jennifer horn.he's the former chair of the new hampshire republican party and was formerly working for governor bill wald. doug thornell head of -- >> skdk. >> you guys keep changing your initials. the whole knickerbocker thing. and michael steel the former chairman of the republican national committee, msnbc political analyst. jennifer, you're on satellite. and you made -- you did something that many people in your shoes talk about doing quietly, maybe talk to their spouse about doing but feel uncomfortable doing which is sort of going public with your concern about donald trump. explain what kind of blowback you've gotten going public on something like this. >> well, first of all, thank you for having me here. i appreciate being part of the conversation. and certainly i've gotten some blowback, especially from within the tightest circle of the republican party. but in general the response to my comments in my leg of resignation has been overwhelmingly positive. but i have been somebody who has bee

they announced they were endorsing trump's re-election, one of their board members jennifer horn decided it was too much for her. and she was telling "the washington post," quote, there is no world where i can sit down at the dining room table and explain to my children i just endorsed donald trump president. >> thanks for joining me. first, i guess your history in american party politics, you have a very active member of the party and a valued conservative for a while. >> yeah, i absolutely have been. i was the nominee for congress in the second district up here in 2008. i served two terms as chairman of the new hampshire republican party, and i very proudly was very honored to be recruited oo serve on the board of national log cabin republicans, an organization i joined believing it would be the opportunity to engage in a principle fight to expand civil rights for all americans. and this is, you know, one of it reasons why i'm so adamantly oppose to this president and this endorsements because he does not support civil rights for all americans. >> what has he done that to you makes an

outfront now is jennifer horn. of the new hampshire republican party and recently served as campaign manager for bill weld's primary challenge against president trump. thank you for being here, jennifer. >> thank you for having me. it's a pressure. thanks very much. >> were you surprised when you heard that from president trump today? >> not particularly. in fact, that statement is exactly -- goes to the heart of what is the many pr with this endorsement from the log cabin republicans to begin with. of course the president is taking it and using it to advance his own political and personal agenda without ever having earned it. and that's my problem with this endorsement is that this president has not earned the support of an esteemed organization that has spent 40 years fighting for equality and including for all americans. i have a tremendous amount of respect for the people on the board appear privileged to work with. but this endorsement was given without any earning on the part of the the president and i think

one of the board members that left is jennifer horn.ain i just endorsed donald trump for president. contrary to everything i ever taught them about what it means to be a good, decent, principled member of society. jen, i want to know first what brought you to join the log cabin board in the first place. what is your goal for the organization? >> well, thanks for having me, s.e. i was privileged to be honored to be recruited by the board. i was happy to serve in an esteemed civil rights organization that was principled, independent and that was dedicated to fighting for equality for all-americans. i have been concerned for many, many years the direction our party has gone in this area and specifically that we are so unwilling to remove language from the platform targeting a small group of people. i hoped i had the opportunity to work towards a more inclusive republican party that really fulfills our founding goals. our founding principals as the party of lincoln. >> yeah. that is what drew me to the group as well and why i worked with th

i want to play something from jennifer horn who is stepping away from the board.he said. >> my problem with this endorsement is this president has not earned the support of an esteemed organization that spent 40 years fighting for equality and inclusion for all americans. >> how the response? >> jennifer was a friend and until 24 hours ago was a fellow board member with me on the national board but like so many disaffected republicans who have not been comfortable with donald trump's record i look at the question of is america better off than a was four years ago and is the lgbt q community better than it was four years ago inside donald trump the answer is yes. donald trump, first-person elected president who supported gay marriage and has a background supporting equality issues is a businessman and philanthropist but now also as president of the united states, we always try to follow the rule of trust but verify looking at donald trump's appointments, appointing people in our organization and advancing some of the big causes that are important to the lgbt q comm

jennifer horn said some of those exist in the organization. more resignations could come.any more resignations, are there any circumstances in dh you would reconsider the decision you made? >> our chapter has almost unanimously voted to reendorse president trump. we're most likely not going to be reconsidering that endorsement. >> thank you for being on the show. >>> lots of news happening this morning as we take a live look at more pictures from hong kong. protesters we showed you earlier in a subway station there. it is nearly 11:00 p.m. overseas. we'll have another report inside that station and update on conditions er report inside that station and update on conditions the only one to combine a safe sleep aid and the 12-hour pain-relieving strength of aleve that dares to last into the morning. so you feel refreshed. aleve pm. there's a better choice. so, every day, we put our latest technology and unrivaled network to work. the united states postal service makes more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. e-commerce deliveries to homes at comca

meanwhile, a republican leader jennifer horn resigning her post with the log cabin republicans protesting its endorsement of trump's re-election and she boone the be able to look her children in the eye and back trump given what he's done which we know including trans members in the military, noting trump is contrary to everything i've taught them what it means to be a good, decent principled member of society. other trump republicans are using this summer break to try to basically organize a new resistance coalition. today anthony scaramucci made a public appeal in the "washington post" asking fellow republicans get rid of trump for the good of the nation saying it's a question of whether we want to start cleaning up the mess or continue papering over the cracks amidst reports donald trump is worried a recession could end his political career suggesting he knows how precarious things are. his approval continues to whoever in the low 40s. that number as you may know doesn't move much. why not? well, he already lost the other 10% or more of americans who typically give a president a chance

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