cnn's kristen holmes breaks down the conflicting messages from the two former leaders of the gop. >>ld trump back in washington. >> we had made america great again. we had made it great again. >> delivering remarks focused on law enforcement, as his actions on january 6th remain under scrutiny a year and a half removed from the violent attack on the capitol. >> there is no longer respect for the law, and there certainly is no order. our country is now a cesspool of crime. >> speaking at a conservative think tank founded by former trump administration officials, trump largely stayed away from his grievances around the 2020 election. >> i ran for president. i won, and a won a second time, did much better the second time. >> blocks away, former vice president mike pence outlining his own vision for the republican party. at a gathering of young conservatives. >> now, some people may choose to focus on the past. but elections are about the future. and i believe conservatives must focus on the future to win back america. >> do you think -- >> after his remarks, the former vice president as

kristen holmes has the details. >> reporter: a dual in the desert as donald trump and mike pence square just wanted to tell you that you have a great, great fighter. >> i'm here because arizona and america need karen taylor robeson as the next governor of arizona. >> reporter: this time in a gop primary for arizona governor that's become a test of the former president's election lies, versus republicans calling to move on from 2020. trump rallying with his endorsed candidate, carrie lake friday. a former local tv news anchor who built a campaign around conspiracy theories and denials that joe biden won the 2020 election. >> you've called joe biden an illegitimate president. what does that mean? >> he lost the election and he shouldn't be in the white house. we had a corrupt election. i'd actually like to ask everybody on this stage if they agree we had a corrupt election? >> i'm not going to play your stunt. >> re >> i also think this election should be about the future. i don't think we should think one more moment about 2020. >> reporter: including doug ducey whose once relationship w

kristen holmes has the details. >> reporter: a duel in the desert as donald trump and mike pence squareyou you have a great, great fighter. >> i'm here because arizona and america need karen taylor rodeson as the next governor of arizona. >> reporter: this time in a gop primary for governor, that's become a test of the former president's lies. trump rallying with his endorsed candidate. >> carrie, lake, he's incredible. >> reporter: a former news anchor who built a campaign around conspiracy theories and denials that joe biden won the 2020 election. >> you called joe biden an illegitimate president. what does that mean? >> he lost the election and he shouldn't be in the white house. we had a corrupt election. i would like to ask everyone on this stage if they would agree we had a corrupt, stolen election. >> i'm not going to play into your stunt. >> reporter: wrangling some state republicans. >> carrie lake's misleading voters with no information. i don't think we should think for more moment on 2020. >> reporter: including doug ducey, who's once relationship with the president has sour

. >> and kristen holmes is all over this race and joins us now. once again pitting the former president against his former vice president. >> reporter: good morning, alex and amara. that's exactly right. this race like so many of these republican primaries has really turned into a fight over the future of the republican party. on one side, you have former president donald trump and his endorsed candidate kari lake. she has made lies about the 2020 election conspiracy theories of center of her campaign. she refuses to acknowledge that joe biden is the legitimate president. on the other side you have former vice president mike pence and his candidate karen taylor robeson, she is backed by the establishment republicans who want to move forward from the 2020 election, she's endorsed by the outgoing term limited governor in arizona, doug ducey, who was attacked relentless by by former president trump for refusing to overturn the 2020 election results in this state. as this is unfolding in the state of arizona, it looks like pence and trump are set for

. >> we start this morning with cnn's kristen holmes who is live in washington. isten, obviously there are going to be two witnesses tonight that we know that are testifying publicly like cassidy hutchinson did that worked in the trump white house. what do we know about them? >> good morning, kaitlan and john, the big thing about these two witnesses along with pat cipollone the former white house counsel whose video testimony we expect to see large portions of today, they are meant to give you an inside look at what was going on during that 187 minutes at the white house when trump refused to act as that violence was unfolding on capitol hill. >> reporter: matthew pottinger and sara matthews, two former trump white house officials who resigned after the deadly capitol attack on january 6. today testifying publicly. >> the president started talking about the rally. >> reporter: after talking to the committee behind closed doors. >> one of my staff brought me a printout of a tweet by the president and the tweet said something to the effect that mike pence, the vice

kristen holmes is in pea your. give us the latest there. >> reporter: this is really not just about a split between trump and pence, but it's really about another one of these republican primaries in which there are six of the republican party. on one side you have the group that really wants to continue talking about the 2020 election, they promote donald trump's lies about the 2020 election's conspiracy theories. on the other side you have people who just want to move forward, get away from the 2020 election. the latter camp is where you find former vice president mike pence, as well as outgoing governor doug ducey, also a republican. you'll remember that he faced trump's ire for not overturning the results of the arizona election in 2020. so both pence and deucy will be behind me just in a few points and they are squarely behind robson. she is the established favorite. she was appointed to the board of regents in arizona. they are falling in line behind her. on the other side you have kari lake, a former tv news

cnn national correspondent kristen holmes reports. >> matthew pottinger and sarah matthews, two formersigned after the deadly capitol attack on january 6th. tomorrow, testifying publicly. >> the president started talking about the rally. >> after talking to the committee behind closed doors. >> one of my staff brought me a print-out of a tweet by the president. and the tweet said something to the effect that mike pence, the vice president, didn't have the courage to do what should have been done. i read that tweet and made a decision at that moment to resign. that's where i knew that i was leaving that day. once i read that tweet. >> pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, served under trump for four years. the former journalist and marine was brought into the white house as a top asia adviser by michael flynn, who he worked for in the military. according to "the new york times," pot inj rchger told the comidy he alerted mark meadows the national guard had still not arrived at the capitol on january 6th. sarah matthews was one of several white house aides calling for trump

. >> let's bring in cnn's kristen holmes. you've been covering this for some time. his remarks come right before president trump's speech, also his return to d.c. at the america first summit. tell us what the two messages are expected to be from the former president and the former vice president. >> well, look, if these speeches look anything like what we have seen from the two of them in recent weeks they will be markedly different. we'll talk about former president trump first. this is being billed as a policy speech focused on law and order. remember, republicans believe that high crime rates are one of the driving factor that will bring people to the polls in november. allies around trump tell me they hope he actually uses this opportunity, one, to state republican agenda ahead of the midterms and, two, to actually lay the ground work in a real way for 2024, looking forward, not setting up the rallies where he essentially airs his grievances for hours on end. they hope that he can actually focus on this and focus on the future, which so far he has been unable to

. >> cnn's kristen holmes joins us now. what are we expecting from former president trump's speech coming up? >> reporter: well, victor, and alisyn, this is being billed as a policy speech. as you said, focused on law and order. republicans believe that rising crime rates will bring people out to the ballot box in november. the big question on everyone's mind tonight is whether or not trump can actually remain focused on the future. can he set a republican agenda ahead of the midterms. the america first policy institute is a group of former trump administration officials and allies, while trump has remained focused on the 2020 election in the patz, they have been working towards another 2024 run and even a win for president trump. even in some circumstances planning on who would serve in a white house, what those policies would actually look like. aides and advisers remain concerned that president trump cannot stay on message. they have tried this before. he continues to go back to the past. as you mentioned, he is not the

cnn's kristen holmes has the latest. >> thank you. >> in battleground georgia, growing concerns aboutschel walker's candidate performance and made a series of verbal stumbles. from his views on climate change. >> we can't control the air, good air inside a container, batter. if we're getting the good or, the batter got a move. it moves over to -- . good airspace. and now, we got clean air back up. >> to gun legislation. >> do you support new gun laws? >> and everything, i like to see it. >> miscues like those, plus a recent disclosure that he fathered three children he had not spoken about publicly, sparking questions about walker's ability to defeat democratic senator raphael warnock in one of the republican party's best opportunities to flip a senate seat. >> georgia's senate race, this november, is yet again, probably going to be the deciding factor in control of the u.s. senate. and with a volatile national environment for democrats, raphael warnock defending the seat could end up being the decisive 50th seat for democrats or republicans. >> is herschel walker versus the truth. >>

cnn's kristen holmes has the details on who they are and, crucially, what they could reveal. >> matthewthews, two former white house officials that resigned after the deadly capitol attack on january six. tomorrow? testifying publicly. >> the president started talking about the rally. >> after talking to the committee behind closed doors. >> one of my staff brought me a print out of a tweet by the president. and the tweet said something to the effect that mike pence, the vice president, didn't have the courage to do what should have been done. i -- i read that tweet and made a decision at that moment to resign. that's where i knew that i was leaving that day once are i read that tweet. >> reporter:

. >> cnn's kristen holmes is live for us in scattered showers with m -- in scottsdale for more on this reporter: this race like so many republican primaries has really become a battle over the republican party and the direction it wants to do and one side donald trump and endorsed candidate kari lake, with election lies and conspiracy theories the center of her campaign here and she refuses to@ed a mid that joe biden is the legitimate president. on the other side of that, you have former vice president mike pence, supporting karrin taylor robson. supported by the establishment. the republican who wants to move on from 20206789 and this divide within the party was so clear yesterday, as we saw trump and pence campaigning for the respective candidates. take a listen. >> arizona, make no mistake about it. when you get out and vote for karrin taylor robson, you can send a deafening message that will be heard all across america, that the republican party is the party of the future. >> the election was rigged and stolen, and now our country is being systematically destroyed because of it. >>

kristen holmes is tracking who they are and what they might reveal. >> matthew pottinger and sarah matthews, two former trump white house officials who resigned after the deadly capitol attack on january 6th. tomorrow, testifying publicly. >> the president started talking about the rally. >> after talking to the committee behind closed doors. >> one of my staff brought me a print-out of a tweet by the president. and the tweet said something to the effect that mike pence, the vice president, didn't have the courage to do what should have been done. i read that tweet and made a decision at that moment to resign. that's where i knew that i was leaving that day, once i read that tweet. >> pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, served under trump for three years. the former journalist and marine was brought into the white house as a top asia adviser by michael flynn, who he worked for in the military. according it "the new york times," pottinger told the committee he alerted mark meadows the national guard had still not arrived at the capitol on january 6th. former deputy press secr

cnn's kristen holmes has the latest. >> reporter: pamela, this race in arizona like so many republicanbout a fight over the future of the republican party and the direction they want to go in. on one hand you have former president donald trump and his endorsed candidate carrie lake. she has made lies about the 2020 election as well as conspiracy theories the center of her campaign. she won't even acknowledge that joe biden is the legitimate president. on the other side of that you have former vice president mike pence and his candidate, karen taylor robson. robson is backed by the establishment, is part of the republican party who wants to move forward from 2020. it is not just pence backing her but it is also former governor of new jersey chris christie as well as outgoing term-limited governor in arizona, doug ducey, who you will remember was relentlessly attacked by the former president when he opted not to try to overturn the election results in the state in 2020. the split and the two different directions were on full display as they campaigned for their respective candidates. >>

let's bring in cnn's kristen holmes live for us in washington.ike this every day, chkristen, so when he says that and says it that way, you really take note, what's going on here? >> reporter: well, absolutely, it's coming at a time when biden is looking to draw stronger impact around the midterms. and comes at the time when former president donald trump is teasing another run for president in 2024. interesting aides and allies to the former president actually hope the midterms and presidential bid will be what trump is about when returning to washington for the first time since leaving office. they want him to take an opportunity to set a republican agenda ahead of november, as well as lay the groundwork in a real way for a presidential bid in 2024. outside of the large-scale rallies where he just airs his grievances, particularly about 2020 and the election and stop those conspiracy theories. now, one thing to note here, the group that is hosting the summit is the america first policy institute. they are a group that are made of former administ

. >> cnn's kristen holmes at the america first summit, set the stage. >> reporter: taking one step backxtraordinary when you think about it. these two men served side by side at the white house, just miles from where we are here. today they are giving their view of the future of the republican party and this really is a fight over the future of the republican party. now trump, we'll hear from him momentarily, he is meant to give a policy speech about law and order. this is what his allies hope he actually sticks to. remember, republicans believe rising crime rates are going to be a driving factor in the november midterms. they want him to stick to this to lay out the policies, take the opportunity to, one, have a republican agenda ahead of the midterms and, two, to really lay the groundwork in a real way for a presidential bid in 2024 instead of just these long rallies in which he gives his grievances about 2020. it remains to be seen whether or not trump can actually focus on the future. you heard that from mike pence. it seems like a thinly veiled reference to the fact every speech tr