so liz cheney had some troubles in the republican party, but tell her audience more. so let's training. the daughter of dick cheney the former vice president under george w bush, was a down the line conservative on every issue, including the importance of adhering to law and order and the constitution. and that was the one factor that turned her against donald trump and ultimately cost her her leadership position with the republican conference and then her position in congress altogether. and for this, she was actually a hero to many, never trump republicans, but also to a lot of college educated democrats who liked seeing this example of a principal conservative. but the point is, but she didn't have a constituency. beyond a fairly small number of college educated voters who already were drifting into the democratic column. so to some extent, she turned off the democrats progressive faction, who remember the iraq war and dick cheney's failures there. but she also didn't really bring a lot to the democrats, as it turns out, relative to what they lost in terms of worki

the framing over why and how the republican party was formed. opponents of the party characterize republicans as, abolitionists, activists, whereas. those within the party would would say that's not entirely accurate. so could you tell us, was the republican party founded under the notion of of preventing slavery from extending to the west, or was it founded as an abolitionist party, the former easily the foundation? um, lincoln says in november. of 1854, i think i'm a whig, but my friends say that they're that there aren't a whigs and i am a republican. um, his wife, rhodes, who of course it. and she says about this time he, he's a republican but he's not an abolitionist. and so she she she drew the distinction. but i think that that was the distinction that was probably consistent with most people who were were republicans in 1850 455, 56, when lincoln runs in 1860. um, this is about, uh, about a year after john brown's raid on harpers ferry and democrats are saying john brown is, is, is the face of the republican party and republicans said, no

trump is less concerned with the house of the republican party, less concerned with building up the next generation of republican leaders than he is with serving his narrowest interests. the republican party could wither and die and donald trump would not care, provided it did not disrupt his ability to enrich himself and his family. leading off the discussion, jamelle bouie, columnist for the new york times and co-host of the podcast, unclear and present danger. -- is with us, opinion, miss from the washington post and senior fellow at the brooklyn institution and professor of government at georgetown university. i want to begin with the point you make about here is the theoretically, you would call him, leader of the republican party, donald trump, who has absolutely no interest building the republican party. >> yes, i think that the immediate issue for the republican party, at the very least, it puts them into a bad political position. i'm sure there will quickly, time when the immediate interest of donald trump will conflict with what is best politically for the republican party. tho

party. they're now republicans. now, one of the challenges in my party is that our policies do not necessarily line up with the interests of our voters. and so there will be some, you know, some reorientation that's going to be necessary in my party. the democrat party is the one in trouble. i mean, i mean, i don't know how they recover. and, you know, i'm not going to tell them what to do because i would begin to have the capacity to do so. but they've lost their base. i mean, union guys and gals have left the democratic party and are voting republican. and the democratic party is seen not as rich people, but as college professors and woke scolds. and that's not an attractive feature. >> before you ran for the senate, you came forward and gave a very tough speech about then candidate donald trump in 2016. what what caused you to to do that at the time? i think ted cruz and maybe marco rubio were still in the race, but that was that difficult to do uh, well, i'm kind of outspoken. >> and as i've pointed out, given my

> the world richest man reaping billions in government contracts is calling the shots in the republican party. >> democrats bailout republicans before a shutdown. >> a lot of democrats, myself included, feel like we beat elon musk and donald trump. >> how elon musk imposed his will on the republican party >> we had a great conversation, totally understands what we are doing. >> how the world richest man killed cancer funding for kids. >> they would rather enact massive tax cuts for the billionaire donor than fund cancer research for children. >> from his travel transition to failure in the house, donald trump's weakened state when he returns to office. "all in" starts now. good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. here we are, with the holidays looming, republicans treated a massive crisis out of nothing and begged democrats to bail them out, which the democrats did tonight and a costly d shutdown appears to be averted at the 11th hour. the passage of a bill to fund the government in march in the house things to near unanimous support from democrats hours before the federal government was

caller: -- what does the republican party stand for. : it stands for grand old party, the party of business. the business of government is business and i would recommend two books that americans should add. "the revolution the adventures of joseph plumb martin" and "plain speaking" by harry s truman. great historical perspective of america, of its founding and these were not highly educated people. truman i think was the last president that did not have a high school education. but based on the historians that i've read, he's ranked as near great as a president so thank you very much for taking my call. those two books i leave you with and -- host: republican speaker the house wasn't he? the first book you list it. >> know that is joseph plumb -- he, he is the only soldier that served from the first day of the revolutionary war throughout the entire i believe it's 1782. >> thank you for clarifying that we appreciated. ross, las cruces new mexico. why are you a republican and what does the party stand for. >> the party stands for for me a

caller: -- what does the republican party stand for. stands for grand old party, the party of business. the business of government is business and i would recommend two books that americans should add. "the revolution the adventures of joseph plumb martin" and "plain speaking" by harry s truman. great historical perspective of america, of its founding and these were not highly educated people. truman i think was the last president that did not have a high school education. but based on the historians that i've read, he's ranked as near great as a president so thank you very much for taking my call. those two books i leave you with and -- host: republican speaker the house wasn't he? the first book you list it. >> know that is joseph plumb -- he, he is the only soldier that served from the first day of the revolutionary war throughout the entire i believe it's 1782. >> thank you for clarifying that we appreciated. ross, las cruces new mexico. why are you a republican and what does the party stand for. >> the party stands for for me a lib

and the republican party that he knew and that i was part of is no longer it's now trump's republicanarty. and so, you know, you have to sort of salute democracy and say, okay, it's your turn. >> one of the other things that he spoke about with jake tapper was the differences in how donald trump and his campaigns are judged versus how he was judged on the trail and how some of what happened to him was a little bit quaint when we look at it. let's watch that portion of the interview. we'll talk about it i look back at campaigns and think about the angst that surrounded any mistake that i, or a campaign member made. >> some small thing occurred. what about your gaffes? i remember somebody yelling at you. right, right. and so these things were blown into huge proportion. and and in this campaign and in the prior campaign that president trump ran, i mean, they talked about flooding the zone with various. right. excrement. yeah. it's like, hey, if you make a mistake, just make a bunch more and and people will forget the first one. it's like. and so he looked today. it's like it's like, tha

i think it's really interesting to see what his standing is like in the republican party. obviously, a former democrat, but i was looking at one of the polls today, and it showed that 6 in 10 republicans want to see rfk confirmed. and so i think it'll be really interesting to see how uphill a battle he has and whether his views on vaccines are something that republican senators are going to bring up. it feels like right now a lot of people are keeping their cards close. >> yeah, they are, but there's also the issue to abortion, food policy and the like that could become problematic. >> yeah, there's a cross-current of issues for him in a way that there aren't for other nominees. right. you have questions about whether or not lawmakers start to hear from ag in their state, whether they start to hear from pharma in their state. all of those crosscurrents can start to chip away at your support, and it only takes just a handful of republicans to mean that any one of these nominees thinks one other thing i just want to point out is what trump said yesterday. >> the published the

and donald trump is the republican party. >> today, romney's farewell, the onetime standard beareror the gop, gives a final assessment of his party as he exits the stage all right, 5 a.m. >> here on the east coast, a live look at capitol hill on this monday morning. good morning everyone. i'm kasie hunt, it's wonderful to have you with us. concern, confusion and calls for military intervention. new drone sightings reported on the east coast over the weekend. and it's become a disruption to critical agencies drone activity, forcing officials to close airspace over one of the country's most critical air force bases. wright-patterson air force base is outside dayton, ohio, and it was closed for almost four hours late friday and early saturday and new york's stewart international airport was forced to temporarily shut down its runways friday to federal officials urging calm in the face of growing criticism about the lack of answers that they're providing. although they insist the sightings pose no security threat, there's no question that people are seeing drones, and i want to assure

republican liberals. yes, for independents. we've seen the one party system at work many times, and most recently in nazi germany. in soviet russia. no, thank you. i'm glad the democrats are around. now, much of my mail, these days expresses pessimism, but i received one letter recently from a lady in white plains, which seems to me to reach an all time low. she tells me that she plans to visit washington and would like a gallery pass. i will be accompanied, she says, by my unmarried daughter. and there's a dash, says she's ten years old. i know girls are marrying younger these days, but really how pessimistic can you get? this is senator campaigning. john hennessey retired. 2021 as the chief historian at fredrick sjoberg and spotsylvania national military park, where he worked for the final 26 years of an illustrious national park service career,

democrats are the party of getting things done and fiscal responsibility. republicans are the party of massive tax cuts for the wealthy, the well off and the well connected, which brings us to this very moment. because this bill is designed to set up the g.o.p. tax scam 2.0. to stick the american people with a bill so you can continue to cut taxes for wealthy donors and well-connected corporations and jam working class americans. that's what this bill today fundamentally is all about. that's why republicans are suspending the debt ceiling for two years, the so-called party of fiscal responsibility. and in addition to these massive tax cuts, we know how you want to pay for it. many republicans have said this in the public domain, we want to end social security as we know it, end medicare as we know it, end medicaid as we know it, end nutritional assistance as we know it, not support our veterans. these are all the reasons why democrats are opposed to this legislation because you are trying to jam working class americans again, as you have repeatedly done over and over a

the republican party? oh, maga is the republican party, and donald trump is the republican party today. look, the republican party has become the party of the working class, middle class voter. and you've got to give donald trump credit for having done that. taking that away from the democrats, unlike the current administration, trump is putting you, the american people, the hard working people that get up every day, work hard, play by the rules, pay their taxes, obey the laws, take their kids to church. >> yeah, you're the you're the people that make this country great. and that is part of the america first agenda, telling americans the truth. and during a press conference earlier today, donald trump showed why he now has a mandate both at home and abroad. listen to his response about iran and nuclear weapons. >> are you entertaining the idea of preemptive strikes against iran's nuclear facilities? >> against who? against iran's nuclear facilities? >> i'll tell you that. >> would you? i mean, it's a wonde

that all changed with the rise of the modern republican party. you can go to -- from birtherism to accusations of socialism, to vaccine denialism, to j6, donald trump and republican leaders use conspiracy to foment the vision and tto kind of fuel their ris to l power.r and i think that's where the real danger lies. and i think we also have to lean in to how are they platforming this? yes, it's glen beck. yes, it's conservative media.t' yes, it's podcasts, whatever. it is fox news. the evolution of fox news in the utlast 20 years that stokes the conspiracy theories and gives platforms to these conspiracy theories, that's the real , danger. i said last week ati think the greatest challenge for democrats is not their own candidates and not republican candidates. it's fox news. i don't say that to just take hits at fox news. it seems gratuitous.it as we do the autopsy report on the last election, examine these conspiracy theories that fuel the rise of thed republican party, fox news bears so much responsibility for this. >> and it's so lucrative. the

a very real aspect and the republican party.you came here to prove that government does not work, voting for continuing resolutions and trying to make the system work a little better, that is not what you came here to do and that is not what your voters sent you here to do either. so they have a real problem, i think it is a problem no one person can really solve. just because the speaker changes that does not mean they will suddenly have the votes to do these things. just saying we need a speaker who will lead, that is not real either. it is the same story we have been seeing for 15 years now. >> quickly is mike johnson the speaker on the very first of 2025? >> that is tough, i would wager no i think addressing it now. thomas is a firm no. i think every indication is marjorie taylor green will not vote for johnson. chip roy did not sound like somebody who will vote for it. >> matt, thank you very much. >>> coming up, trumps republicans already in chaos, the case for democrats to seize the moment and fight back. that is next. th

roll tape. >> maga is the republican party in donald trump is republican party today republican partythe party of the working middle-class voter and you have to give donald trump credit for doing take it away from the democrats. you have to give the senator credit he's telling how it is this is a brand-new republican party is an. >> absolutely it may have taken mitt romney several years to come to the conclusion that president trump is right knee has revolved the republican party into the working man and the working woman we saw that on november 5 with the overwhelming outpouring of support from all americans regardless of r race r religion this is a movement based on the promise to make america great again that's what president trump is going to do even his greatest attractors are joining his team and flying down to mar-a-lago to make amends with him, they know he's good to be back in the oval office in january he's going to make everlasting and monumental change for this country just like you promised on the campaign trail. stuart: we've been reporting a long list of tech leaders vi

debate played out in public and it was always supposed to be happening. >> leslie: when the republican partyey're taking our jobs and then you have the president of the united states coming in, donald trump is the republican saying yeah, i agree with you. they are taking your jobs and they should. elon calls them up and says no, you do like this. oh, yes, i do like this. >> kennedy: maybe it's a more complex situation than opponents would like to present it as and we want the best engineers in the world and america winning the ai race, we need the best people on it. up next, they don't call him breezy for nothing. gavin newsom trying to take a victory lap on a crackdown that he didn't even back. that's next. ♪ when i hear cancer, i hear death sentence. every 15 seconds, someone will hear the words, “you have cancer.” at the american cancer society, we're here... to help people through their entire journey. and today, we're asking for your support. your gift helps fund important research that saves lives. [bell ringing montage] i owe it all to the american cancer society... ♪ we can't do this

even at full strength, house republicans will be at 220, we'll be at 215. that's the narrowest majority of any partyce 1931. and so we've got to stay calm through all of the turbulence that the republicans are going to try to visit on the american people in order to defend hard-working american taxpayers. we have to be present, and in washington to make sure that our leverage can shine through on behalf of the american people. and we, of course, have to stay unified in fighting for the things that matter which first and foremost is to lower costs for everyday americans, for working class americans, and for middle-class americans. >> one of the pieces that's -- that came out of the november election that i don't think has gotten enough attention is that democratic house candidates outperformed the top of the ticket which i think as we're looking for bright lines or lessons to be learned is an important thing to reflect on. why do you think that was, and how do you -- does that inform how you and other arty leaders are thinking about the messages for the party moving forward? >> we have incredible mem

is a republican party that supports working class americans. and the thing about union members in america is that is that they have to live in america just like everybody else, and they live through the last four years just like everybody else. and they lived under inflation just like everybody else. and they lived under the government, condescending to them just like the rest of us. and they lived through covid and they were told all these things and their jobs and their businesses were displaced because of it. they lived through the biggest failures of biden. and to say, well, we'll give you the pro act, which is an abysmal piece of legislation for the entire country's economy, by the way, is not sufficient. these are working class people. they were hammered by biden and they knew it, and they voted for trump because he does not condescend them and tell them that it's, you know, the conditions are getting better when they're not. >> maybe this is the end. maybe this is the end. unions are hastening their own end because they're basically sayi

the republican party must be the party of freedom. publicans must rollback president biden's assault on the bill of rights. freedom of speech, assembly and religion, freedom to bear arms, the ability of the states to retain their own prerogatives all essential to our society's basic fabric and prosperity. the american people are the most creative and innovative in human history, these natural gifts flourish under freedom, with or without it, it matters who is in charge and as a party we as republicans will have failed if we do not make it clear what the consequences are of having democrats in charge, look from state to state and compare the difference between republican and democrat leaders. and democrat states, from mandates and closures, having lost time in the classroom kids have fallen behind. the economies have been crippled by regulations and restrictions. law and orders who embolden them by disrespecting law enforcement and the judicial system. people in those states are losing hope. it is heartbreaking. but now i want you to lo

oh, maga is the republican party and donald trump is the republican party today. and if you were to ask me who the nominee will be in 2028, i think it will be jd vance. all right. he's smart and well-spoken. part of the maga movement. >> you said something pretty harsh about him a few months ago, though you could not have less respect for somebody than jd long ago. >> i'm not going to rehash history, and we've worked together in the senate since then but but i you know that that is what the republican party is. and will the party need to change? look, the republican party has become the party of the working class, middle class voter. and you've got to give donald trump credit for having done that. taking that away from the democrats. >> romney also added that some trump loyalists are trying to paper over what happened on january 6th, but americans will remember it as a very dark day. all right. straight ahead. after a first stellar and record breaking year in the wnba, caitlin clark was named times athlete of the year. but a wnba team owner tells cnn the magazine

san francisco's harmeet dhillon, a former vice chairperson of the california republican party and a national committeewoman of the republican national committee for california, has been nominated as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the justice department. dhillon responded to the nomination on x, writing, quote, i'm extremely honored by president trump's nomination to assist our nation's civil rights agenda. it has been my dream to be able to serve our great country, and i am so excited to be a part of an incredible team of lawyers led by pam bondi. mr. trump describes kimberly guilfoyle as a close friend and ally. she's been named u.s. ambassador to greece. guilfoyle and donald trump jr reportedly became engaged more than two years ago, though the two have not been seen publicly together in months. guilfoyle is the former assistant da in san francisco, as well as the former wife of gavin newsom when he was mayor. mr. trump continues to reiterate his pro cryptocurrency stance. he reiterated plans to create a u.s. bitcoin strategic reserve. bitcoin has seen major gains since his

at this point the republican party is split.'s control of the party has been challenged and there is some resentment of elon musk. on the other side, biden is still president, he supposed to be in charge, nearly 200 democrats voted against funding the government, they are shutting things down. they are playing politics. that's what they are doing next year when the new congress takes over. it will be hard to extend the trump tax cuts when the gop has only a razor thin majority in the house, and the party is divided. there is no republican party discipline, the trump agenda is in danger. this is not what investors want to hear. the market has rallied since the election largely because the trump agenda is very pro-business, this morning there will be no attempt to pass a new funding bill. serious negotiations are underway, no way of telling what is going to happen but last night demonstrated how difficult it will be for trump to have things his way when his own party refuses to accept his authority. second hour of varney just gett

party in the united states that certainly is not clear to me and all trump has transformed the republican partyde in a party is much more blue-collar and less well-educated and more competitive. in his 12 or three elections nearly in each phase but none of this seems to be that that we have now created a situation in which we don't have a majority party that can in fact resolve the issues the lynn engine that in large part is because the issues are cultural. and the last point and so situation where we really don't know in regards to the last minute cultural issues, i agree with lynn, there will be much much tougher to deal with get a final resolution on and therefore, likely to continue to see this flip-flop back-and-forth is exactly that set issues like abortion, and other things will fracture the republican party. the next two — four years and who would be surprised if in 2026, the quÉbec big. i guess, i can supper that pretty oh the last point you want to make as economy will come back. both political parties have totally negated the fact that the deficits in the social security programs me

look, the republican party has become the party of the working class, middle class voter. ken that away from the democrats. >> that's outgoing republican senator, mitt romney of utah, weighing in on the state of the republican party and the future of the maga movement. joining us now to talk about it, m msnbc, elise. good to sea you this morning. let's get your assessment as to what he had to say. >> i think he's right. you know, he's going to have four years as vice president under the leader of the maga movement. he certainly, j.d. vance struggled on his politics throughout the campaign. maybe he gains a little more charisma, connecting one on one. but that is not the worse thing for democrats, if it's j.d. vance. how often are vice presidential candidates actually successful when they run for president? >> we just saw one now fall short. it's been since 2016 even, the thought about the real heart of the maga movement is donald trump, jr., he connects with steve bannon, and the like. he was pushing vance to be the running mate. how much of a role vance will have in the ne

party. they're now republicans. now, one of the challenges in my party is that our policies do not necessarily line up with the interests of our voters, and so there'll be some, you know, some reorientation that's going to be necessary in my party. the democrat party is the one in trouble. i mean, i mean, i don't know how they recover. and, you know, i'm not going to tell them what to do because i would begin to have the capacity to do so. but they've lost their base. i mean, union guys and gals have left the democratic party and are voting republican. and the democratic party is seen not as rich people, but as college professors and woke scolds. and that's not an attractive feature. >> before you ran for the senate, you came forward and gave a very tough speech about then candidate donald trump in 2016. >> what what caused you to to do that at the time? >> i think ted cruz and maybe marco rubio were still in the race. >> that was that difficult to do uh, well, i'm kind of outspoken, and as i've pointed out, given my

, the fact that he's leaving really does say a lot about how much space there is left in the republican partyran in 2018, he was, you know, open about his skepticism of donald trump, his opposition to donald trump. he was still able to win a republican primary, win in a very red state, and come to the senate. as he was approaching the decision about whether to run for re-election, i think there were personal factors that went into that decision. i write about them in my book. there are political factors and political realities. the reality is that he would have had a hard time winning a republican primary in utah. which is pretty remarkable to think about given what you just said about the fact that 12 years ago he won a republican presidential nomination. he was the republican party's national choice to be their standard bearer. now i think he would have struggled to win a primary in the state where he's most popular. and so you know, the party has -- changed a lot. as for others who could fill his shoes, i don't know. i think a lot of people are keeping an eye on john curtis, the utah senat

the republican party came on the scene and said, the border is wide open. every republican has always said the border was wide open as long as joe biden was there. and once they got here, they said, joe biden won't -- that is absolutely crazy. >> dallas, what happened? >> well, a couple of things. a couple things i want to say about the biden administration. the whole reason for his candidacy was to end trump and trump is him. as he exits office sort of in this clandestine way, you know, donald trump is stronger than he has ever been. he is the biggest force in american politics by far, and the biggest force in politics in the world. i agree with my brother that he can't do whatever he wants. sometimes i feel like biden did that. the voters didn't sign up for these big spending bills that raised inflation. they did not sign up to be humiliated in afghanistan. it is interesting what my brother said, and i agree with them, sort of getting back to policy debates. the ways we did that, the democrats had to replace president biden with ms. harris . they already k

entirely within the mongo rank of the republican party.his is a real existential problem for this country and donald trump is the first president to come along in decades to recognize that, the only solution for it democrats to offer is let's open of the border to millions of unknown, unskilled laborers. it is not a solution, it makes it all infinitely worse. >>> when you love about this as a political press have nothing to do with causing this debate, that's what the process of us today. this whole thing is on twitter or whatever it is called, x, ponder the republican party who recognize this is a big thing. personally, the question is, whether or not the program is solving a problem or just another way to get cheap labor into the country. and i know of all the politicians that have come along donald trump is the only one i would trust to actually look at this with the responsible i can come up with a solution. >> but elon musk does not want to fix it because he benefits. >> it doesn't he ever and it is belonged to men beyond the republic

>> maga is the republican party and donald trump is a republican party today.k that republican party has become the party of the working class, middle-class motor pick you have to give donald trump credit for having done that, taking that away from the democrats. >> sean: unlike the current administration trump is putting you, the american people, the hardworking people, i get up every day and play by the rules and obey the laws, take the kids to church, you are the people that make this country great and that is part of the america first agenda. telling americans the truth and during a press conference earlier today donald trump showed why he now has that mandated both at home and abroad, this into his response about iran and nuclear weapons. >> preemptive strikes against iran's nuclear facilities? >> mr. trump: i mean it is a wonderful question but, preemptive strikes? what what i say that, can you imagine? if i said yes or no? it's like that was strange, my going to do preemptive strikes on iran? is that a serious question? how can answer a question like tha

and the policy in the republican party.o and maybe a huge consent on is big tax cuts. corporate tax cuts. it is simple. racking up more debt and spending cuts attached to it. i have been negotiating it. we have three dozen house members that believe in this. they want to cut spending. trump does not believe in that. the republican party at large does not care about that. >> i think a lot of them came to congress. >> yes, throw a wrench in it, the shut her down mentality. thereat is a real aspect. if you came here to prove government does not work voting for continuing resolutions and, you know, trying to make the system work a little better that is not what you came here to do. that is not what your voters sent you here to do either. they have a real problem. i think it is a problem no one person can really solve. just because, you know, the speaker changes does not mean that they are going to have the votes to do these things >> no.. >> reporter: just saying we need a speaker who will lead >> that is not real either. >> re

the republican party came on the same and said the border is wide open. every republican has always said the border was wide open. as long as joe biden was there. and, once they got here, they said, joe biden -- to vote for him. that is absolutely crazy. >> dallas, what happened? >> a couple of things, i do want to say, sort of the whole reason for biden's candidacy was to and trump and and trumpism. sort of in this clandestine way, donald trump is stronger than he has ever been. he is the biggest force in american politics by far and the biggest force in politics in the world. i agree with my brother that he can't do everyone. in some ways i feel like biden did that. like the voters didn't sign up for this big spending bills the raised inflation, they didn't sign up to be humiliated in afghanistan. and it's interesting what my brother said and i agree with him. sort of getting back to policy debate, in a lot of ways we kind of did that. the democrats had to replace president biden with harris, they already know donald trump's flaws and they know the thing

and the republican party somehow never even got around to admitting it. we had a 2008 economic crash. one of the things you hire republicans for is to understand money, understand what's going on on wall street, keep their little eagle eyes on those traders. (scoffs) the entire economy just blows up. a bunch of fraudsters were kiting the american economy and the republicans in power didn't notice. so the republican establishment had to die through harakiri. it killed itself. then it was extremely indignant when an opportunist named donald trump said, "you are yesterday. you are a failure." they were so surprised to be told that and they were so surprised that he won. they were so surprised when he said, "we didn't need those wars." they were so surprised when he said, "2008 was your fault." why were they so surprised? margaret, my own politics and political views, i guess, are a little more poignant in that i felt what donald trump felt and had been writing it for some time about the republican establishment. my politics as i've grown older has become more

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but there's a similar dynamic here where once again, yes, donald trump is in control of the republican partymiddle of these establishment republicans and then these conservative republicans who are both pushing and pulling him in different directions. edward: you have a new wrinkle with this, you have elon musk and vivek ramaswamy involved in this and with the house and the cr, can the president-elect's tax cut as well as the border agenda make it through congress from what you've seen? >> look, it seems that republicans for the most part are very much united on the issue of the border. one thing i am curious about, we'll see what happens with those tax cuts, i thought it was interesting that steve ban non, an ally of the president-elect said last week or he floated the idea of raising taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals. i just thought that was interesting because it seems to be a break with where a lot of republicans, you know, and fiscal conservatives are on that issue and i think it goes to show sort of how much this idea of economic populism has really infiltrated the republic

mchenry, the outgoing chair of house financial services, was asked whether it matters that the republican party chose only male leaders. take a listen. >> for us to have no women chairs of committees is a huge mistake and really an unfortunate thing because we have powerful, smart, capable, tenacious republican women that are capable of leading big committees and doing major things. >> why didn't the republican party select any female leaders? >> well, that's a decision made by our steering committee, but i'm delighted in the house financial services committee that we have strong, very passionate, successful republican women like ann wagner of missouri, young kim of california, monica della cruz of texas and lisa mcclain from michigan, our conference chairwoman, and also maria salazar from south florida, joining our committee. they will be active leaders in financial services policymaking. >> quickly, i know you've been trying to restrict this amphetamine drug that the assad regime was selling to prop up the dictatorship. our teams in syria filmed factories full of this stuff. what is going to