john thune i think is kind of leading the race right now. dakota. solid, and he understands politics as well. we also know that we need leadership changes in the white house. we're prepared for that. whoever the republican nominee is, we're going to get behind him and we're going to make sure this thing happens so we can get back to actually building this economy again and getting some of the folks in this part of the world that are just angry as all get out right now because of the cost of living and so forth, back feeling like we're trying to fix things. >> jonathan: so senator thune, you know, expected to be maybe the leading candidate, but as you know, he's clashed mightily with donald trump. trump tried to recruit somebody to run against him, failed in that effort, but tried to get somebody to run against him in the republican primary out there. he's called thune a rhino, mitch's boy, a few other things that i don't want to get into. how much of a role do you think trump is going to have in this selection of the republican leader? >> lo

riggleman: that is like john thune endorsing kari lake. it is like this crazy cat i north carolina. are voting for people who believe lord of the rings is a documentary. at some point you have to make a decision about how you will vote, whether it is for this country or for insanity. you look at mark robinson, you look at north carolina, the fact he got the votes that he did should shock anyone with an iq above moron. as the election gets closer, if joe biden were to win, i think women will come in hard on dobbs. it is people screaming and carrying the "rino" flag. . that might overcome the "maga" flag. i also believe independents and center-right the cannot stomach donald trump were kari lake. laura: denver riggleman and barrett marson, thank you you some much for your time. ♪ lul mohamud is the executive director of a nonprofit organization that supports survivors of domestic violence. the daughter of somali immigrants, her work focuses on helping those from the african immigrant and refugee community around washington, d.c. tonight, she shares her brief but spectacular take on th

what's interesting about john thune's place in all of this is john thune recently endorsed donald trumpstates. he initially endorsed his colleague tim scott for that job, and thune's had an uneven relationship with donald trump. he has blamed him in part for what happened here on january 6th. and he also has pushed back on trump's claim that he actually won the election and not joe biden. he was pressed this this interview about that particular topic about whether or not he could still vote for trump despite the fact that he claims to have won the 2020 election. he was going to let the process play out and republicans pick their nominee, and he was going to support the republican nominee. this will be just the first of what will be many announcements, the second of many announcements in a hotly contested race for a republican leader in the senate. >> buckle up, ryan nobles, thank you. >>> right after the break, we'll speak to chef jose andres, the founder of world central kitchen. his team is on the ground in rafah which israel is promising to invade. you're watching "chris jansing repo

>> well we have a very talented bench underneath republican party right now, john thune is a very, very. i think john cornyn -- barrasso his name has been mentioned rick scott i think going to make announcement today, and all of therm good people i just you know i have a tends when you get into fights like this you lean tw towards closest friends john thune is very close friends of mine i was impressed the way he handled the role when mitch mcconnell wasn't able to be there because of a sickness dealing with i believe thine has proven leadership anding moving towards president trump you saw came out endorsed president trump before mitch mcconnell made announcement i think roilgs party needs to unify behind next president of the united states president trump, and so i feel he would do a very good job. maria: we will leave it there senator, good to see you this morning, thank you. >> thank you. >> all right. senator markwayne mullin joining us a break markets on move ahead of jay powell's two-day testimony before house financial services committee and senate banking committee kicks off to

john thune currently the number two.tand november, that is an extremely long time for a leadership race. could get ugly and personal. and i imagine donald trump at the end could have a big say if there is someone he doesn't want to be the republican leader, i imagine he has the power to make that happen. >> safe bet it will be ugly and personal. i want to dig a little deeper in some of the developments yesterday in a couple key battleground states. first of all arizona, kyrsten sinema says she won't run for re-election so we have kari lake being the republican. and then north carolina the one state trump won last time that democrats think they can pick up this time around, republicans have nominated mark robinson for governor, a holocaust denier and has said a number of deeply offensive things about several groups. what is your read here as to what we saw yesterday could impact november in those two states? >> it is a big deal. obviously in an election year top of the ticket will drive most things. if we're mostly focuse

joining me now here in washington, senate republican whip, john thune of south dakota.of three individuals that are expected to vie on the the spot of mitch mcconnell. i want to go back and play something that president biden said when he was running for president. and then show some of the graphics behind what is actually happened since then. watch this. >> i would in fact make sure that there is -- we immediately surge to the border all of those people that are seeking asylum. they deserve to be heard. that's who we are. we're a nation that says if you want to flee and fleeing oppression, you should come. >> you should come said the now president. look at what happened. they came. look at these numbers as we put them up for you. the right-hand side of your screen is under the biden administration. senator thune, thanks for being here. the president asked people to come. they came in huge numbers. we saw that man wearing a biden harris t-shirt saying i'm wearing this so i can get in. what do you expect tonight? >> obviously people respond to incentives. what this admin

topping the list to fill his position are senators john cornyn, john thune, and john you guessed it barasso. they're all current or former deputies of mcconnell. they're all named john. all three have already endorsed former president trump. his influence on who will take the job has risen sharply since mcconnell's announcement. republicans will vote for the next leader behind closed doors in november and the winner will take over in january of next year. >>> meanwhile, a group of ten republican senators is calling for the conference to set rules ahead of the leadership election. they're asking to, quote, develop a mission statement and goals and to set a process to elect mcconnell's successor. they want that meeting to happen this month. joining us now to unwrap all of this is congressional reporter for politico, ursula perono. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. thank you for waking up early. some republicans are calling mcconnell's decision a changing of guard. i believe that's fair. how much of this decision, honestly, was due to donald trump who mcconnell has had i would say a co

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stuart: senate minority whip john thune from south dakota joins me now.it? >> absolutely. couldn't agree more. must have given a couple red bulls before he came in because he was very amped up but that was by design. what they were trying to do, a lot of it was targeted with democrats in the chamber last night is to hype up the democrat base, in terms of substance it was oriented toward that and i think he was trying to convince democrats in this country that they need to stay with him. in that sense they accomplished what they are trying to get done but in terms of a message to the broader american public it missed to the point. he didn't get as you pointed out to the real issue, border until 40 minutes in. stuff about taxing the rich and creating more programs, abortion, divisive issues and in my view that is what they were trying to accomplish. stuart: marco rubio described biden's speech. role that tape. >> going into tonight there were people in his own party worried does he have the energy, was he too old, does he have the mental and physical stamin

plus senator john thune is going to tell us what prime minister netanyahu said raging at chuck schumern a meeting with the senate republican conference yesterday. and later in the show supermarket boss john catsimatidis is tackling shoplifters. mark simone and joe concha will weigh in on that one. first up let's get a wrap of the markets. a big record day. we have kelly o'grady. you're just driving markets higher on a daily basis. >> reporter: that's why i'm wearing green today, larry. green on the screen. stocks rallying today on rate cut optimism. you had the dow approaching that 40,000 milestone today. it hit an all-time high as well as the s&p 500 and the nasdaq. i want to give you a taste of what was happening with the mag-7. so you can see, actually meta platforms was up but the rest were all down. rather apple specifically was down significantly after the doj announced the lawsuit over the iphone maker being a monopoly. that news driving the stock down. that is the latest tech company targeted by the federal government. the big sector driving the gains today was the chipmaker. t

so far john cornyn of texas and john thune of have announced they will seek to become the next senatecan leader. joining me right now in this "sunday morning futures" exclusive is south carolina senator tim scott. senator, great to see you this morning. thanks so much for being here. >> good morning, maria. thank you. maria: who would you like to see in that leadership role in the senate? >> you know, it's a great question. i'd like to see someone leading the senate who's willing and able to work hand in glove with president trump. we need a majority in the senate that understands putting america first is working with president trump president trump. our priorities should start with closing the southern border. it should continue on having the the next wave of tax cuts that gives americans their money back, and then we should make sure that we have law and order in our streets. that's not the person, john or john, it's the concept that president trump will lead our president to a brighter future, and we must have a new majority leader who wants to work hand in glove with donald trump.

amna: that is senate republican with john thune of south dakota joining us tonight. r, thank you. always great to see you. sen. thune: thanks, amna. nice to see you. amna: and we'll have more live coverage of the state of the union online and later tonight beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern, right here on pbs. ♪ geoff: in the day's other headlines, president biden edged closer to clinching the democratic presidential nomination overnight. he won the hawaii caucuses with 66% of the vote, but the choice of uncommitted received 29%. the president still needs a little over 400 delegates to wrap up the nomination. a move to bar access to tiktok headed to the house floor today after a strong show of support in committee. the vote was 50 to nothing to make the chinese firm bytedance sell off the video-sharing app, or see it banned. the bill also allows for denying access to a foreign-owned app that's deemed a danger to national security. tiktok denies that it poses any danger to u.s. users. in the middle east, ceasefire talks in cairo are now on hold, with little chance of a dea

and that's what i saw john thune do just real quick to follow up on that. are you worried that donald trump will try to block johnson? >> i don't know >> president trump and i had a really good conversation last week my, my advice to president trump, which president trump's his own man. he's going to make it as decision and he does a good job in that. is kind of stay out of the race because it's a lose-lose situation. he needs to work for with whatever leader is there. and let me tell you, whatever leader is there understands that they're going to have to work with president trump too. so it's, it's really not in his best interests to lean in the race at this point. however, if he chooses to do it, it will make a difference. >> center. let's talk about an issue. republicans are grappling with, and that is the fallout of the alabama ivf ruling that frozen embryos are children and should be protected from destruction. you're really open about the struggles you and your wife have had with fertility. how does your experience shaped your perspective on the quest

who were jumping into this race, john cornyn, who previously served as the republican whip and john thune who currently serves as the republican whip, as you noted, sun has worked really closely with mcconnell over the course of the last time several years, but before that, senator john cornyn worked very closely with mitch mcconnell when he was in the number two slot, we did get some news this morning though. john brown and also a member of republican leadership, has decided he will not run for republican leader instead, he will run for that number two slot as the republican in whip is thune and cornyn are now facing off in that leadership race. so a lot of moving parts happening right now as people are moving up, as people are ascending within the common prince, you're starting to see those lower tier races also take shape. in this case, barrasso announcing he's going to run for that number two slot. >> significant races indeed, senator rick scott, who lost a bid to unseat mcconnell after the 2022 midterms is set to hold a press conference today ahead of a lot of speculation, he may als

but still these members are talking of their traumatized john thune, the number two republican who's running, expected to run in the race, told our colleague, ted barrett, i worked closely with him, referring to trump. he said we got a record of accomplishment of getting things done for the american people. i've now talked about the race with them. now, doing in trump, i've had been a rocky relationship. that's a whole nother segment of but well, this morning, one of his supporters, senator markwayne mullin, was on cnn, state of the union talking about how trump should stay out of it. >> my advice to present trump, which present trump's his own man. he's going to make it as decision and he does a good job in that. is kind of stay out of the race because it's a lose-lose situation. he needs to work for with whatever leaders there. and let me tell you whatever leaders there understands that they're going to have to work with president trump to before you jump in, i want to give just dive a little bit deeper into the voting records of these three >> main three contenders here, john barr

mcconnell is stepping down will not seek reelection after november does anything change if sd senator john thunetor john cornyn become leadership. they are advocates sending to ukraine as well, i am not supporting any candidate who wants to o shovel more money to foreign countries we do not have enough to pay for ordinary bills makes no sense even if incredibly sympathetic to ukraine makes no sense to borrow money from china to send to ukraine. we have no rainy day fund no surplus we have no extra money around to send them so i am not voting for anybody in leadership who continues to work with democrats to bankrupt the country domestic spending, continues to send money overseas i am not voting for those people many running are no different than senator mcdonough mcconnell in perspective all voted for ukraine money i am not supporting somebody wants to send more money we don't have to foreign countries maria: not just spending as relates to the border right we are talking about people coming into the country, that we have no idea what motivations are we know nursing student from georgia was murde

she's the champion of the peel-off faction, i believe that there will-- i want to hope this senator john thuneand senator john cornyn and people will stand up if trump loses and were in to stop the steal professional version, stand up and say, i'm out. i'm done actually this election was as safe and legal as the-- and secure as the last one. there are many we know elise and they'll run around and-- i'm hoping a tiny crusty slice what was once the establishment and paul ryan will be one now, who says this is bull i'm out. i don't know that means that there is any hope for-- separate from a real group turning into the post defeat trump party-- i don't know that that means anything i so hope that there are a few that just say, i'm done and once he starts stopping the steal. [applause] >> this is why nobody can get tired. this is why nobody can decide to i don't know i'm just a pox on both their houses, i don't feel like dealing with it. sometimes when i really want to throw in my own day, i sit there and i'm like-- >> one for jbl. >> yeah i call jbl. i do like trump's fantasy cabinet. john eastma

look to john's cornyn and thune already in the race, they've been playing this for awhile. that third john, john barrasso, who is expected to possibly get in the race, but there's also talk lately he might actually just try and play for second place, play for the whip. whoever emerges out of that top flight can't get that second role. i think what rick scott likely is doing is making a bet that the senate with mitch mcconnell gone will turn into a little bit more like house leadership, where you can be that kind of antagonizing force close to trump, whether he's president or not, they will still be a power base there and he can kind of chirp from the sidelines, play that person who is in trump's ear, who can be the trump advocate in the senate? and again, we saw this happen in the house quite a bit. maybe he's not the next leader, but the one after that. >> yeah, bakari, what do you see here? i mean, you've served in the legislation, have been a nobody likes rick scott. i mean, he is the second most least the light united states that are behind ted cruz and said crews only i

we have john cornyn, senator john thune, of south dakota, as well as senator barrasso of wyoming aiming for the number two spot, all endorsing president trump. it seems that if you want to remain a player in the party, if you want to hold a leadership position, as speaker mike johnson does in the house, you have to rally behind the current nominee, former president donald trump. host: a twitter user who watches this program, pretty good with coming up with questions. what is the one thing you are watching for nation's radar this week? guest: that is a good question. well, there is a hearing that house republicans are holding. they have invited hunter biden to come back to capitol hill. remember, hunter biden testified in the biden impeachment inquiry behind closed doors. now james comer wants to bring hunter biden in a public testimony. however, hunter biden and his attorneys have declined that request. they have said, "if you want me to show up on capitol hill before the tv cameras, let's invite some of the trump family members that the bidens allege have done much of the same things i

mcconnell, finally endorsed donald trump on his way out, for president we know that now, but sd senator john thunecornyn running to replace mitch mcconnell in november i spoke with your colleagues about this kentucky senator rand paul with me yesterday side he will not support either of them watch this. >> they're advocates of spend sending money to ukraine as well, i am not going to support any candidate wants to shovel hormone to foreign countries i am not voting for anybody in leadership, who continues to work with democrats to bankrupt the xhun domestic spending continues to send money overseas i am not voting for those people many of those running are no different than senator mcconnell in perspective. >> what jdvance said who do you want to see in that set too. >> i want to see somebody in the seat can actually give a strong message to the american people, about what we need to do to save this country. i want somebody, in that set too who is going to say to donald trump i am going to be your partner and your wingman, let's get things done in the u.s. senate, that is what i am wanting to see

to senators and multiple offices told me they have been hearing the force of the three john two john thune, john barrasso, john court imprint they are moving quickly this is going to be a long leadership election. there are certainly some who think it's important to stake your claim early start working the phones. work campaigning with candidates across the country of course what happens in november is going to be critical to how this leadership plays out and of course some people are keeping an eye on steve daines who is leading the senate republicans efforts this election year we know president trump has been quietly urging him in the past month or so. >> josh? lex president biden's tribute to mitch mcconnell was interesting we don't see that in past areas when you look back on this grand institution i think his departure obviously shifts things more towards a trump influence in that chamber i think that's going to have a lot of ripple effects regardless of who gets control most people think republicans have the inside track to take control. >> a better map for them this time around k pa

senators john thune and john cornyn will run to replace mitch mcconnell.ll happen at the end of the year. >> >> iconic booth, there it is, featured in the final scene of "the opranos" sold at auction for a hefty $82,000. the own er put the booth up on ebay thursday to help pay for renovations. the winner will take home the seats, table, and the divider wall, reserved for the soprano family. dom, back to you. >> i think tyler they have good ice cream there, too. thank you very much for that. >>> disney is turning positive as ceo bob iger is confident the company's streaming offerings will be profitable by the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. he made those comments at the morgan stanley tmt conference. those shares up about three quarters of 1%, spiking in the last few moments on that bit of news coming out of the tech media and telecom conference. >>> coming up, this one-year chart looks a little like the good, the bad, and the ugly, with crowdstrike more than doubling, nordstrom basically flat. and jd.com losing more than half its value the last year. t

and john thune of south dakota, the republican whip, and second in line to the top position. , have yet to specifically state their intentions, but there is the belief that they will eventually get in. and while these three johns are fighting it out, there is also the possibility that another name may jump into the race, rick scott, has put out a press release, saying he's going to make an announcement about a campaign. he didn't say specifically what campaign that would be next week. you'll remember rick scott of florida challenged mitch mcconnell for leadership last year and did not succeed. so, there is a lot of jockeying that will take place before this is all settled. >> ryan nobles from capitol hill, thank you. >>> and now to the fight over ivf access in alabama. the state's house and senate have now both passed bills to protect ivf after that ruling from alabama's supreme court caused massive confusion over whether the procedure was still legal. the bills would ensure that no action, suit or criminal prosecution for the damage to or death of an embryo could be brought a

another candidate, senator john thune who made no secret that he wants the job. ld the number 3 gop post since 2019 as chair of the senate republican conference. all three have endorsed donald trump for president. they have that in common. who does the former president support? there are a lot of good choices. politico reported, privately encouraged senator steve daines of montana to replace mcconnell. stuart: coming up, we told you parts of arizona are the new epicenter of the border crisis. why did biden visit brownsville, texas where there is no action? former border patrol chief chris klemm joins that momentarily. residents near the southern border, a fifth-generation rancher has seen it all from dead bodies on his property to dangerous cartel members avoiding checkpoints. that is next. everywhere but the seat. the seat is leather. alan, we get it. you love your bike. we do, too. that's why we're america's number-one motorcycle insurer. but do you have to wedge it into everything? what? i don't do that. this reminds me of my bike. the wolf was about the size o

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running away with it, people used to begrudge the fact that he was running again for president, john thuneo. others are falling in line. mitch mcconnell, the party is saying looks like he will be the standardbearer. get a sense of nikki haley, that's not an automatic. she doesn't like the way the are in see is a stacked deck against her and others points of view. you are big nikki haley bakker but doesn't look good for her. would you support donald trump? >> good question. the idea i whatever, any american would have to choose between donald trump and joe biden in a nation of 375 million, astonishing, one that i'm still trying to grok. i like the fact that i'm behind nikki. i will follow her lead. she exposed herself, put herself out there. and has accumulated a lot of reasonable, thoughtful, conservative patriots who don't think soldiers are suckers when they get injured, the scale of trump's of front on our dignity as a nation is hard to grapple with. send a murder weapon in. i am happy to go her way. a lot of folks behind nikki haley feel that way. neil: do you feel one of the most resp

john thune, number 2 ranking republican, they all, writtenoh republican starting to gel.poses are over. it is time for conservatives, republicans, to start organizing our forward-looking agenda, aspirational agenda that brought together so many successful coalitions over the years. let's get to work. neil: george p bush is the son of florida governor jeb bush, first to make overtures from the bush family or dynasty, jeb bush in editorial last week criticized in the wall street journal how new york seems to be gunning for hundreds of millions of dollars in a blatantly unfair even criminal act to go after money where no one was harmed. more and more of this establishment republicans, not necessarily saying we support donald trump do not support illegal action taken against him. mitch mcconnell the latest to show that with personal animosity between them. as the republican nominee. the former chief of staff for george w. bush, very close with the entire bush family, the ceo of the bush foundation, big event, what would have been george hw's 100th birthday. >> pleasure to be

their own as they go about governing and on the other side, we anticipated someone like senator john thune now we're seeing the water get muddier and i'm know is who doesn't thinks he has power in terms of swaying the votes and the way that he can shape the republican party from a leadership perspective or even with barrasso pushing thune out of the way i think would be really stark in terms of the difference that we see in this republican congress. >> i was talking with a top democrat who said he never thought he'd be in a position to be sad to see mcconnell go and start eyeing the exits, but he is a potential alternative to the point you make. >> marc, what happens if the senate is re-shaped in a maga fold? >> we don't appreciate enough the legacy of mitch mcconnell. i think the way he reshaped the courts is a tremendous legacy that we are not appreciating in all of the other news. when paul ryan stepped aside he left a lot of time that i don't think was helpful in some ways in retrospect to kevin mccarthy because they could try to make deals and they have the sime dynamic in the senate

republican pretty beginning with mitch mcconnell who said he would support donald trump, senator john thunef south dakota could be the next leader of republicans in the senate. it seems like for want of a better term, republicans in name only, and unfair characterization. i thought they were talking about my size but that's another issue. what do you think of that, your family, this iconic family like the roosevelts and kennedys, we had so many, have been shunted aside. it is historically accurate. i kind of -- whether you agree or not, democratic dynasties, republican dynasty, your view, your whole family, passÉ. what do you think? >> i always felt than anybody trying to make us go somewhere in the past mrs. the whole point of this country. our condition is one of progress. some say it should be government led progress and some say it should be a bottoms up innovation process and the crazy ones is the way things should evolve. the idea of going backwards, whether this idea of republican elite led party or make america great again regressive is him, either one of those are great models -- n

former president, we know there's been not a lot of love lost between the two of them, senator john thune endorsed donald trump. i do think that they rush look, this is the way politics works, somebody wins and either you get on the team with them or you sit it out. now she said she is looking forward to being a private citizen, maybe she should sit out. maybe she sits back. she's said she doesn't think he with win the general election. but if she and trump find their way back together, it's possible that they could work together. she does have some leverage. she's got a fair number of voters out there that support her. in a crossover and some independents but the trump philosophy has never been about bringing in moderates. it's always been about expanding the base, and we are seeing expansion in very interesting areas. we're seeing them among hispanic voters, among black voters and they may look al these equations and say we're going to expand the base into areas where we see people coming to us already. and get across the finish line in battleground states that way. we'll see. stuart: i

if trump loses, and this is purely a choice of the senators, i think john thune gets off the bench. >hear about john mcconnells -- mcconnells relationship with trump. it consistent, he didn't vote to convict trump in that second impeachment trial. >> yeah. >> which had, he got both there, donald trump would not be running for office right now. he's also said he probably would endorse him again. but it seems, speaking about his time, what he's meant to the upper change burr, it seems his impact would have been on the judiciary. >> yeah, if you see the sweep of his career in the senate, there is no landmark piece of legislation that he is really connected to. he's going to be best known and history for how he shaped the supreme court. he set on one nomination for almost a year and move the second within a matter of weeks. i think getting that 6 to 3 conservative majority on the court, i think, is central to his legacy. that's the great irony. because the man he despises, he will go down in history linked to -- they are the conjoined twins of the modern gop, donald trump and mitch mcconn

that pits right now john thune against john cornyn. aligned themselves with donald trump when it's been beneficial to them, but then have also found opportunities to separate themselves so there's no question that if donald trump puts his thumb on the scale, that could have a lot of influence over who will replace mitch mcconnell, and there's also always the possibility that there is some dark horse candidate that we haven't even thought of yet, someone that is more clearly defined with the maga wing of the party, and then depending on who e merges from the fall election, the type of republican that will replace some of the republicans that are leaving think mitt romney in utah and other places that perhaps that -- those -- that group of people may have a bigger influence as well. this is going to be an interesting race that's going to play out, and remember, chris, when they ultimately decide who's going to be the leader, it will be a closed ballot. we won't know who they vote for, which could make things a little bit interesting, chr

is the republican party establishment falling line, including mcconnell's potential successors, john thune and john cornyn, both of them are running to replace it's mitch mcconnell in the next congress, i caught up with both of them today. both of them had expressed concerns about trump's viability in the election in the past, about how we can appeal to voters in the suburbs. i asked her if they still have those concerns and they made clear they're willing to look past that are you still concerned about trump's trump's viability in the suburbs and the impact down ticket as your candidate. >> i think we get going to have a united tickets going into the fall and we'll go out and all help aggressively when those people and suburban areas, independent voters it's now no. it's a straight >> won one, right? i think >> president trump is >> cleaning joe biden's clock as we speak. and i don't see anything changing most democrats are, have, are not enthusiastic about joe biden's presidency because he realized that he's, he's not the man he once was and they're concerned about the policies that he's

that is, the senate republican whip john thune, former senate gop with john cornyn, and it sure of theall three have endorsed donald trump. but the maga faction is quickly turning against three johns, calling for a more trumpy later. florida senator rick scott is reportedly seriously considering running, saying he wants a major change in leadership. trump himself has weighed in, reportedly urging maga loyalist steve daines to jump in the race. so he has a living breathing rubberstamp should trump be allowed back into that white house. so, yes, in the eyes of most, including myself, mitch mcconnell was not the best for bringing progress to america. but as the saying goes, better the devil you know than the devil you don't. which is exactly what we will talk about after the break with former alabama senator doug jones. jones. eds to be for more than just work. like when it needs to be a big soft shoulder to cry on. which is why downy does more to make clothes softer, fresher, and better. downy. breathe life into your laundry. when i was diagnosed with h-i-v, i didn't know who i would be.

. >> so congressman, i know in the senate you have republican leaders like john thune, and in the houseleaders like chairman mccall, chairman turner, who understand that it is not just ukraine and kiev that is at risk. that this is sending a horrible signal to the communist chinese party. and basically saying, putin, take ukraine if you want to want take ukraine. and then going to taiwan. i mean, is there the understanding of -- by the speaker of the house and by people around him that if we don't defend ukraine, then china takes that as an open invitation to invade taiwan. >> look. american weakness on the international stage is never good. and i would submit that the withdrawal in afghanistan was a precursor to the russian invasion of ukraine. it showed weakness on our part as a nation. and any weakness that china sees with respect to ukraine or with respect to israel, is an open invitation to invade taiwan or set up a blockade. i went with chairman mccall last year. we visited japan, korea, and taiwan, as we understand the threat posed in the indo pacific. it's why i have introduced

we know the minority whip, john thune from south dakota said he will pursue the leadership role.dest piece in handicapping this race versus the speaker's race is because the speaker's race as public. you don't see that in the race for leaders. this is a secret ballot. people can talk. people can make promises out loud but you will never know who they actually voted for. the influence that a donald trump or others could have will be significant. the biggest question beyond that is who the president will be because this is an election that will take place after the election. what the makeup of the senate will be and what those folks would like to see that leader do going forward. that will tell us more than what they talk about today as they are campaigning. amna: quick thoughts on this? reporter: the big question i have is that the johns have been loyal lieutenants to mitch mcconnell. the question is, will republicans who have been moving away from mitch mcconnell and towards donald trump want a leader that is closer to macconnell or will they want to shake things up? amna: we wil

like an establishment republican, very similar to kind of the trent school or like we see with john thune donald trump. she's also someone who's going to talk about ivf toc rights and what's been happening and spinning out there. we should expect to see a lot about roe from president biden and a response by her theúcontext of ivfúand what in families can do and what would be parents would like to see. >> okay. and how significant is that republican rebuttal? and d& people really tune in for that? >> well, this is where the state of the union has somewhat there. you're there. older people. we're there. uh, but in terms of, you know, unless i assign it to my students, they're not going toúbe listening or watching, but they will be paying to the coverage afterwards, and they'll want to see someone a those human faces from uvalde, someone these types of things, to see those elements ofúhumanity o combatants going toe to toe at this point, right early. we're eight months from the election. so will america tune in and watchúthis? >> uh, america will tune in and watch the coverage afterwards and

john thune endorsed trump. he wants to be the next leader of the republican party. ber establishment guy endorsed trump. i mean, people are lining up, business people are lining up. he is meeting with a lot of big deal business people now. wall street people showing up to have dinner with him. they know kind of where things are headed and they want to, you know, cover their bases but she seems to think that he owes her something at this point. >> well, she already committed suicide. she is adding to it. i'm a big fan of mitch mcconnell, but nobody has been called worse names and more names by donald trump than mitch mcconnell. but he's a class act. is he a real martin luther king. real -- he came back andwants te party. america has a real problem with biden getting reelected. >> laura: oh god, no. >> sit down and say to themselves what about kamala harris? there is probably a better than 50 or 60% chance that you're going to deal with a kamala harris presidency if biden wins in november. lawyer layer we should just have the bumper stickers kamala 2024 and get more pe

donald trump win you over as he has many of the party has rallied around him minus mike pence, john thunen the senate, mitch mcconnell and many others. they're all rallying around the nominee. how do you feel about that? >> look, i certainly couldn't vote for biden. as i said, for a million different reasons. for a million different reasons. this guy should not be president of the united states. in my opinion. unfortunately -- i should say fortunately trump did a lot of good things in his first term. the tragedy is if he could have control his mouth and if he could have been more gracious in dealing with people, might be a totally different situation. for example, the night he won big in new hampshire, here was an opportunity to say hey, i want you all to know something. if i win, i'm going to do everything i can to bring the country together. i'm going to do everything i can for all of us to respect our differences but also respect each other as americans. our motives are driven by what is best for america? what does he do? he gets out and mocks her dress. there's a good example of him h

senator john thune says the white house had not even tried to engage over saving social security. >>hey have no plan, they don't want to talk about that issue and all they want to do is pile on or debt on the backs of the american people and put our country at greater risk fiscally the benefits actually get reduced, ten years away. david: thank you very much. joining me now reaction, new jersey congressman jeff van drew. we have a problem here, if anyone in congress says there's a problem with social security, they are immediately labeled by the other side is wanting to destroy social security and medicare how you deal with that? >> the first thing you got to do is lay down the groundwork president trump put out a statement on this as well that we are not going to cut social security we are not going to cut medicare. it really bothers me we are spending money moving people all over the country who are illegal, spending money on legal fees spending money on their housing and spending money on a host of different issues to take care of them. we can't afford to do that and talk about th

. >> sandra: so we are going to continue to monitor this republican news conference, john thune obviously the microphone after mitch mcconnell spoke, after his recent endorsement of the former president, john. >> john: president biden took a direct shot at clarence thomas in the wake of the colorado ruling. kerri urbahn joins us with that and more next. vapes increase cravings - trapping you in an endless craving loop. nicorette reduces cravings until they're gone for good. wanna know how i get this glow?! i get ready with new olay indulgent moisture body wash. it smells amazing and gives my skin over the top moisture! from dull to visibly glowing in 14 days! ♪ see the difference with olay. i'm just -- ok -- >> we are not talking about arguments, talking about his attendance, talk to the campaign. >> the polls concerning the president's age and acuity. do you think that it is going to quiet concerns about the president's age and acuity if he decides not to debate. >> what i can say that, not talking about the debate, that's something for the campaign to speak to, not going to speak about

we know the minority whip, john thune, of south dakota has thrown his hat into the ring. ornyn of texas has said he will pursue that leadership role. it's one of the most consequential battles on capitol hill. amy: yes. amna: how are you looking at that? amy: well, the hardest piece in handicapping this race vs., say, the speaker's race is that the speaker's race is public. you see who's casting their ballot. you do not see that in the race for leader. this is a secret ballot. so people can talk, people can make promises out loud, but you will never know who they actually voted for. so the influence that, say, a donald trump could have or other people could have will be significant. i think the biggest question beyond that of what, people saying what they actually do, is who the president will be, because, remember, this is an election that will take place after the election, what the makeup of the senate will be, and what those folks would like to see that leader do going forward. that is probably going to tell us more than what they talk about today as they're campaignin

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