in texas, the gop continues to use a slogan we are the storm. the same slogan used by followers of the qanon conspiracy, the texas republicans deny that connection. in hawaii, a top gop official resigned from his post after he tweeted sympathy for qanon followers from the state party account and later called it an error in judgment. >> it will be the trump republican party. >> reporter: in arizona, it open warfare among republicans. these women believe the baseless claims pedaled by trump. trump won i think by a landslide. i will be with him wherever he goes. however he goes.

for gop republicans? i'm shannon bream in washington. we begin with kevin corke. happy new year. >> happy new year. the stage is set. duelling peach rallies including rally by the end himself and a pair of pivotal senate races that could chart the course for our nation for years to come. >> tomorrow each of you is going to vote in one of the most important run-off elections in the history of our country. it's not run-off. it's elections. it's a biggie. our country is depending on you. >> an 11th hour pitch from a man that is not ready to leave the political stage. while he's eager to lead the charge for the gop in georgia, it's where his strongest opposition has surfaced. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have. because we won the state. so tell me, brett, what are we going to do? we won the election. it's not fair to take it away like, this. >> opposition in the form of georgia's secretary of state, brat raffensperger that a his conversation reported and leaked to the washingto

to the outline way forward for republicans in the gop? welcome to fox news at night, we begin with kevin cork. >> the stage is set, doing peach state rallies including the ruckus affair by the president himself all just ahead of a pair of pivotal senate races that can chart the course for the nation for years to come. >> tomorrow each of you is going to vote in one of the most important runoff elections in the history of the country, it is not runoff, it is elections because it is a bigy. >> reporter: eleventh hour pitch from a man who is not ready to leave the political stage but while donald trump is eager to lead the charge for the gop in georgia it's also his strongest opposition has surfaced. >> i just want to find 11,780 quote quote which is one more than we have because we won the state. what are we going to do. we won the election and it is not fair to take away from us like this. >> opposition to the secretary of state who had his recent phone call with the president record and leaked to the washington post. >> we had to respond

texas gop gave itself a new slogan, we are the storm, a dog whistle to qanon supporters.ot the case. few hours after the capitol hill insurrection, 8 of 9 republicans in pennsylvania's state congressional delegation voted to throw out biden's electoral votes. now in arizona, republican state representative introduced a bill to give legislators the ability to revoke secretary of state certification of voting results anytime before inauguration. this after the republican party censured cindy mccain, doug fluke, and doug ducey. with the gop showing no signs of changing and in many states hemorrhaging voters in a result, we'll get to that in a bit, how do democrats seize the moment. i will ask the new chair of the arizona democratic party after this quick break. e arizona democratic party after thisui qck break introducing fidelity income planning. we look at what you've saved, what you'll need, and help you build a flexible plan for cash flow that lasts, even when you're not working, so you can go from saving... to living. ♪ let's go ♪ (burke) at farmers, we know a thing or

>>for the gop too come together. i get back to its roots back to what it means to get the party of lincoln. champion. not just civil rights but free enterprise. building a platform. and opportunities for people to advance. now the economic social economic spectrum and getting it getting back what it means to to be a core republican. faith in the individual more than the power of the federal ensuring people was too little too late to use that rhetoric. he said it's never too late to do what is right in the newsroom. noelle bellow kron 4 coming up tonight, a woman is about to make super bowl history this year but explain how after the break. >>and country music icon dolly parton's celebrating her 75th birthday tonight, we'll look at the march she's made in the history of country music. >>cisco a live look out over san francisco tonight you can see downtown where city hall as well as the sales force tower lit up to honor the 400,000 people who have died from covid. >>tennessee sweethearts and country music legend dolly

they are not helping the gop, they are like parasites sucking the lifeblood out of the gop.going to have to unapologetically embrace donald trump and his agenda. after all he won more votes than any republican in history and anytime the gop tries to distance himself from donald trump they are distancing themselves from their own voters. we've seen even in the last 10 days with all of these executive orders from joe biden how quickly the moral and spiritual fabric of our country can unravel. that is why this imperative the gop get its act together and do so quickly. >> i want to give you a chance to respond to something the washington post opinion pieces for evangelical still clinging to trumpism, biden offers an offramp, will they take erectile rights they have a lot to repent for when it comes to donald trump, they made it deal with the devil and didn't get nearly enough to show for it, now they need to find a way back from the wilderness, a move that would require evangelical leaders to stop thinking of themselves as the arm of one political party. you have been supportive

plus who is the gop? what is the republican these days? and later, how kamala harris has redefined what american leadership looks like. welcome to "american voices." hello. we begin tonight with breaking news out of texas where the justice department announced charges a short time ago against a man they say took part in the january 6th attack on capitol. the feds tonight saying he posted online death threats that targeted alexandria ocasio-cortez as well as a police officers. he faces five charges in all and will face a judge on monday. new demands from senate majority leader chuck schumer for the d.o.j.'s inspector to investigate if the former president attempted to subvert the will of the american people. the story first reported by "the new york times" and since confirmed by nbc news reveals trump felt his final day contacting a plan to oust rosen and replace him with someone to pressure stay lawmakers to overturn its election results in his favor. so far biden has rejoined the world health organization and the paris climate accord, hal

in texas the gop continues to use the slogan "we are the storm," the same slogan used by followers of the qanon conspiracy. texas republicans deny that connection. in hawaii, a top gop official resigned from his post after he tweeted sympathy for qanon followers from the state party account. he later called it an error in judgment. >> it will be the trump republican party. >> reporter: in arizona, it's open warfare among republicans. these women believe the baseless claims peddled by trump. >> this election was stolen. trump won i think by a landslide. i will be with him wherever he goes, how ever he goes. >> reporter: the state party shows no sign of moving away

plus who is the gop? what is a republican these days? the identity crisis donald trump has left in his wake and later how kamala harris has redefined what american leadership looks like. welcome to "american voices." >>> hello, i'm alicia menendez. court documents claim a texas man allegedly created assassinate aoc. new demands from chuck schumer for the d.o.j.'s inspector to investigate if the former president attempted to subvert the will of the american people. the story first reported by "the new york times" and since confirmed by nbc news reveals trump spent his final days con concocting a plan to pressure georgia state lawmakers to overturn its election results in trump's favor. all of that as president biden spends his first week as president performing what we will call the great undoing, reversing many trump era policies. so far biden has rejoined the world health organization and the paris climate accord, halted construction of trump's border wall, stopped trump's muslim man and issued an eo reaffirming daca. first comes the un

in texas, the gop continues to use the slogan "we are the storm," the same slogan used by followers of the qanon conspiracy. the texas republicans deny that connection. in hawaii, a top gop official resigned from his post after he tweeted sympathy for qanon followers from the state party account. he later called it an error in judgment. >> it will be the trump republican party. >> reporter: in arizona, it's open warfare among republicans. these women believe the baseless claims peddled by trump. >> this election was stolen. trump won, i think, by a landslide. i will be with him wherever he goes, however he goes. >> reporter: the state party shows no sign of moving away from trump. members reelected a fervent

at the end of the day, the gop has to decide, what is the face of the gop? is it lauren boebert, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, senator cruz, or liz cheney? those are the popular names, but they're trying to figure out the value of donald trump, and where he goes next. he's lost the white house, he's lost the senate and the house for them. he's taken a role in this insurrection. he's been impeached two times. yet they can't quite figure out how to quit him. because they're afraid of his base. and they need his base. and so they're waffling between what exactly do you do? i think marco rubio is a good example of that. we need unity, people died, but let's move on. it's literally nonsensical. but i think the bigger issue goes to, what is the gop going to be in the future? who is the face of the gop? i think that is an indication of a divide, a division, the chaos inside the gop. >> yeah, and you mentioned it, the former president is off twitter, but he's on the minds of these republicans. i want to read from an account here by the associated press that says re

in texas, the gop continues to use the slogan, "we are the storm," the same slogan used by followers of the qanon conspiracy. the texas republicans deny that connection. in hawaii, a top gop official resigned from his post after he tweeted sympathy for qanon followers from the state party account. he later called it an error in judgment. >> it will be the trump republican party. >> reporter: in arizona, it's open warfare among republicans. these women believe the baseless claims peddled by trump. >> this election was stolen. trump won, i think, by a landslide. it will be with him, wherever he goes. however he goes. >> reporter: the state party

>>for the gop too come together. i get back to its roots back to what it means to get the party of lincoln. champion. not just civil rights but free enterprise. building a platform. and opportunities for people to advance. now the economic social economic spectrum and getting it and getting back what it means to to be a core republican. faith in the individual more than the power of the federal government on ensuring people have access to opportunities. >>madison said he was encouraged by the president's farewell message of non partisan ship when asked if it was too little too late to use that rhetoric. he said it's never too late to do what is right in the newsroom. noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>tonight a u.s. soldier has been arrested in a plot to blow up the 9 11 memorial in new york city authorities say the 20 year-old cole james bridges spoke online about plot to blow up the memorial and other landmarks and attack us soldiers in the middle east. a spokesperson for manhattan federal prosecutors says that the 20 ye

how far does the gop go? how long do they stay on this path before as jeff flake puts it, normal, regular, rational people move away from the republican party? >> i don't have the answer to that, but i can tell you that the longer they hold on to donald trump, the longer they are in fear of donald trump. the longer they are complicit with donald trump. the longer they're going to let donald trump get away with abuses of power and crime that he committed while president, the longer this will last. there are regular people who watch state media who listen to their congresspeople, who trust their congresspeople, who absolutely believe these things. and so it becomes very difficult to argue with somebody that there is not a deep state being run by a bunch of celebrities and people who are molesting children. it sounds so insane, that it's almost difficult to argue against it. but, look, don, it's going to go on. this level of fringe is going to go on as long as republicans continue giving donald trump a pass and

they are sucking the lifeblood out of the gop.and his agenda. he won more votes than any republican in history. any time the gop tries to distance themselves from president trump they are distancing themselves from their own voters. we have seen even in the last 10 days with all of these executive orders from joe biden how quickly the moral and spiritual fabrics of our country can unwavle. -- unravel. >> shannon: something in the "washington post." it says biden offer an off-ramp. will they take it? they made a deal with the devil. they need to find a way back from the immoral wilderness. you supported the president, you are not specifically identifying with the republican party. how do you respond to what he is saying there? >> president trump has a 95% approval rating from republicans. i think these people will lead us into obscurity when it comes to seeing our agendas enacted. it's not a secret where we supported president trump. we are quickly moving from the most pro-life president in history to the most pro-death president i

if the gop holds the senate the investing style is growth. rates are range bound and sector winners are big tech, managed care yes, the oil sector makes more sense. you say on the flip side, if democrats take control and you were just alluding to this, then value wins the yield curve steepens and regional banks, you know, those could do better. yes, green energy, electric vehicles a little less surprising but explain what the difference is. >> it's really the toggle between physical policy and the fed, right, so if -- as your prior guest alluded to, if the gop holds the senate, they will be very stingy in terms of physical stimulus. they will only do if they really need it and the economy slows so who is going to make up for that will be the fed, so the fed we think if the gop holds both seats or one seat will likely upsize the asset purchase program sometime in the first quarter. that favors the bubble type high valuation growth stocks led by the nasdaq is 100. health care will be a relief rally because there won't be any big changes with he

it depends on gop having a weak candidate or the democrats having a very strong candidate.2022? >> not me. >>> roundtable is up next. we're back in 60 seconds. >>> what do you say to your members about protecting themselves? >> we'll probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the house of representatives. a threat that members are concerned about in addition to what is happening outside. >> speaker nancy pelosi' startling remarks of threat of violence facing lawmakers in the wake of the january 6th riot at the capitol. one of many things to discuss with our new abc team covering the white house and congress. chief white house correspondent cecilia vega. senior white house correspondent mary bruce. congressional correspondent rachel scott and weekend white house correspondent maryalice parks. it's great to see you all of you this morning. cecilia, i want to start with you, unity was the focus of joe biden's campaign. the reason he said voters should turn to him, he predicted a gop epiphany after the election, but the lack of even gain

even to the gop. last night the president tweeted that georgia's senate elections are in his words illegal and invalid. joining us now is greg bluestein, a political reporter for the "atlanta journal-constitution." greg, welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> so what's the best read on the impact that the president's tweet is having? particularly on the gop effort to motivate voters to keep senators loeffler and perdue in office. >> yeah, for republicans down here it's like watching a tennis match. in the morning he tweets something exactly what they want to hear, which is focus on the senate runoffs. and then in the afternoon he's tweeting more attacks on governor brian kemp and it's very, very disconcerting for them. >> data from the early vote shows the turnout was very strong, particularly in districts that usually vote democratic. it's lagging in districts that typically vote more conservatively. what is your read on the votes that have already been cast and whether that trend might continue th

what happened to the gop? i'll speak exclusively to arizona republican governor doug ducey, ahead. >>> hello. i'm dana bash in washington where the state of our union is facing a reckoning. we begin with some breaking news this morning. cnn has learned former president trump's defense lawyers all left with just over one week until the start of his impeachment trial because the former president wanted them to make the fraudulent argument that the election was stolen from him according to a source familiar with what happened. and with the trial approaching, the biden administration is trying to urgently pass its top priority, a nearly $2 trillion plan to help millions of jobless and hungry americans who just suffered through the worst economic year this nation has seen since the end of world war ii. the plan includes $1400 stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment, assistance for small business, money for child care, and aid for states and schools, increased support for vaccines, and a $15 minimum wage increase.

the arizona gop, arizona was lost to the democrats for the first time in decades.we lose arizona, how did we lose a senate seat and presidency, instead they are krens you'ring the governor and cindy mkaughan and jeff flake which is not even a senator. what they are doing is purging anyone outside of their cult and that's what the republican party is slight now, a cult. >> watching the gop which frequently rails against cancel culture, isn't that exactly what they are doing to their own right now? >> exactly, and who is the big cheerleader for the whole oh, my god cancel culture t.matt gaetz, republican congressman from florida. what did he do last week, did he try to think about how to solve the covid crisis in his state or hold the people who attacked his work promenade des anglais accountable, no? went to wyoming, randomly, to protest against liz cheney his rope can colleague in the leadership to basically go up and challenge her in her state in his backyard and cancel her. cancel culture, they want to shut up anybody anti-trump and we hear about snow flakes, and

does the gop see a path forward without trump? >> well, as you can see today from that picture, i agree with john, it tells you everything you need to know. no, they don't. those are forced smiles there. and what kevin mccarthy is doing is enabling donald trump and saying, you can still be our king maker, we want you to be our kingmaker. what we all know about donald trump is that he cares about himself. he wants to be back in the spotlight. he probably misses it. this is about him. he doesn't care about saving the republican party. he would like to be able to say that he is important and what kevin mccarthy did was give him all the oxygen he needs to start doing that again. so mccarthy gave the signal, we're going to get the majority, it's going to be donald trump's majority, if that's the way, the only way i can get it and i think that's what he cares about. he wants to be the speaker. >> he certainly does. all right. gloria and john, guys, thank you very much. >>> coming up, we're going to get the latest on the state of preside

why didn't the gop learn their lesson with the gop runoffs? i mean trump is only out for himself. >> it's stockholm syndrome. not only they lost the senate, they lost the presidency, they lust the house, they lost seats overall. their base is shrinking. trump is the only president to be impeached twice for inciting insurrection and they're still lining up to kiss the ring. and it speaks to the danger. the party is so far off center they're afraid they can't win elections unless they play to the crazy. and that's a real problem not just for republicans but our democracy, and that's what we need to deal with. frankly more republicans should grow a spine and recognize the people who called out inciting an insurrection should be the leaders of the party. no one thought donald trump could overturn, you know, the policies of the bush presidencies, but he did. so actually take a risk and do the right thing. you might just find it's the smart thing politically as john mccain used to say. >> gentlemen, thank you so much. i'll see you soon. >> all right

the arizona gop is censuring three dominant republicans.al do you think this threat of a third party is? >> it's a huge lift. people have talked about it from time to time over the years. not just donald trump. it's really hard. there's a reason no massive third party exists. in terms of the actual threat, that's a pretty real one and there's a reason that donald trump keeps talking about it because he knows that republican lawmakers would be terrified by it. all it would really take to tank their re-election efforts in some cases would be for donald trump to put up another candidate or someone close to him to put up another candidate to run from the right and siphon off enough of the base votes to make it impossible for those people to win rewill have -- re-election. it's not hard to find someone to say i'm going to run against this person. very idea for a lot of these republican lawmakers that the former president could be out there plotting against them. it's a pretty scary thought. >> how much do you anticipate this whole idea of toying

but what it will do is demonstrate where the gop is going we're seen that civil war within the gop are you with trump are you against trump going on right before our eyes and in addition, what we're seeing is also what democrats and how they're going to respond how nancy pelosi is gonna respond or what they're going to do in this congress over the next 2 years in the middle of this is president elect biden and his agenda which is all about covid covid covid and that's going to stand some difficult tests regardless of what happens tonight in georgia. >>man what a week of drama and consequences and we're so happy to be able to have you give us the play by play we'll be certainly checking in with you in the coming days, professor mckeown from a sonoma state have a good evening. you too thank you very much for having me thank you. coming up covid test and vending machines we're going your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... ...with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling.

will he have an impact on what the gop can fund raise? that with the full knowledge of sheldon adelson passing away this morning. thee: we have seen some of announcement from companies holding back on political contributions. any time you are projecting a political litmus test, that is a potentially simpler slope. i think republicans are hurt more by those who supported challenging the election results. but that may be shortsighted. companies may see an opportunity right now to get good favor with unified democratic control of government, maybe avoid potential regulations. if you look at technology, it was interesting, a lot of the dependent ons were republicans opposing antitrust legislation that the democrats were trying to push forward. maybe they could actually shift and republicans could get on board with that. in terms of hurting the long-term ability to fund raise, my guess is this is more of a short-term thing. i cannot imagine too many companies wanting to target president trump and the 74 million supporters because of their mark

thank you so much. >> good to talk to you. >>> the gop itching to kick liz cheney to the curb. kevin mccarthy is going to mar-a-lago to kiss the ring. is that what the republican party really wants to be? stag. i'm cologuard. i'm noninvasive and detect altered dna in your stool to find 92% of colon cancers even in early stages. tell me more. it's for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk. false positive and negative results may occur. ask your prescriber or an online prescriber if cologuard is right for you. i'll do it. good plan. >>> the previous president focusing his political energy on targeting liz cheney. the third ranking house republican who voted for his impeachment earlier this month. one source telling cnn trump has repeatedly questioned his republican allies about efforts to run a primary candidate against her. those efforts already under way in cheney's home state of wyoming. cnn's lucy kafanov has more. >> reporter: amidst the frigid beauty, wyoming politics are red hot and getting ugly. wyoming is trump country. the former president beat

nbc news reporting today that nearly a dozen gop senators are now calling for an emergency audit of the results, planning to vote to reject electors from a handful of so-called disputed states. these gop senators, of course, join the president in that objection as he travels to georgia monday for a rally ahead of tuesday's senate runoffs, casting doubt on his massive early vote. but not likely to say anything about the surging covid numbers, the rightful criticism of vaccine rollout on his watch, or the fact that embattled gop senator david perdue cannot campaign with him because he's in covid quarantine. more on all of that later, because with the new year and the prospect of a new senate, two things on my mind this week. first, there's absolutely nothing mitch mcconnell and his caucus won't deny the american people, no matter the circumstances, no matter the cynicism. but second, as we watch the senate runoffs in georgia break records with black women's help, i'm reminded our nation's upper chamber will soon have no black women at all. but as i said at the top, hope, because in just 1

this is donald trump's republican party. >> it is unclear if the gop will remain donald trump's partyfter he leaves office and whether other republican leaders can find a way to court his millions of supporters. >> as the u.s. struggle to ramp up of the rollout of the vaccine, it sets a new record of 4000 deaths in one day with 21 million americans infected, a fifth state has found a case of the faster spreading variant. >> a grim new record and a warning, with a u.s. recording nearly 4000 deaths from the virus in one day, the centers for disease control saying that toll could top 430,000 deaths by the end of the month. adding to the misery, a fifth state has announced it found a case of the factors spreading u.k. variant of the virus. officials are warning the public not to become complacent now that vaccinations have begun. >> we he a lot of work to do to prevent the bad things that are happening in january with this virus, which is running wildly across the country and causing a great deal of misery. this is not the time for people to relax and say, the vaccine is here. it is time

has destroyed the gop. instead an opportunity for a new beginning. >>i don't think it's the demise of the gop. i think it's an opportunity for the gop too come together. i get back to its roots back to what it means to get the party of lincoln. champion. not just civil rights but free enterprise. building a platform. and opportunities for people to advance. now the economic social economic spectrum. people of all walks of life opportunities creech respecting the first amendment i respect thing. all of them is the u.s. constitution and getting it and getting back what it means to be a core republican. >>madison said he was encouraged by the president's farewell message today about non partisan ship when asked though it was too little too late to use that kind of rhetoric madison said it is never too late to do what is right. >>one bay area transportation official heading to washington santa clara valley transportation authority's general manager maria fernandez, she's stepping down to join the biden harris a

and so, ryan, what is the level of concern among these gop campaigns right now?> well, you know, it's interesting, fred, the situation here with president trump continuing to kind of sow doubt in this presidential election and that as an extension, claiming fraud and malfeasance in the georgia electoral system in particular does seem to become a problem for the gop candidates. they're essentially begging president trump supporters to come out and vote on january 5th. and it's a hard argument to make when, at the same time, you have the president continuing to say that there were serious problems in the election. now senator ted cruz was among the gop surrogates that are in georgia this weekend helping to stump for these republican candidates. he was with kelly loeffler earlier this morning. this is the argument he's trying to make to republican voters here, trying to have it both ways saying, yes, perhaps trump's claims are true but that doesn't mean you shouldn't come out and vote. take a listen. >> look, are they going to try to steal it, yes. but we're going t

so until gop deals with this swiftly and affirmatively and stands up for america values versus gop valuesthe gop is going to continue to struggle. >> scott bolden, let me stay with you and turn to this $1.9 trillion covid rescue bill and the president's desire to have some bipartisan support. how much of this covid package should he be willing to sacrifice to get republican votes? because that's what it's going to take to get the republican votes, right? >> well, they certainly would like to have republican support. i think that it's necessary to have gop support, but remember through reconciliation the democrats don't have to wait like they do in 2008, 2009, on other important legislation. people are dying, the economy is in the toilet because of how trump handled covid-19, and so i think the democrats and the leadership at the white house, they're prepared to go it alone regardless of the criticism because we've got to do something to save this economy, get kids back in school, get businesses back up and defeat covid-19. now, remember, there's a variant out there that we haven't even be

gop, this is you now. remember how you demonized -- remember how you demonized ilhan omar, aoc, rashida tlaib, remember how you demonized them, because they're progressives. not because they believed in conspiracy theories. because they were on the more progressive side. well, they're liberals, what do you expect, they're going to be liberal but they're not telling you that aliens, and pizza shop people are doing crazy things, but marjorie taylor greene is, but you welcome her with open arms. the hypocrisy is just stunning. you demonize those women but you love her and you take her money and you're going to have a conversation with her whenever you get the chance to. this is why the gop is tearing itself apart over lies and conspiracies. tonight we have brand new reaction from a former republican president, well at least one republican is saying this. >> we need to be honest as politicians and tell the american people the truth because the more we spin these stories of conspiracy that we know is not true,

also the texas gop repeating a slogan the q anon conspiracy, we are the storm. official from the hawaiian gop after the people who threatened the capitol said, quote, the people who describe the q fiction were motivated by a deep and sincere love for america. they promoted a youtube vlogger who is a holocaust denier. the republican party passed a formal resolution and this is real saying, quote, there is growing evidence the violence at the capitol was a false flag operation in a frightening parallel of the february 1933 of the german flag. there were members in the capitol during the assault. the president said to go to the capitol. but if republicans need incentive to stop spreading conspiracy theories about a rigged election beside the fact those lies led and will continue to lead to violence under our democracy, they need not look any further than donald trump's own lawyer rudy giuliani who today was sued by the voting machine company he has been publicly disparaging for months for $1.3 billion, with a b dollars. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell finds

unfolded on the steps and inside the chambers of congress could impact the future narrative for the gop in california. >> any republican in the bay area has no choice but has to dissociate himself, themselves, from at least his actions. if not the whole trump legacy. >> there publican party will have to shift to articulating more of a vision that is based on what it wants to do and what it can do versus an individual person. >> the middle class is not want instability, they don't want an authoritarian government. they don't want things that are going to undermine business conditions. >> in november more than 6 million californians voted for trump, so. >> we need to start presenting them to vote for rather than against. >> it is premised on accountability, on responsibility, on trying to do better for the taxpayers. i think that kind of vision could be effective in california again but they're going to have to, republicans will have to spend time and effort articulating it. >> would violate the rule of law, you will lose a lot of people in suburban areas. >> those are some of the potenti

this is becoming the new gop talking point, but it makes absolutely no sense. he was president when he was impeached. he was president when he incited a riot and insurrection on capitol hill. >> don, i would not underestimate the power of that argument. the long-forgotten william bellingnap was guilty as sin. testified under oath he took kick backs. there were receipts and william bellingnap was acquitted by the senate because of this issue of going after a private citizen. i believe this is -- by the way, the senate can decide. it's not a set constitutional issue. the arguments are powerful on both sides. but it's an out. it's a political out for republicans. i believe the democrats have to work very closely with republicans to lay out the real -- the evidence about what happened on january 6th. i believe a quick trial will lead to an acquittal. i believe this trial must be quick. i believe the ability of foreigner president trump to stone wall is not the same now. federal records are controlled by president biden. fbi records, pentagon records, they can all b

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fox news is reporting that gop can the center randpaul says i don't think there's going to be another objection . is over. go to eric in seattle washington . eric. >> you so much for shedding light on the issues that face our country today . i think that our country of 320 million people have to their elected officials represent them properly. i personally show representatives and senators state to initiate article 25 for impeachment or otherwise section those involved with water, capital police to enforce this spectacle that we see today. i am for everyone was listening to write to their representatives have them represent them awayis . there's for our country. embarrassed see my family as invested in this country since the 1700s has been solely items residency and its representatives. and i said to be honest. i've been listening to your coverage all day today and i haven't seen anything like this in my lifetime in my mid-50s. so that's my point in seattle, stand in newjersey . most. >> excuse me, i'm so sorry about this administration. it really breaks my heart is. but i do say that

one of the most heartwarming receptions on arrival to address the gop convention. [cheers and applause] thank you ike day is the theme for the thunderous welcome. the enthusiasm spills over into the convention hall where ike and mamie hold center stage. convention [cheers and applause] business waits in the wings. [cheers and applause] ♪ the partisan crowd receives an accounting of the republican administration's two term stewardship at the headline making remarks of the president concerned the issue of whether people everywhere want to live under communism or a free system. he hurls a dramatic plebiscite challenge at the soviet premier nikita khrushchev. >> i challenge him. well he agree to the holding of free elections, under the sponsorship of the united nations? to permit people everywhere in every nation on every continent, to vote on one single civil -- simple issue? that issue is, do you want to live under a communist regime or under a free system, such as that found in the united states? [cheers and applause] >> a long roar of approval follows ike's challen

so, congresswoman greene is among the many gop members that support the election lie. isn't that the bigger issue here, abby? >> yeah, i mean, look, it's all part of the same thing. i mean, the willingness of people in congress to back up a lie that has almost, i mean, really no basis in fact, that is so on its face false, and that they all know are false, is -- it's a broader problem. it makes them -- it makes it harder for them to condemn people like marjorie taylor greene because many of them are all in on it, too. you just talked about josh hawley who is now trying to pretend as if he wasn't saying to, you know, the mob of people that gathered outside of the capitol that the outcome of the election could be changed on january 6th even though he knew that that was not the case. at the highest levels of government, these lawmakers are not doing the right thing and it -- i think the onus is on republican leaders to decide whether they're going to lead their party or just be dragged along by this base that is -- that has been misled, that is deeply engrained in conspir

retire better >>> as republicans in congress push democrats on the issue of unity, the gop is dealingith major division in its own ranks. the infighting being driven by debate over how tight to keep their ties to former president trump and by controversial members who have put the focus on fringe elements of the party. here's cnn's ryan nobles. >> reporter: amid rising tensions house republicans are set to meet behind closed doors next wednesday. members and aides telling cnn they expect the regularly scheduled gathering could turn into a venting session. over the impeachment vote, two weeks ago, that's divided the conference. in the aftermath of the capitol insurrection, some gop leaders signalled a break with the former president. >> the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. >> reporter: only to reverse course. house minority leader kevin mccarthy flying to florida for a face to face meeting with trump thursday and releasing a statement after highlighting the former president's hold on the party. today president trump committed to helping

>> i don't know what the arizona gop is doing but i would want them to continue exactly in this vain.senate. a bunch of people who were uncapable of doing that are censuring the folks that are getting it done. doug doocy is not running in 2022 which is a gift, doug doocy was strong trump supporter and came out said election was free and fair and the president was in the wrong and his supporters for saying anything for that and doug doocy doesn't want run up in the least. put martha mcsally. mike: they elected kelli ward to be party chair. a president trump-backed candidate, vince, your read. >> president's big endorsement comes after kelli ward. power with his base in arizona and good way to remember that he is going to wheel a lot of influence going forward in the republican party. what they're actually doing is ceremonial, at least two of the republicans actually endorsed joe biden in the presidential election. so not really sticking with the party politics there. i think as we go forward, you'll look at the republican party is going to have infighting about what the future looks li

right now, within that group, traditional gop is the majority.n this group, trump should be removed from office for promoting unrest, 1% among trump supporters. 24% among traditional republicans. do you support trump's contesting of the election results? 91% among trump supporters. traditional gop, of which you consider yourself, charlie, it's 46%, which is still incredibly high. and trump should be the 2024 republican nominee among trump supporters. 92% among traditional gop. 42%, which again seems high. what do you see in these numbers? >> some of those numbers are actually a bit depressing, on the one hand, and others are encouraging. but my advice, again, to republicans is, donald trump lost an election. all of these other republicans down-ballot did very well. not one incumbent house republican lost, and the state legislative candidates did well. they are in a stronger position than they realize. and what is the point of following a man, you know, who has been defeated, who has been impeached twice, who continues down this reckless path, who

moments ago standing up for former president trump and against the gop establishment.isting that congresswoman liz cheney be removed from her party leadership post for her impeachment vote against president trump. the congressman joins us tonight from cheyenne, wyoming. congressman gaetz, a terrific rally. it was great to see you there in the midst of all those great westerners and folks from wyoming. tell us how you think it went, and did you accomplish your goal? >> we had hundreds upon hundreds of patriots show up today to demand political accountability for liz cheney. liz cheney is the third most powerful republican in congress, but she betrayed the republican party. she betrayed her constituents in wyoming, and i think she should bebe removed. she no longer speaks for republicans or republicanism. but as you know, lou, we are in a fight for the soul of the republican party right now, and i don't think we can win that fight if we only fight on the 8 square or miles of washington d.c. we have to get out in america. we have to excite the people of our great country

but as the gop struggles on how to save face and democrats unite on how they intend to save the country, our nation wonders if this was a dress rehearsal for another day of horror when joe biden is finally inaugurated this month. in a minute, i'll talk to the mayor of washington, d.c. about how her city has become a literal battleground under president trump, as the country staggers through his last ten days. but first, we start tonight with congressman hakeem jeffries, chairman of the democratic caucus and member of the judiciary committee. thank you for being with us, congressman. >> good evening, receiverend al. great to be with you. >> this morning on "meet the press," you told my colleague chuck you were called for, quote, immediate removal of the president. that boils down to three options. impeachment, resignation, or invocation of the 25th amendment. you were a democratic floor manager during the last impeachment trial. what's new now? >> well, the president should have been removed from office last year, had the republicans actually taken their oath of office and duty to protec

why is the gop embracing her?m holding president trump accountable and instead, kevin mccarthy kissing the ring. please, explain to the viewers what is going on? >> look. i think republicans in washington. some republicans in washington and elsewhere have been in denial for a long time, about the degree to which this sort of conspiratorial thinking and really, kind of, this -- this sort of out-of-the-box world that marjorie taylor green is in. is actually, the republican party right now. this is really at the core of the trump base. and the interesting thing about this is that president trump, himself, has known this for a long time. it's why he was sort of soft on marjorie taylor green for a while. and then, eventually, when she -- when she was elected. when she became the republican who was likely to win that seat. he invited her to the white house. they had her over, multiple times. so, president trump has known, for a long time, that this is part of the republican base. and now, we are seeing it really in full

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