-election in 2022. gonzalez cites toxic dynamics inside his own party as a significant factor in his decision. >>> john durham charging a cybersecurity lawyer with lying to the fbi, hiding the fact that he worked for hillary clinton's campaign when he submitted a tip about a possible link with between the trump organization and a russian bank. his attorneys are vowing to fight the charge. >>> hosting jeopardy the remainder of the year, mike richards had been named permanent host but ultimately he left both jobs in a cloud of controversy. b >>> and advisors will be huddling with the fda to discuss covid-19 boosters an whether americans need that extra dose of vaccines. >> this is a pivotal moment. three reports out this week assume the idea that people need a booster of the pfizer shot over time, but not all vaccine experts agree. dr. sanjay gupta explains. >> christine and laura, this is an important meeting. it is an advisory committee meeting so there wouldn't be absolute def

republican congressman anthony gonzalez, one of the ten republicans who voted to impeach donald trump over the insurrection just announced that he's not seeking re-election because of the environment the gop has created for him in ohio, not just politically, but also needing extra security to protect his family from physical harm. the gop might not win with this strategy in the short-term, but we might not recover from the long-term damage. who wants to be in a political party where you receive death threats from your own voters when you go against the extremists who are spewing hate and deadly lies. a new cnn poll finds 21% of republicans believe that president biden legitimately won enough votes to be president. no matter what they believe, he won the election. he won by 7 million votes, is and it's clear republicans, they're not going to protect our democracy. they think they have a better chance of winning if they do the exact opposite. so here's the question we're going to start with tonight. democrats have the tools to save our democracy, and they're in the majority. they're als

republican anthony gonzalez voted to impeach donald trump. he was one of a tiny group.namics. you run the republican accountability party how do you say to the republican party when the few willing to stand up against rump at the end are now ditching the party too? well, we'll continue to support those hanging in there. but i respect representative gonzalez's decision. i also respect the fact that he is coming forward and speaking truthfully about what is happening here in the republican party, because there is a whole population out there that really needs to hear it from people like him. i think it's a sad day for honestly for american politics and our democracy to have him step down, because we need these more moderate, less extreme republicans to be in office. you know, it's better for america to have two functioning parties instead of what we have right now, which is basically a functioning democratic party and a republican party whose platform is basically pro death and lying. that's really the republican platform right now. and i think representative gonzalez is