please welcome to the stage michele bachmann. tony, thank you. pastor gary, thank you so much for opening up this beautiful church. it reminds me of an aspen ski lodge. every time i come here, it is so beautiful. i also want to thank doctor mark david hall who gave such wonderful or markdown what academia is saying on this issue. also my very good friend, dr. steve cough flynn who gave me a lot of briefings now is in the united states congress. he understands deeper, beneath the surface. he listens to what people really say about issues. the reason why we are here tonight is because some of us have noticed that there was something happening in the culture. it was aimed at all of you. it was aimed at the church, it was aimed pastors. it was aimed at the church because the church has been doing something right. believers have been doing something right. pastors, like the pastor of this church have taken on the whole council of god and preaches the whole council of god freely and bravely from the pulpit. that is right. you want to see more of that?

the political intentions behind the term christian nationalism, please welcome to the stage, michelle bachmann. [applause] fmr. rep. bachmann: thank you. thank you so much for opening up this beautiful church that reminds me of an aspen ski lodge. i want to also thank mark davis hall who gave beautiful remarks. and also my very good friend, stephen. he understands beneath the surface because he looks at people and what they say about issues. the reason we are here tonight is because some of us had noticed there was something happening in the culture and it was aimed at all of you. it was aimed at the church. it was aimed at pastors. it was aimed at the church because the church has been doing something right. believers have been doing something right. the pastor of this church has taken on the whole counsel of god freely and bravely from the pulpit. [applause] we want to see more of that. and that means the issues of the day in our own culture, whatever culture we live in, the bible has something to say about every issue. this church has not been afraid, together with other pastors at other ch

. >> reporter: in a statement to "impact," ken michele bachmann in part told us, "when tyra and i createdext top model in 2001, we wanted to use the series as a tool for positive change. tyra and i had one goal in mind, to change the definition of beauty. back then, the fashion industry lacked any sort of real diversity." >> how are you? >> i am great now that you're here. >> reporter: tyra talked about the recent backlash in 2020 on "tamron hall." >> i was trying to push boundaries but was also torn to make sure that these girls could work. you know? so it was a balance. it was like, oh, break beauty barriers, but yeah, i can break them all i want on the show, they'll graduate from the show, and they won't work. i wouldn't say it's necessarily a regret. i think it was just wrong. so maybe even stronger than regret. >> winning "america's next top model" was sold as a golden ticket into the fashion industry, into the modeling world. that didn't always pan out. >> it's a reality show! hello! do i say anything of meaning on this show here today this interview, it's a reality show! >> really,

it was michelle bachmann. her campaign did not do well. we should disregard straw polls.out it, but they're not even cotton candy level nutritional value for politics. amna: you mentioned governors having trouble going outside their states. is ron desantis going to have that problem? >> it doesn't look like it. he clearly is getting lift. his donor base isn't just from florida. he's raising money across the country. he has gotten the ability to get some oxygen and attention. that is what you see him where he is in the polls. amna: we have seen that he is running on this anti-woke agenda. when you look at governor hogan, who said i'm not going to run, he was firmly a reagan republican, he even wrote in ronald reagan instead of voting for then candidate donald trump. is that school of thought unelectable in the republican party right now, that reagan republican? >> i don't think we know yet. we are coming up on the 40th anniversary of ronald reagan's evil empire speech. and we will be talking about what that means with regard to russia and ukraine. the audience at cpac not

was wearing my 2012 iowa straw poll t-shirt, a lot of people forget who won in 2012, it was michele bachmanno well. she disregard straw polls good they are not even cotton candy level of nutritional value for politics. amna: you mentioned governors having trouble going outside their states. will ron desantis have tha problem? david: it doesn't look like it come he's well into the mid-20's to 30's depending on which poll you see. he clearly is getting -- his donor base is not just from florida, he's raising money across the country. he has gone the ability to get some oxygen and attention and that's where he is in the polls right now. amna: he's running on this anti-woke agenda. when you look at governor hogan, who said i'm not going to run in this field, he was firmly a reagan republican. even wrote in ronald reagan for president in 2020. is that school of thought on elective in the republican party right now, the reagan republican? doug: i don't think we know yet. were coming up on the 40th anniversary of ronald reagan's even -- evil empire speech. if you look at the audience at cpac, for i

up next, former congressman and 2012 republican presidential candidate, michele bachmann, joins a discussionthe christian nationalism movement. this event is co-hosted by the -- regional school of government. it is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> well, t

. >> up next, former congresswoman and 2012 republican presidential candidate, michele bachmann, joinsa discussion on the christian nationalism movement. this event caused by the family research council and region