there's a broad coalition of republican voters who didn't enthusiastically support president trump in 2016 but they voted for him out of party loyalty. they didn't feel like there was an alternative that they could support, and i could change this time around and think you already stunned to see that with prominent republican figures like former president george bush saying they cannot support them. senator mitt romney and a couple of others in the article as well that were suitable on the fish or declined to say whether they were actually support the president, speaker paul ryan, former speaker john boehner, jeb bush, obviously a candidate that trump rant against in 2016. and so a lot of these republicans, if they come out and they do more than simply say that not going to support him or they're going to support joe biden, if they're actively campaign against president trump, if you start trying to rally republican voters behind the democratic nominee, i do think that could have a significant impact on his campaign. >> host: and the president may last night after a day of demonstrations here in our nation's capital and else

i think the republican party is dead no matter what i think is core and larry i think the republican party is breaking up before our eyes i think the party is going to be in the wilderness for a long long time go back to where i started the little troll war i'm because he listened to 80 percent of the republican voters out there now it was a bunch of b.s. he fed them but he listened to them they are still with him and so when trump loses they're not with these other never trump i think the party's breaking up and i think it's going to be in the world earnest for a while and hopefully a decent right center right party of eventually will replace a new gig was said for him to winnie can't be biden on personality can't be them on stature he'll have to run on a major obvious radical party run against biden as a radical you see. how pathetic has somebody like newt become newt out and just retire and that's saying another word talk about a guy who has sold his soul to charm newt gingrich doesn't believe a word he says about trial but he's right larry that'll trump has nothing to run on so he

candidates reflect america and the diversy that we have across america with voters who support the republican party and conservative principles. >> representative herrer beutler, you are the first hispanic republican woman to bee elected intate of washington. so can you square that circle for how does the republican party and how do you as a conservative, think about reaching out to new constituencies without relying on the identity politics that conservatism rejects? >> you know, honestly, the one thing that i have learnedro hout this entire process is be yourself. sometimes you have o the party,urself which i did. when i got involved in my early 20s, y know, volunteering and going to events, i didn't know anybodyd just kind of pushed. and i think what you're seeing now, in addition to what elise has set up with supporting women, getting themth ugh their primaries, women are stepping up to run because they see and sense the intensity of the times. i really believe that. you know, now more than ever, i think they realize they have to be at the table helping make the decisions.ge >> how did where? b

but that count also includes really imptant voices in the republican party, many of whom are in leadership and have outsized roles in the republican conference. and i also think it's important, as we're celebrating the centennial of women's suffrage,e thatuffrage movement is also deeply, deeply a part of the republican party. and that is something that we need to talk about more effectively to ouvoters. and it's something that we can be very proud of, that the suffrage movement was very much a partf the republican party and still is today a part of the republican party in terms oexpanding equal opportunity for women. to two sets of curvents.both the first is the tragic death of george floyd. and i'd like to get both of your reactio to the events that have happened in the past couple of weeks. >> sure. so i believe that ams heart broke across the country when people watch the horrifying footage of george fld's death. i support prosecuting the officers involved to the fullest extent as swiftly as possible. i think that's an important fissage for other law enforcement rs. what has been very u

this again sounds like the death knell of the republican party, the republican party we used to know that had some principles but not be afraid to run to every major issue, to any major issue almost. but that's what they are doing. today in the judiciary committee the republican committee chairman has called in rod rosenstein to dredge up the president's favorite conspiracy theory related to the 2016 election. it's egregious misuse of the institution, the senate. nearly a quarter of our workforceye is unemployed. over 100,000 americans are dead from a strange and contagious disease. americans are in theac streets demanding racial justice, and discredited conspiracy theories is what the republican majority is focused on wax what alternative universe do they live in? what alternative reality are they in the midst of? one detached from the real reality that the american people face. conspiracy theories to out president trump's reelection. right-wing judges, many of whom have antipathy to the civil rights were talking about right now. the republican party in the senate has made so far in

now what does that mean for the republican party?of racial violence and racism within a pandemic that is so driven by forces of racism and the gutting of our public ability to come together and respond to the basic human needs, has shown that the republican party just cannot be trusted to govern this country. cannot be trusted to look out for, to care for, to show basic human decency towards most americans. and that's why you see those phenomenal numbers. for a sentiment that's really quite basic, which is that our lives matter. >> i'm going to read you something heather in "usa today." i'll ask you to weigh in on what you think he's doing well and what you think he's not doing well. he writes this. we know the nation we want to be. now we have to deliver on this moment to achieve fundamental changes that address racial inequalities and white supremacy in our country. while i do not believe federal dollars should go to police departments violating people's rights, i do not support defund uing police. the bet e answer is to give polic

now what does that mean for the republican party? i think this pandemic of racial violence and racism within a pandemic that is so driven by forces of racism and the gutting of our public ability to come together and respond to the basic human needs, has shown that the republican party just cannot be trusted to govern this country. cannot be trusted to look out for, to care for, to show basic human decency towards most americans. and that's why you see those phenomenal numbers. for a sentiment that's really quite basic, which is that our lives matter. >> i'm going to read you

. >> she know what is the primary base of the republican party wants to hear, even though her antifa ad got taken down by facebook for violating their policy against inciting violence. the southern poverty hate watch, she has ties to local white supremacists and she believes a person claims inside knowledge of the president quietly leading a revolution against the, quote, deep state and everyone will be put in jail. back in 2017 she said "q" is a patriot. he is someone who very much loves his country and he's on the same page as us. right now, margery taylor greene is running for georgia's 14th congressional district and the front-runner. donald trump won that district by more than 14 points. if she wins the run-off, she has the chance of making history. you might also be shocked to hear thanks to video discovered from politico.com, her views on race are not great. >> there is an islamic invasion into our government offices right now, okay? they are -- you saw after midterm elections what we saw so many muslims elected. i don't know -- i don't know the exact number, but there were qu

it's bad for the republican party, but i think it's the reality of things. and republicans who wanted this party to recover better confront it and deal with it or it's going to be an even more downward spiral. >> thank you, peter. thank you, john. >> and don, if i could add to that. some of the research in 2016 showed that the most notable characteristic of the core trump voter was higher levels of racial resentment and we can expect that to continue the closer america becomes to becoming a majority minority country, those feelings intensify. but those people who hold them are a shrinking part of the electorate, those blue collar whites. >> it's about losing status in society and as you said racial resentment. thank you very much. i appreciate it. i want to bring in now cnn's media correspondent mr. brian stelter. good evening to you. so please, sir, break down the president's tweet for us. where did he get this crazy conspiracy theory? >> yeah, this is all about the president's poisoned wells of information. he takes in b.s., poisoned information and then s

why would i ever think about joining the republican party? every african-american in every black person i knew of led to the democrat party because it's better to have a seat in the room and to be outside. >> losing a vote on a piece of legislation today that would have led to systemic change in the relationship between the communities of color and the law enforcement community. that somehow someway and the law enforcement and communities of color. that's just not true. in this spoke to the important issues. we wouldn't be here if not to the death of yet another african-american his murder is why george floyd has given us the opportunity to lead. and my friends on the other side. just said no. they just said no. and they didn't just say no to the legislation but along the way i sat down with many of them. senator schumer sent a letter there were five things in the legislation that needed to be improved not just five, there's 20 is a 20 amendments. and they walked out. this is not legislation but this is a process beyond that one piece of legis

why would i ever think about joining the republican party? growing up, every black person i knew of was went to the democrat party. it is better to have a seat in the room then be outside. that was the heritage i grew up in. let me fast-forward, lost a vote on a piece of legislation that would have led to systemic change in the relationship between the community of color and the law enforcement community and broke the concept in this nation that some way, i had to be for law enforcement and four communities of color, that was a false binary choice, just not true. this legislation, to the important issues that brought us here today. as senator perdue alluded to the death of another african-american, george floyd, his murder, is why the country has given us the opportunity to lead, to lead and my friends on the other side just said no. not now to the legislation, they just said no. and i sat down with many of them, let's give them the five amendments. wait, wait, wait, instead of 5, there are 20, 20 amendments. this process is not broken because

1986 and i think if he goes which i predict he will by the way we can reset the republican party and open its tent demographically to make it a more inclusive party and a more competitive party if he wins god forbid he's going to narrow down the lane of that party and it will be a minority party for a generation we'll be right back with more a little more of anthony scaramucci right after these words. we start to add to. the good in each. other than those of us who want to. but on the but our side going to do the book on useless all that business and just soon you. may move from learning to be mum to screw up you'll still be stuck or your muscles in the course of your knee which resists it but of course just. feel the. compassion that. we think you minds be soldier to piss off the boot she's wearing. so so looks like to move to a possible opinion with me then you'll like it i'll be sure stuck with summarizing a police force. for back. me a tribe has made the best seller lists apparently she has more power or she what do you make of that. well you know listen i think they like each ot

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1986 and i think if he goes which i predict he will by the way we can reset the republican party and open its tent demographically to make it a more inclusive party in a more competitive party if he wins god forbid he's going to narrow down the lane of that party and it will be a minority party for a generation we'll be right back with more a little more of anthony's scaramucci right after these words. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest on the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. he starts to add to what he said he can each other than the human one. but on the better side going to the book on useless all that business and just soon you instead of. me emotional learning t.m. must go if you'll still be stuck or your muscles from the course of your knee which mrs jim but above should increase dislocate. chill the. boobies hoost compassion that. we think she minds be soldier she's also the boots she's wearing. to church so the soul looks to move the opposing opinion with will be the new one legged on the shore stuck in

he said yes because the republican party said yes. we stood together with all levers of government under our control we started reinvesting in historic black colleges and universities in the head of the black negro fund at my last fly in this is a record level of funding ever his words not mine may that's longer than i've been live. more money ever brought to by the republican party. so i said let's do it again. so we went to stem cellch researc research, which stem cell research for sickle-cell anemia which is one 100%, basically 99.95% african disease. he saidan yes. lamar alexander, the chairman of our health committee, we were fighting over funding for hbcus. we made it permanent funding for the hbcus, led by a republicanwe chairman of the education committee, president trump signs that we have delivered historic funding and permanent funding for hbcus. i'm not going to get to the pre-pandemic i'm going to run out of time. unemployment not only at a record low but we had labor force participation rates increasing for it let me say

why would i ever think about joining the republican party. because growing up every african-american every black , person i knew of because if -- new of was led to the democrat party, because it is better to have a seat in the room than be outside. that was the heritage i grew up in. let me fast to where we are today and i will return to that. lost, i lost, a vote on a piece of legislation that would have led to systemic change in the relationship between the communities of color and the law enforcement community. we would have broken the concept that somehow, someway, you have to be for law enforcement or for communities of color. that is just not true. that is a false binary choice. this legislation spoke to the important issues that have brought us here today. we would not be here if it was not what senator perdue alluded to the death of yet another african-american man, george floyd's of murder is why the country has given us the opportunity to lead, to lead, at my friends on the other side just said no. not know to the legislation, they j

this is a defining moment not future of the republican party. we have to reject this demagogue demagoguery. if we don't, we have lost the moral authority to govern this great nation. >> the new ad from the group republican voters against trump. the ad is set to run on fox news in charlotte, north carolina, washington d.c., greenville, south carolina. that's lindsey graham's home state. good morning and welcome to "morning joe," it's monday june 15th. with us we have white house reporter jonathan lemire, host of politics nation and president of the national action network reverend al sharpton. nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host kasie hunt. and political analyst robert costa, the moderator of washington week on pbs. >>> unrest in atlanta this morning after the fatal police involved shooting of a black man in the parking lot of a wendy's restaurant. one officer has been fired, another on administrator duty. plus a spike in coronavirus cases in several states, arizona, texas and florida reporting their highest number of cases yet. >>> amid

time on this evening sending a very clear message as well to those establishment rinos that the republican partyy of president trump, and they better be hanging onto his coattails with all of the force they can muster. when asked if they were more of a supporter of the president or the republican party, 52% of republicans and lean are republican voters backed president trump. only 38% support the party. joining us tonight is congressman matt gaetz, member of the house judiciary and armed services committees. congressman, great to have you with us. any surprise in the results of that nbc/"wall street journal" poll as to who is the leader of the republican party? >> president trump has truly branded the republican party in an image that puts our country first. and as we look across the country, we see a vision from the radical left that is downright terrifying. they want to lock us in our homes, talk our guns away, make -- take our guns away, make the jobs that had us prosperous illegal, and then they want to defund the police while a radical mob runs down the street lighting things on fire and cr

we already had a congressman from the republican party shot. a democratic congresswoman shot in the head. attempts to breach the white house. these are very serious conversations, they should have been done for five years. what is really discouraging is the conversation about policing got narrower and the larger conversation got totally polarized. c-span is the only place for anybody to have a conversation that is not insane at this point. ask you abouto lawsuits regarding excessive force. a supreme court reporter right as protests continue over the death of george ford, the supreme court is examining a form of the minute -- immunity that has shielded police from lawsuits for alleged civil rights violations. the court could announce on monday whether it will accept the argument next term, challenges to qualified immunity protects officers from lawsuits unless plaintiffs can show that the accused violated clearly established laws or constitutional rights they should reasonably be aware of. what is your view on the immunity argument? outt: this i

with the unformed party called the republican party which was not a grand old party. it was not grant and it was now old. it was barely one party. they are barely coherent and lincoln is as much of a party leader he is an accidental nominee of party bosses that's good for him. and then the situation in washington is terrible the republicans are unpopular there is another president a democrat who is uncooperative with the lincoln and is coming very close to recognizing the new confederate government which doesn't even really have a name yet. they have seceded away from the u.s. but foreign powers are on the verge. of recognizing this new country without a clear name yet. what i was shocked to discover it was how close to the south came to sending a pretty small set of militia soldiers. a couple hundred meant with guns from virginia and maryland into the city of washington dc which was barely defended at all. and just taking over the u.s. government. in taking over the u.s. capitol. they would have have all of the treaties of american history they would've have the pate

way too much, but this is a man who is now changing the republican party forever, putting a stain upon it, that this party is allowing itself to be dragged down because it's refusing to -- in fact the quotes of some of these folks, before donald trump was elected, are powerful. in fact i heard lindsey graham's words being used in a republicans against trump ad, because they're so damning. and so now this is the -- >> they were right before they had to be wrong. senator cory booker, thanks as always for making time. that is naul -- all in for this evening. the "the 11th hour" starts now. >> 139 days to go until the presidential election. we have tensions are high this evening in the atlanta police department now that an officer is facing murder and other charges in the shooting death of rayshard brooks. more on that story coming up. >>> president trump moving full steam ahead with his tulsa campaign rally this weekend even as coronavirus cases are spiking in oklahoma and locally in the city of tulsa. >>> but we begin tonight with trump's former national security advisor's stunning alleg

way too much, but this is a man who is now changing the republican party forever, putting a stain uponlowing itself to be dragged down because it's refusing to -- in fact the quotes of some of these folks, before donald trump was elected, are powerful. in fact i heard lindsey graham's words being used in a republicans against trump ad, because they're so damning. and so now this is the -- >> they were right before they had to be wrong. senator cory booker, thanks as always for making time. >>> "the rachel maddow show" starts right now with ali velshi in for rachel.

reminded a bit of the ray moore situation in alabama that is there is just the problem for the republican partye of the party wants people like this. >> especially this particular base. georgia's 14th district, which was created after the 2010 census, it is 84% white. it has a population of 710,000 people, and it is a very conservative area. that's why a lot of republicans are concerned she might win the results election. this is one of the impacts of trumpism. while trump himself may not hold to some of these views, he may hold views close to him when they are, the people that follow him do. i think her comments about race, her comments about unemployed people which especially right now during a pandemic seems particularly off key to argue that you're only unemployed because of bad choices and personal responsibility. >> right. >> you know, this is very much what this audience wants to hear. >> although, it is interesting to me, too, you know black and hispanic men are in gangs and that's what's holding them down, those are not views that were outside the mainstream of republican politics. and

the modern republican party has become a post-policy party. comes from a new book called "the imposters, how republicans quit governing and seized american politics." it's my pleasure to welcome to the show, steve benen, the author of this book, who is one of my dear friends and who is the person who has had more influence on my thinking as an american writing about politics than any other person in this country. steve, congratulations on the book. thanks for being here. >> it's a pleasure to be here, thank you so much. >> i know that talking on television is your least favorite thing in the world maybe. and so i appreciate you making the exception here. but i do feel like the book makes me retroactively make sense of the last three years in a way i was not able to before i read the book. and i also feel like you are sort of offering the cure to those of us who are so bewildered by the fact that trump doesn't seem to have any interest in governing or policy at all. your thesis is basically that this is not a trump problem, this is a republican

what will happen to the republican party? ou foresee a time when republicans develop amnesia about having been so solicit does of donald trump? or what happens to that party long-term? >> i'm fairly confident that he will be defeated, mr. trump will be defeated, in the election. and the next morning, a lot of republicans will say, trump? i don't recognize the name. they'll get over this fairly fast. our parties are very durable. our two parties have formulated the political competition in this country since the republicans first ran a presidential ticket in 1856. the republican party will survive. what the republican party needs like we parents say when dealing with an intractable child, it needs a time-out, and i think they're going to get one. >> george f. will predicting #trumpwho will trend if and when donald trump is defeated in november. thank you very much, sir, appreciate you being here. >>> up next, some new numbers that are not looking so good, speaking of that, for donald trump. and because we don't know exactly whe

when you say ground game, we talked to the chair of the florida republican party, this is not an electionrsuadables, this is about getting your voters to the polls. >> eight is absolutely our job as a party to get our voters out. i don't need them necessarily to go to the polls, we have a global pandemic and we want people to vote from their homes. we are encouraging people to vote by mail. our clerk has mailed everyone an absentee ballot application so that they can fill it out and we are asking them to click both boxes so they get a ballot for the august primary and the ballot for the november election. it is important to get those ballots and vote from the safety of their homes, at their kitchen tables with their families, rather than risking their health by going to the polls. look at returns on tuesday, november 3, what part of the state will determine a good night or that night for the democrats? ora: 83 county strategy, but most will be paying attention to detroit and the counties outside the city, oakland county, macomb county, and another county folks are taking a good look at. w

what i want to emphasize that the two sets of parties were quite different. the republicans of the late 19th century tended to be the more activist party if you, will the party centered more towards a government endeavor, and strong defenders of minority rights. democrats in the period of reconstruction and for a long time afterwards were still the states white party, limited government party, listen theistic about supporting minority rights, so we need to keep that in mind as i use this labels tonight. our subject tonight is of course the sky, the 18th president of the united states, ulysses s. grant served from 1869 to 1877. he was the youngest man elected president at 46 years old, until jon kennedy was elected at 1943 in 1960. so one of the things that you're gonna be hearing from quite a bit is that grants administration was one of the most miss understood administrations i think in all political history. i said that grant was the youngest president elected up until his, time i don't want you to get the impression that he was a slack or and didn't do much in those next

what if the republican party in the years before donald trump became president -- what if the republican party is a post-policy party? what if they're not about governing anymore? what if their only skill and their only aim now is getting, holding, expanding, and strengthening their grip on power? it's the first thing that i've read in a long time that has made sense of the last three years in a way that helps me understand what might come next too. the book is called "the imposters: how republicans quit governing and saved american politics" steve benen joins us next. stay with us. so, when you get a check... you can deposit it from here. politics" steve benen joins us next. stay with us. zaved american politics" steve benen joins us next. stay with us. eaved american politics" steve benen joins us next. stay with us. daved american politics" steve benen joins us next. stay with us. bank?" you can tell them: here's my bank. bank?" or here's my bank. or, here's my bank. because if you download and use the chase mobile app, your bank is virtually any place. so visit chase.com/mobile. we k

still historically high but a whole lot better than expected, with this tonight former republican party chairman, can president trump once again ever rebounding economy. and whether biden can p

new tonight, we reached out to republican leaders in the bay area to get their views on how the partiesorward. >> reporter: reporters reported that their new poll today found that 39% of americans approve of president trump's performance while 57% of americans disapprove. we have seen this week among republicans some divisions arriving over his performance. as washington and the white house grapple with issues of race, policing, and a there ar signs that members of president trump's own republican party are divided on where to stand. president trump's former secretary of defense made a statement to the atlantic sink, donald trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the american people. he tries to divide us. other republicans have broken from the president. the alaskan senator called the statements true and overdue and said she is struggling with whether to support president trump in november. met romney is merging with protesters and said he will not vote for trump. another republican, colin powell, said he would vote for joe biden . >> i worked with him for

when the republican party announced itself as a fundamentally antislavery party, they were favoring ateast the limited expansion of slavery. jessie was taken up as a symbol of their cause. women became involved with the campaign in a way women never had. they attended campaign rallies and worked for the election of john fremont even though they could not vote. susan: you mentioned there -- mentioned their speculation of california was very successful, they became rich. steve: they did. at the time of the gold rush, john had obtained an enormous amount of land. he encountered a group of mexican migrants coming from sonora mexico who had experience , mining and he sent them to his land to mine for gold. they would share the profits. they found a ridiculous fortune which took him a good 25 years to completely blow. although eventually he blew it , all. susan: how did they get to the 1856 republican nomination from that point? steve: john's fame was part of it. in the 1840's, 1850's, excuse me, after a brief period running around europe and california, they resettled in washington, d.c. an

on the other hand, though, you actually have people in the republican party, we have to be mindful, who believe that -- who believe that systemic racism does not exist. dan bonjino is testifying on behalf of the republicans. you'll this message come out that says that systemic racism does not exist. that's why i'm happy that tim scott is at the table. to laura's point. now that jorgeorge floyd has be buried, will we be bold in trying to fix these solutions, or just nibble around the edges move on? >> laura, what's the difference? can i ask? if we can put up on the screen so people can see the various proposal sing tha s that are be what would count as a major structural change and what counts as nibbling around the edges? >> i think the qualified immunity issue is actually a huge deal. and it may sound like sort of legal mumbo jumbo, but it's a big deal. because what it means is essentially federal officers are off the hook, unless there has been a clearly established rule, which means that the supreme court has actually spoken on that issue, officers can point to that and say, look, i

i want to see both for the country, and i'll say clearly, for the republican party, to cut this albatrosse republican on the ballot in november. >> stephen: you talk in the book about donald trump talking to xi jinping about, as you describe, concentration camps being built for the hueger's. and trump gave a thumbs-up. knowing the chinese are building it might be something the international community would do. knowing they are giving a thumbs-up approving the detainment of people in concentration camps in china, why not tell us then? what is the moral imperative nyour mind then, for you? >> look, there's always a tradeoff for officials in government, particularly senior officials, of how long you stay in to try to advise the president to move in the right correction direction, as your conscience tells you, versus leaving to say what they're doing wrong. and i had-- i had a series of decisions. i try to lay them out in the book. i thought of resigning many times. i stayed for 17 months. you can say, "you stayed too long." other people have criticized me for not staying long enough and stay

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tara setmayer is a political commentator and a former communications director for the republican partys us from washington. fairto fair to say you are a republican and not a fan of mr trump. how would you characterise the way the trump white house and the republican party is addressing the current situation? it is an utter failure — disgraceful, despicable and certainly unfit for the office of the presidency, the way donald trump has been handling this. the republican leadership have acted like craven elliptical cowards, and i just acted like craven elliptical cowards, and ijust never thought... i knew it would be bad under donald trump, ijust never thought we would literally have a constitutional crisis to the point where we have troops in the street clearing peaceful protesters in a quintessential american act of peaceful assembly so the president of the united states could walk across the street for a photo up in front of the church. it's a despicable display and i echo general mattis's display and discuss with what's happening, and i'm glad he finally made the decision to speak out

there are some exceptions to that but republican party should take that right here right now that's most but militarization, militarization the media Ãb have some shame. school shootings, terrorist attacks, the idea the police coming in plainclothes and sedans and minivans set on fire and molotov cocktails thrown at them and rolled over and nobody could figure out why the police want to have more quit. this is the most nuanced conversation that takes years to have a to the five cops in this city i learned 25 things so much to learn so many th different Ãbin the narrowness and insanity of an ideological conversation it so dispiriting at this point. and where are we going to be? we do this for the next five years? america, is a slogan to be? >> we will hear from regina Ãb regina and apollo pennsylvania. giwelcome. >> i really appreciate your position on what you are saying about the far left. i'm quite appalled that you're talking about trump and republicans being a problem. in pittsburgh we have along with philadelphia it's run by democrats. they are both century cities we watched the peo

basically what happened is the democratic party whooped the republicans and the state kind of became governorable again. i wonder if you think about california in the context of the american experience right now. like, is there some way in which that's -- that's the only way out of this mess that we're in right now? >> chris, if you think about it, where we are, the country will be in probably a couple of decades. in the 1990s, remember, 1994, we had proposition 187, which was at anti-immigrant an initiative as you could ask for and it passed. and our republican governor running for re-election rode the wave of that proposition to get re-elected. he's the last established traditional republican to win office, arnold schwarzenegger clearly was not a traditional republican, but other than that, republicans have been on the downslide ever since. and so i think you saw a pivot in california. which i believe you're beginning to see in this country as well. the fact that people are supporting all those peaceful protestors seeking police reform, different day. >> yeah. >> so, chris, i think

will it stepped to the republican party? i documente it in the "washington post," conversations in the highest ranks of the party and septemberance phase and they see no advantage of breaking with the president now. what does your reporting tell you how the president is responding to general milley? >> to look at it more broadly. there is constnation with the military bricking with the president. secretary esper who said something and he said he didn't know where he was walking and thought he was checking a port -a-potey. he didn't realize he would beng ma cam yeoh. there is a lot of consternation. you have to go back to that monday night in lafayte square and the president was called week and he wanted to take control of the streets and created a moment but not as hee inte and people rarelyreak with this administration. and even from west wing privately a on ba groubds but to have the military breaking from him was one thing he was unprepared. some back hash from the religious and it was and those image makes him soug and s

the republican party should unite the country. on things like bail reform which is mostly the right thing to do. there are exceptions to that. that is mostly the right thing to do. the media have some shame. school shootings, terrorist attacks, the idea that the police can come in and playing set --g and sedans and have molotov cocktails thrown at them and they are rolled over and nobody could figure out why the police would have more equipment. this is the most new wants conversation, it takes years to have. i talked to five cops in the city, i've learned 25 things. the narrowness and insanity of a conversation is so spiriting at this point. where are we going to be? the next five years? this is regina. i appreciate your position and what you are saying on the far left. i am appalled that you are talking about trump and republicans being a problem. in pittsburgh, we have -- it is run by democrats. they are both sanctuary cities beforewatched the people the protests and east liberty and other places, the businesses who the police

and finally, the big question is what will the republican party do because the republican party is notasked for the business and 70 years is created a vacuum with a democrats can say anything about the republicans and do pretty vote democratic because they will kill them on the dog. isolation is centrally destroy the brand just by was a bout the president can turn fdr's strategy its head. so himself personally, another gop. in order to get the 20 percent. host: meeting, that is it talked about one of the moments in that 2016 campaign in which he told african-american voters, what do you have to lose pretty city was designed by his campaign staffers and that president told the reporters he thought it was one of the most significant moments in the 2016 campaign. would you agree. vernon: i think it was in american history or lease was far of that because the gop hasn't asked the black voters for their support and the president was actively campaigning for black support with that statement. and with the digital and he was running. certainly, spending $10 million during the super bowl touti