kinzinger: it should start from the top. i'm not sure what the details it takes to do it, not something i have looked into. not sure if i'm going to lead it or if it is appropriate to do it. the first question is, does kevin put out a statement. i thought it was decent. what are we going to go to in terms of action? i was in the meeting where he said -- he has the ability to remove people from leadership or remove people from the conference. i hope he does. eugene: we only have so much time. as early as this week, we expect to see the republicans killed the idea of the bipartisan commission to investigate january 6. 35 republicans in the house supported the idea. seems like there is a great forgetting, a whitewashing that has been happening on the right. i am curious, we are both curious, what is happening in your party right now? is this going to blow back on the effort to retake the house? rep. kinzinger: been terms of the impact for 2022, i wish i could say i knew. i do think the republicans have such tailwinds right now

kinzinger: i think so. he basically made the decision, that he was not going to be -- he had the opportunity and he handed those over to trump. more impactful than what i do. i do not consider him speaking for the republican party anymore. he gave his proxy card to donald trump. i think it will happen by me and my colleagues saying, from the grassroots, changing this. i thought the person that should have their leadership challenged was kevin mccarthy. that is why this all happened. it was probably a strategic play. i was considering a vote of no confidence. our feeling was, let's move on. we will vote to impeach the president. it was liz that came back. emily: were they a number of your colleagues when you spoke about it? what was the response from your colleagues? rep. kinzinger: i did not go too far with it. i chatted with a close group of mind. the feeling in that group was, we are taking a big step. now it is time to heal as a party. i'm not going to do it alone. and then, everyone went on the offense.

kinzinger: i think so. he basically made the decision, when he went to mar-a-lago, that he was not going to be the leader. he had the opportunity after january 6 to take the reins and he handed those over to trump. what he does is certainly more impactful than what i do. but i do not consider him to be speaking on behalf of the republican party anymore. he gave his proxy card to donald trump. do i think it can be saved? yes. but i think that is going to happen by me and my colleagues saying, we are going to from the grassroots change this. i actually thought the person who should have their leadership challenged was kevin mccarthy after january 6. that is why this all happened. the freedom club, some of those folks went on offense against liz. it was probably a brilliant strategic play because she is on the defense. to her credit and others' credit , i was considering a vote of no-confidence against kevin and are feeling was, no, let's one. -- move on. it was them that came back for liz. emily: were they a

kinzinger: i think so. because he basically made the decision when he went to mar-a-lago that he was not going to be the leader of the republican party. he had the opportunity after january 6. he handed those over to trump. i don't consider what he does -- yes, certainly far more impactful than what i do. i do not consider him speaking for the republican party anymore. he gave his proxy card to donald trump. do i think it can be saved? yes, but i think it will happen by me and my colleagues saying, from the grassroots, changing this. it is interesting because i actually thought the person that should have their leadership challenged was kevin mccarthy. after january 6. because that is why this all happened. the freedom club and some of those folks went on offense. it was probably a strategic play. to her credit and others, i was considering a vote of no confidence against kevin. our feeling was, let's move on. we will vote to impeach the president. we need to move on. and it was been -- ben that came after

kinzinger: i think so. because he basically made the decision when he went to mar-a-lago that he was not going to be the leader of the republican party. he had the opportunity after january 6 with mitch mcconnell to basically take the reins. he handed those reins over to trump. and revived him. i will consider what he does. certainly far more impactful than what i do, but i do not consider him to be speaking on behalf of the republican party anymore because he gave his proxy card to donald trump. do i think it can be saved? yeah, but i think that is going to happen by frankly me and my colleagues saying, kind of like from the grassroots, changing this. it is interesting because i actually thought the person that should have their leadership challenged was kevin mccarthy after january 6. because that is why this all happened. the freedom club and some of those folks went on offense. it was probably a brilliant strategic play because all of a sudden she is on the defense. to her credit and to others credit, i

one of the republicans who voted with them is adam kinzinger of illinois. support a bipartisan commission, this should not be about party politics or becoming a partisan fight. well, of course not. and you wouldn't expect partisanship for party politics from democrats in the house of representatives. pretty funny. to be fair, adam kinzinger is widely understood to be among the slowest members of congress, so it's entirely possible he had no idea what he was saying when he wrote it. maybe he didn't even write it. it's harder to explain the republicans in the senate including bill cassidy of louisiana and susan collins of maine who have suggested that they, too, will support the commission. unlike adam kinzinger, collins and cassidy can read without moving their lips and they know what's in that red gestation. the buildup the past in the house yesterday was taken directly from the law that stops the 9/11 commission. that legislation instructed congress to "investigate and report to the president and congress on its findings, conclusions and recommendations fo

>> congressman kinzinger: i wouldn't say it's a conflict of interest because kevin is the leader.ple that are going to be subject to being called in front of any investigation on this, even criminal investigation, but i do think kevin has failed to tell the truth to the republicans and to the american people and it pains me to say. it's not like i enjoy standing up and saying this, but people, the 74 million voters that voted for donald trump the belief -- a number of them that believe the election was stolen believe it because their leaders have not told them otherwise. the people they trust have either been silent or not told them the truth. that's where kevin has failed, because he told the truth on january 13th, something around then and then he went to mar-a-lago and said donald trump is the leader of the party, he is right. donald trump is the leader of the party, but we need to tell people the truth. >> chris: you talk about the politics in all this on the part of the republicans who are trying to flop the commission but you have set up a political action committee called "

one of her most vocal supporters, adam kinzinger, he is speaking out. we are listening for any headlines this morning. he is holding a live event right now. he tweeted something that caught my attention. here is the tweet. despite what appears to be kinzinger's best efforts, looks like congresswoman cheney is not going to be in her leadership role by the end of the week. tell us about the what says. what do we expect? >> reporter: her allies in the house republican conference are few and far between at this point. at least those willing to speak out publically. kinzinger perhaps the only major republican house member who is still out publically defending cheney and making i think what is her key point here about wanting a commission to look into january 6th, focus on what happened on that day and not look away from it. i think kinzinger's tweet is important in the context of cheney perhaps losing some of her microphone. but having a little backup on that core issue. about losing the microphone, we think that will happen on wednesday. the house gets back

unlike adam kinzinger, collins and cassidy can read without moving their lips.y know what's in this legislation. the build of the house passed yesterday was taken directly from a law that established the 9/11 commission almost 20 years ago. that legislation instructed congress to "investigate and report to the president and congress on its findings, conclusions, and regulations for corrective measures that can be taken to prevent acts of terrorism." that was the 9/11 law. the new legislation created january 6th commission demands the very same. congress must "investigate and report to the president and congress on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures that could be taken to prevent future acts of targeted violence and domestic terrorism." virtually identical language. that's not accidental. this is the new war on terror, but this war isn't aimed at al qaeda or isis or any foreign power. this war is aimed at you and anyone else who stands in the way of the democratic party agenda. sean davis understands this, he is the cofounder o

reporter: is there a place in the party for vocal trump critics like liz cheney, like adam kinzinger? ms. stefanik: liz cheney is part of this conference, adam kinzinger is part of this conference, they were elected and sent here, we are unified in working with president trump. my job representing our republican members, we look forward to working with president trump. reporter: have you talked to liz cheney? ms. stefanik: i have not. mr. mccarthy: i want to wish our policy chair here happy birthday. so you all remember the birthday song? here we go. ♪ this is your birthday ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of -- government, brought to you by media com. >> we are built to keep you ahead. >> mediacom as a public service come along with these other providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. coming up on washington journal, we talk about food insecurity with hunger free americas ceo joel berg and the latest on the colonial oil pipeline cyberattack and the biden administration's response with mike sorag

stefanik, is there a place in the party for vocal trump critics like liz cheney, like adam kinzinger? ms. stefanik: liz cheney is part of this conference, adam kinzinger is part of this conference, they were elected and sent here by people in their district. we are unified in working with president trump. my job representing our republican members, the vast majority we look forward to working with president trump. yes. reporter: have you talked to liz cheney? ms. stefanik: i have not. thank you, everybody. mr. mccarthy: i want to wish our policy chair here happy birthday. gary palmer, it's his birthday today. so you all remember the birthday song? here we go. [note] this is your birthday song hey ♪♪ all right. everybody have a good weekend. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> house republicans voted to elect new york congresswoman elise stefanik as their new conference chair today. she received 134 votes. texas congressman chi

reporter: is there a place in the party for vocal trump critics like liz cheney, like adam kinzinger? ms. stefanik: liz cheney is part of this conference, adam kinzinger is part of this conference, they were elected and sent here, we are unified in working with president trump. my job representing our republican members, we look forward to working with president trump. reporter: have you talked to liz cheney? ms. stefanik: i have not. mr. mccarthy: i want to wish our policy chair here happy birthday. so you all remember the birthday song? here we go. ♪ this is your birthday

reporter: is there a place in the party for vocal trump critics like liz cheney, like adam kinzinger? ms. stefanik: liz cheney is part of this conference, adam kinzinger is part of this conference, they were elected and sent here, we are unified in working with president trump. my job representing our republican members, we look forward to working with president trump. reporter: have you talked to liz cheney? ms. stefanik: i have not. mr. mccarthy: i want to wish our policy chair here happy birthday. so you all remember the birthday song? here we go. ♪ this is your birthday >> house republicans voted to elect elise stefanik as their new conference chair today. she received 134 votes, texas congressman chip roy got 46 votes. she replaces congresswoman liz cheney who was removed from her leadership session earlier this week. >> walking from washington dc to new york city, former reporter neil king reflects on his 300 mile journey. >> doing it a year later with all that has happened, all of us being shut in, all of us being behind masks, that long covid winter was pretty horrific. the ev

reporter: is there a place in the party for vocal trump critics like liz cheney, like adam kinzinger? ms. stefanik: liz cheney is part of this conference, adam kinzinger is part of this conference, they were elected and sent here, we are unified in working with president trump. my job representing our republican members, we look forward to working with president trump. reporter: have you talked to liz cheney? ms. stefanik: i have not. thank you everybody. mr. mccarthy: i want to wish our policy chair here happy birthday. so you all remember the birthday song? here we go. [note] this is your birthday hey! [note][note] all right everybody have a good weekend. >> saturday at 9:00 p.m. eastern, nine nasty words, english in the gutter that now and forever. columbia university professor looks at how profanity has evolved over the year. sunday. eclectic eastern. in her latest book, massachusetts democratic senator talks about persistence in her life as a professor, a u.s. senator, and as a democratic presidential candidate. she is interviewed sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, the development of

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reporter: is there a place in the party for vocal trump critics like liz cheney, like adam kinzinger? ms. stefanik: liz cheney is part of this conference, adam kinzinger is part of this conference, they were elected and sent here by the people in the district. we are unified in working with president trump. my job representing our republican members, we look forward to working with president trump. reporter: have you talked to liz cheney? ms. stefanik: i have not. thank you everybody. mr. mccarthy: i want to wish our policy chair here happy birthday. so you all remember the birthday song? here we go. ♪ this is your birthday hey! ♪ ♪ >> cspanshop.org is c-span's online store with the collection of products and every purchase help support our nonprofit efforts. with contact members for members of congress and the biden cabinet. browse our newest products at cspanshop.org. announcer: a look at the ongoing violence between israel and hamas and what the u.s. can do to de-escalate the situation. what scholars -- with scholars from the washington institute on u.s. policy. this is one hour an

i asked adam kinzinger about this.the party laying the groundwork for more violence? i want to play you his answer and get your thoughts. >> when you tell, you know, 74 million americans that the election was stolen, that their vote didn't count, that democracy doesn't work and in some cases the qanon lie of satanist pedophiles running the government, if you truly believe that, by the way, what happened on january 6th isn't that far of a stretch. if that's truly the case, it's logical. and that's what happens when you continue to push the big lie because something like that could happen again. >> is the party or the leaders, jonathan wackrow, laying the ground for more violence by continuing not to stand up for the truth? >> just think about -- it's been 126 days since this capitol inters insurrection. that was the manifestation of the big lie. that's when everything went from theoretical to physical. and, you know, perpetrating that absolutely fuels the risk environment that surrounds the capitol and the government as

that's the point that congressman kinzinger made. this is an appropriate purview for congress to look into. it's not ancient history. the hands of congress are not die tieded to go do other things while a commission looks into everything that happened on that day, and i think republicans are trying to move past it. i'm sympathetic to that, but i think one was bad enough that it requires real answers. >> yuk, even if republicans take a political hit in killing the commission, as it least appears now they're going to do. couldn't you it's smarter than the public hearings that bring the whole issue? if not like a men zazi commission, set up -- benghazi committee. but, you know, an independent commission has a real political downside to it as well for republicans. >> the independent commission's political downside to the republicans is that it has more credibility and, of course, this is a very bad story for the republican party. i think a lot of republicans are afraid of what it will find out about their desperate but futile effort to g

matt gaetz put up tweets that don't age well in referring to one of adam kinzinger's old tweets and kinzinger responded, i'd stay away from aging well tweets. of course, kinzinger alluding here to the federal probe into whether gaetz, among other things, had sex with a minor. >> look, i think it's fair to say that gaetz walked into that one. >> totally. >> but also the idea that matt gaetz is out there, proudly defiant, even though he's under this probe. and any normal world, matt gaetz would be in hiding. he should be embarrassed. there's a federal investigation, and even if he's cleared of any wrongdoing, there's a lot of ethical and moral questions about his behavior. >> i didn't mean to interrupt but i'm going to interrupt for a good cause. >> please do. >> i'm holding in my hands a book, "the devil may dance" by one jake tapper. it's a wonderful, wonderful book. >> and i should note you read an early copy and gave me feedback, which i appreciate. >> i was honored to be given a copy. it was fantastic then. i'm sure it's even better now. it's this thriller set in hollywood in the 1960s and

we'll talk with illinois republican congressman adam kinzinger. and we'll hear from author michael lewis. his new book is "the prem premonition: the pandemic story." and our salute to a special group of moms. it is all ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >> dickerson: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." margaret is on maternity leave. the country appears to finally be turning the corner on the pandemic, and there is good news to report. one-third of american adults have been fully vaccinated. children between 12 and 16, will likely be able to receive the pfizer vaccine soon. there are drops in every way, now cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. but we're still having trouble rounding the bend with the economy. and that disappointing jobs report made for sobering headlines on saturday, and reminded us that the road to recovery is going to be a long and winding one. we're going to begin with former f.d.a. commissioner dr. scott gottlieb. he joins us from west port, connecticut. good morning. >> doctor: good morning. >> dickerson: every time we

i will join congressman kinzinger. i look or to meeting putin that i'm sanctioned by putin so i can't go to russia but at some point that will in. i think this has been a great conversation but we need to holistic approach to deal with russia. we have got to think about her sanctions regime and getting other allies in the common cause. we have to stop nord stream and fund ukraine so there are real consequences we mentioned body bags. if the ukrainians have the wherewithal to fight back successfully but obviously they be out done if you want to be serious about it but there would be real consequences and that sense of strength would be i think chilling and i agree with you bill by a vast administration to pursue sanctions vigorously against oligarchs and the observation is very important. i think that is the heart of how putin papa pop the tate's is economic resources and viability and when you start severing some of those you send a very clear message as well it's finally getting out there but putin's own wealth in a w

dan crenshaw of texas and adam kinzinger of illinois. >>> gas pains. >> we're out of gas. >> gas lines for the first time since the '70s. a big ransom payment. how safe are we from the next siper attack? joining me for insight and analysis, nbc news chief white house correspondent kristen welker. former democratic congresswoman donna edwards. "new york times" chief white house correspondent peter baker and republican strategist, brendan buck. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press."in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. we're going to get to all the news about the cdc mask recommendations including the confusion that's resulted from the surprise announcement. we'll begin with the fighting between israel and ham maz. one day after the israelis target and demolished pa building in gaza housing -- richard, on friday you and i talked about this. you said hamas and the israeli government were looking for an exit ramp. why can't they find it?nk still that both sides do seem to want to find a way that t

what liz cheney and adam kinzinger do next will say a lot about what will happen. >> "the washington and try to push the party away from the former president. even if she's cast out of power in the house, she's made clear she will not stop, promising to take her argument against trump to the campaign trail in wyoming where he garnered 70% of the vote in 2020. she's told others that blocking trump from leading the party is a fight she sees as just beginning, no matter how wednesday's vote goes. susan, give me your take on all of that, what you think about her steadfastness in this, if you worry it's a lost cause. after all that's happened, do you think there's anything she can do to sway republicans away from trump? >> i don't think it's a lost cause. and i do applaud her efforts to keep speaking truth to power. and what's so amazing is that she of course is right on her political analysis of what happens to the republican party if donald trump keeps going out there and spreading the big lie. and we know she's right because look at georgia. people stayed home because donald trump said

i want to share what republican congressman adam kinzinger, why he said he will not leave the party ands whole movement is a bad idea. watch this. >> i have been a republican far longer than donald trump has and i will not let him come in and hijack my party and turn it into something that great people like ronald reagan and george w. and george h.r. bush, and all of the great leaders back did not want it to be. >> too late, adam, donald trump does run the republican party. >> i really admire adam kinzinger and what he's saying. i signed that same manifest as other republican officials but i think it's naive to think there's actually a chance to salvage the party. they wrote an op-ed piece in "the washington post" last week saying, you know, the ouster of liz cheney doesn't mean the fight is over. the fight for the soul of the republican party is just beginning. that's just wrong. the war is over. the conspiracyists, cranks have won. reality is you have to understand that. it's donald trump's party and in many ways worse than that. they embrace the big lie. this is a litmus test. you lo

let's just talk about congressman kinzinger, he's throwing down in this republican fight. >> reporterafter the top republican kevin mccarthy. something he's done increasingly, and is one of the very few lonely voices within the house republican conference to do just that. criticizing kevin mccarthy's actions, his roles, his response to the aftermath of the january 6th attack. even going as far as today, making clear that he, kinzinger, raised concerns about the actions -- ahead of the certification of joe biden's electoral victory, warning it could lead to violence. what kinzinger warned today or said today was that mccarthy essentially ignored those concerns. >> i was on a phone call with kevin mccarthy and the republican conference a couple days prior to january 6th. i said, you know, kevin, with all this basically b.s. we're saying about we can make sure the election isn't certified, it was stolen, et cetera, i really, really am concerned about violence on january 6th. the response i got was basically that cricket sound, and then okay, adam, operator, next caller. >> of course mcca

adam kinzinger says do not hold your breath. >> you don't belong in your conference. i am not sure if that's going to happen but if it is going to continue, it got to stop. it is mind-numbing. >> he's right, it is going to continue. greene was at it again putting this out, the attempt to shame americans who choose not to get vaccinated or wear a mask to the great tyrant of history who did not comply. he's not going to quit. this is the same person who said the wildfires in california were caused by space lasers. greene also said this last year. >> whether i see a statue that may be something that i would fully disagree with like adolph hitler, maybe a statue of satan himself, i would not want to take it down but again i can teach my children who these people are and what they did and what they may be about. >> kinzinger is right about something else, nothing is likely to happen to greene. no talk of center or reprimand or removing her or no talk of cutting off funding, nothing. >> why? because of this. >> marjorie taylor greene right here from northwest georgia. oh bo

if she has to pick those ten, i think adam kinzinger has already indicated he'd be happy to do it and among the 35 house members that voted for it you could find five and i hope they will have sort of nonpartisan or bipartisan staff who will look at that and do it in a public and honorable way. i think obviously picking chairmen and vice chairmen who are, you know, more nonpartisan members. maybe people who fall in the problem solvers caucus type group so it will be credible. i certainly hope if they go forward they don't take some of the past more partisan democrats and certainly we don't want to see the sort of the truth denying republicans. certainly paul gosar would not be a good person to be on the committee. >> that would make the process extremely complicated and difficult to get to the truth if it just turns into a food fight and partisan circus. that's all the time we have. i just want to say to you, congresswoman, i thought it was very nice of you to be there with mrs. sicknick and helping her around on capitol hill. that must have been a difficult experience for her and the

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l liz cheney and adam kinzinger had the courage to say, we're not going to do this. >> even as cheneynger not only to the party, but to the american people, congresswoman elise stefanik, supposedly a more moderate republican from upstate new york. >> a much more moderate -- >> she was just elected to take cheney's place. she's now the number three republican leader in the house of representatives. but she's a staunch, staunch total supporter of trump. >> i've spoken to several republicans in that conference, and i've asked, is this real? what they say to me is, political ambition has trumped, forgive me, principle, that she knew she wasn't getting anywhere being a moderate republican, so she went all in with trump. >> it's amazing. i want to throw some video gloria. this is video from 2019. we saw it a little bit in ryan nobles' piece. it's marjorie taylor green taunting congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez's staff through the mail slot of her office. watch this. >> alexandria ocasio-cortez, i'm an american citizen. i pay your salary through the taxes that you collect from me throug

joining us now, adam kinzinger and kasie hunt. representative kinzinger, you stand with liz cheney.i think this is a new level that we're at, but perhaps you could put it into words better than me. >> no, i mean, i think -- i'm about as speechless as you are. the first thing to keep in mind is we don't know how many members voted against her because kevin mccarthy did his little voice vote unity crap, you know, to make it look like it was unanimous because i honestly think she may have been retained or at least it would have been close and he can now go out and say we're unified and we're past cheney. look, kevin went to mar-a-lago a couple weeks after january 6th and he put these paddles on donald trump, resurrected him to life. now cheney has been consistent. she said the same thing that kevin mccarthy said in january. she's just been consistent. and then to watch yesterday, some of the -- i didn't even know congressman clyde was a congressman. this party is sick and this party needs help and if we're not willing to stand up and put it all on the line for that, this party knot goi

she and adam kinzinger are fighting the good fight right now., they were shocked, shocking how colleagues and close friends of liz cheney can work with her and be with her, and won't say they will vote with her tomorrow. but she will continue the fight. i think she is a logical outcome of speech tonight is to run for the presidential nomination in 2024 and really put it to the test. whether this party can be saved, from not just trump personally, but from trumpism, and from the rule of law and from a dedication to using any means to overturn legit fair and legitimate elections. i think liz cheney has made herself the leader of the nontrump, anti-trump forces in the republican party and not just political maneuverings, but sounding like a ronald reagan and a margaret thatcher. we will see if others rally to her. >> well, ladies and gentlemen, you hard it here first and you heard it from bill crystal, over to you. congressman kinzinger tonight said that leader mccarthy, talked as if he is an employee of donald trump. indeed, when congress woman ch

so that's why you see whether , it's a liz cheney or adam the kinzinger, they were able -- you know,voted for bills that then the president signed. but if you'd look at a lot of the things that i voted for, i voted to keepp the government open. the president certainly one of the things that i opposed that about, andas talkingng i did it once at a meeting in the white house when the president talked about shutting down the government, i pointed out, as politely but strongly, that shutting down the government was a really bad i do idea. and iber how continue to thinks but he did shut down the government i can't remember how gotimes, but that's always counterproductive, wastes government money. vot as aed conservative, it's a dum thing to do. democrats also voted to shut down the government. i was the only one in this region who never, while i was in, who never voted to shut down the government. so, certainly his approach to government, his isolationism, and the populism.gove another thing now that you ask me, i worked a lot with the tech world while i was in government. and i doo now,

adam kinzinger is among those supporting cheney. he described his party this way. >> right now it's basically the titanic. we're in the middle of this slow sink. we have a band playing on the deck telling everybody it's fine, and meantime, donald trump's running around trying to find women's clothing and get on the first lifeboat. >> kinzinger said voters will have to determine if they're going to exist on lies or the truth. >>> the three most popular male and female baby names were exactly the same as the year before. we had liam, noah and oliver for boys. olivia, emma and ava for girls. no andrew or mona in the top ten. >> the list also reveals the effect of pop culture. the fastest rising boy names were zyair, jaxtyn and jakobe. >> and for girls, you have avayah. i feel like an elementary schoolteacher who's going to get corrected. denisse and jianna. >> i feel like this is how they spell the names on starbucks cups. >> i literally feel like an elementary schoolteacher. >> nobody ever mispronounced my first name. but my last name

because is kinzinger kidding himself?t would lead to the republican party as the trump party going down? there just aren't enough moderates, it seems to me, to pull the republican party back in another direction. and i just wonder whether kinzinger is right. >> well, it's a great question, and look a at the texas six special election, where donald trump, someone who is behind in the early voting and won that primary and kinzinger's preferred candidate finished ninth out of 22 candidates. and so i think what kinzinger is pointing to is it is hard to see that party with donald trump going down in 2022 or even maybe 2024. but i think he is referring to and what he and people like liz cheney are worried about is a more existential concern, what does it mean to be a republican if you are railing against transgender women in sports. or you are moving the party so far to the right on issues of the border and refugees and embracing the conspiracy theories, including, obviously, the dangerous, baseless, false claims that the elect

and i just think that, you know, people like -- i applaud people like liz cheney and adam kinzinger andink at this point it's a lost cause when 70% of republicans in a recent cnn poll said that joe biden was not legitimately elected as president. it's clear that the vast majority of the party is where donald trump is, which is denying reality, which is attacking the very foundations of our democracy, and that's sad for me to see, but i think that's just the reality. and the fact that liz cheney is being toppled for telling the truth. and elise stefanik is being installed for lying, that's a snapshot of where the republican party is, it's a threat to american democracy and it's getting worse. >> amanda, those 70% that max is talking about, are they just trying to please trump, or is he simply, i guess, the instrument that these republicans are using in order to keep their own political lives alive? >> well, it's a little bit of chicken or the egg thing. one, i think it comes down to is that no one has challenged trump's message. i mean, essentially what we saw after the election was a bu

. >>> a vocal -- including larry hogan on "meet the press" and congressman kinzinger. >> it bothers me you have to swear fidelity to the dear leader or you get kicked out of the party. >> we're attacking members of our own party instead of focusing on solving problems. >> in the middle of this slow sink we have a band playing on the deck and as i've said, donald trump is running around trying to find women's clothing to get on the first lifeboat. >> joining me now, press secretary to former president obama and michael steele and associate editor and columnist a.b. stoddard. what do you think of the infighting that we are seeing on the republican side? i guess, can democrats take advantage of this or what say you about liz cheney being booted most likely? ? we sort of expected this and we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that this is a truly remarkable moment for what was once called the republican party, and who has a more conservative voting record than the woman trying to replace her will be booted not because she isn't republican enough, but because she isn't trumpian enough and thi

congressman kinshaw and kinzinger this month on "meet the press." >> we can keep having that fight ifyou cannot on the one hand say that donald trump is a leader or the leader of the republican party, which i believe he is the leader of the republican party right now because kevin mccarthy gave him his leadership card. you can't say he's the leader and then say we have to move on. i would love to move on. >> and, so, kinzinger and congresswoman cheney, they seem to be very much, they are very much in the minority of their party right now. governor, when do you think it's time to admit that the battle is over and the gop is not going to move on from president trump? >> well, i don't think you give up that battle. these of us who are supporting the renewal for america process that we've talked about in the press release and in the principles that we've set forward, we're trying to work to get the republican party back to the centrist conservative center where it used to be, a party that had some principles for which you stood. right now there are no core values to the republican party.

that's from adam kinzinger. liz cheney said thanks to senators cassidy, collins, murkowski, portman, sasse and romney for voting for truth and defense of our constitution. because there was a real reason for the investigation, identifying and combating one of the biggest threats against american democracy, grievance-based domestic terror groups, such as the ones that par took in the january 6th attack need to be looked into. joining me now is madeline dean of pennsylvania. is he served as an impeachment manager in donald trump's second impeachment trial. thank you for being with us. i want to get your reaction to what happens now. now that the senate blocked this commission from becoming a reality, it doesn't solve the underlying problem of the fact that we need to understand the forces behind this. it seems obvious that donald trump was one of them. but there are these grievance-based domestic activists that turned violent on january 6th. we have to figure out where that is coming from and what the interconnect

republican congressman adam kinzinger. thank you for joining us.on? >> well, wolf, i think it's an easy vote. we need answers. we need to take ownership of what was done, what led to it. this was an attack on our democracy and an attack on the number 2, 3, 4 person in line of secession for the presidency. it was the right vote. i'm pleased by the number of my colleagues that voted so far. i wish it was significantly higher. given all of the people that came out against it, it's a positive number. >> so far 34 republicans including yourself voting in favor. 13 republicans still have not voted. we'll see if that number goes up. you say this, congressman kinzinger and i'm quoting you now, we cannot let fear stop us from doing what is right. is fear what stopped so many of your republican colleagues from supporting this new investigation into the january 6th attack? >> i think so. i can't speak for everyone. fear of losesing my primary. people still fear that because he doesn't have access to that anymore. it's just the fear of -- i think we've lost in

adam kinzinger tweeted this out. every gop member of congress needs to go on the record as to how they will vote on liz cheney in operation #coverup january 6th and concerned donors should take notes, i will vote for liz. garrett, what is congresswoman cheney doing against efforts to oust her? we're seeing more of her allies step up? >> the problem is mostly she has the wrong friends to defend you in the house republican congress. the people we're hearing speak out on her behalf are folks like adam kinzinger, mitt romney, and even speaker pelosi have defended liz cheney. that's not going to do very much in the house republican conference. cheney, if she is whipping votes on her behalf to keep that conference chair job. these are two separate jobs, whether cheney stays or goes and a vote on who would replace her. it's not cheney versus stefanik. i think people shouldnd that. if she is whipping votes, she is doing it very quietly. my source aren't saying anything about it of i've not seen any public reporting about it.

is this, look, the house gop is marginalizing folks like liz cheney who are thoughtful and adam kinzingerhile standing by marjorie taylor greene. liz cheney is pushed out of her leadership position for stating the truth, and then marjorie taylor greene, they've stood by her up until this moment, they've stood by her, with all of the baggage that she brings and the reckless rhetoric. this is the bigger problem for the party. they have brought into the mainstream some -- you know, these conspiracy theoryist white nationalist elements unfortunately who have been given a voice, a platform, while we're turning on all these folks who voted for impeachment, liz cheney who stands on principle, adam kinzinger, poor peter meyer in michigan, a freshman, stands up, does the right thing and these are the members not being treated the way they should. this is not the party i knew when i was in. we used to marginalize the whack jobs and uplift and embrace those who were thoughtful members. >> quickly, congressman, do you think, given you have served alongside congressman mccarthy, and scalise, will they

adam kinzinger tweeted, a few days before january six are gop members had a conference call that told kellyanne that our party's actions would lead to violence on january six. kevin dismissively responded with okay adam, operator next question and we got violence. jonathan that says as much of a smoking gun as you could ask for in terms of what the republicans were leading to on january six. i didn't have adam kinzinger's foresight to see what they were doing could lead to violence, but it was clear enough and raised to kevin mccarthy himself. >> yeah, and the fact that kevin mccarthy -- i mean we know leader mccarthy took those words to heart because as you just pointed out, the evening of january six after having survived the insurrection, he took to the well of the house and said the presidents responsible, this is his fault, this was a bad day, yeah yeah data. but then a week later, he goes to kiss the ring of donald trump and has been there ever since. lawrence, you put your finger on it at the very beginning. kevin mccarthy believes and nothing. his only priority is to gain powe