for a long time, republicans, many republicans in the house resisted. house republicans were ready to take default hostage in order to pass a radical, hard right agenda that never could have passed with the american people. so tonight's outcome is very welcome news for our economy and american families. i think my colleagues -- thank my colleagues for the good work tonight. i commend president biden and his team for producing a sensible copper mines under the most difficult of circumstances. so many of the disruptive provisions in the republican bill are gone. because we persisted, and we kept insisting that default is off the table, we will not be defaulting, and we will not be passing the hard right's extreme agenda, virtually no part of it, and that is thanks to the senate and house democrats and to president biden. but do not just listen to me. the proof is in the pudding. house democrats swept the boat 34-117. higher percentage democrats voted for this in the house that republicans did, it was just repeated in the senate. overwhelming majority of s

that very small faction of far-right republicans that are causing mr. mccarthy grief. isn't there some rationale you working with him going forward to find common ground on legislation so every time he runs into trouble with that faction they aren't as big an issue? mr. jeffries: house democrats will continue to find common ground whenever and wherever possible. the majority has the responsibility in managing the floor in terms of the legislation that is brought before the body for votes to take place. and it's not clear right now that the majority has the capacity to manage the house floor because the extremists have taken it over. that is quite unfortunate. and we are hopeful that it gets worked out before we return next week. reporter: mr. leader -- [indiscernible question] mr. jeffries: it's not clear to me it's a victory but it was an accommodation that was reasonable that was reached and it's our hope this will put an end to the foolishness that is going on under the republican-controlled oversight committee. i mean, the house republicans from the

find those five republicans.hat put all the more pressure on kevin mccarthy to reach a deal with joe biden, the kind of deal kevin mccarthy said he would never make. joe biden is the most experienced president who has ever had to negotiate a debt ceiling bill. negotiating on the debt ceiling is a 21st century phenomenon that only two presidents have really had to do, president obama and president biden. at the present side throughout this negotiation was as highly respected director of the office of the national budget, shalanda young, who previously worked on the appropriations committee and the house of representatives when she earned respect and accountability with republicans, including ken mccarthy. also on the president side in these negotiations was gene sperling, who first worked on economic policy in the white house under president bill clinton 30 years ago. he also served in the obama white house. same with steve ricchetti, who began his white house service 30 years ago in the clinton white house, where

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today extreme other republicans want to impeach joe biden. you can't u make this stuff up t their extremism continues to be on full display. and they are doing nothing, nothing, nothing to enhance the health and safety of the economic well-being of the american people. >> do believe the hunter biden -- will cause problems in the presidential election to believe -- >> can i answer the first question and? no. that's the answer. >> the second one is to believe theve impeachment motion will wn the quarter was the court? >> it is clear to me that this do-nothing republican congress that is focused solely on its extremism and is determined to impeach without justification president joe biden will backfire because all it will do is highlight that they have no plan and no vision, no agenda to address the challenges that the american people are confronting in terms of their day-to-day lives. by the same token house democrats are actually doing things that matter to the american people. we are fighting for reproductive freedom, we are trying to address

politically democrats use it against republicans and republicans use it against republicans george w.oritize some of it's a put in the stock market and get your game which outperformed government spendi spending, could not get that past it's very difficult. >> especially with republicans. >> were behind you sir, so far behind you. >> the politics are not good with the debt deficit argument at this point but we will pay, pain is coming they don't figure out. trey: were sunday night america straight ahead my name is brian delallo. i teach ap and honors economics in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. financial well-being to me is knowing that i can be free to do the things that i love to do. i hope when i retire someday, they say, that guy made this place a special place to come to school and gave as much as he could to help the community. the mosquitoes are just all over the backyard. quiet, please. okay. wow... there, that's good. okay. got that one. whoa! what's going on? what? i said get a pro. i did get a pro! an orkin pro. i got you. got mosquitos? don't call any pro, call the orkin pro. wi

is occurring amongst the house republican conference. that is the reason why there was a censure resolution that was brought to the floor last week and it failed, and allegedly, there were 20 house republicans who stood on principle. and then what happened? the puppet master in chief, their supreme leader, the former twice impeached president of the united states of america, said that those 20 republicans who stood on principle and voted to table the censure resolution last week should be primaried. and immediately, immediately extreme maga republicans fell in line and krens urded -- censured adam schiff for no good reason. all adam schiff has done is champion the constitution, defend democracy, fight for freedom and expose their extremism. in terms of the state visit that will occur later on today, i look forward to being part of the conversation that will occur with the four legislative leaders in welcoming modi to the floor of the house of representatives. reporter: you talk about extremism on the other side. the ways and means commit

republican kind of vote. kind of thing that marjorie taylor greene and the donald trump types called a rhino vote. the reason any of us were worried about this debt ceiling confrontation is that house republicans appear to be something much worse than unserious people. they appear to be utterly deranged when it comes to governing. and it seemed as though many of them were willing to default on the debt. that has never been the case before. we were never worried before that republicans would default on the debt. when president obama was -- knew that they had to avoid a default on the debt, so we all knew there would be some kind of solution worked out with the republicans -- john boehner, and there was. it was a compromise in which, at the time, president obama was forced to give up much more to republican speaker of the house john boehner who was measurably better at his job than kevin mccarthy, who got next to nothing in these negotiations from joe biden. this was constantly portrayed, including by me, as ke

— republicans came to us, the republicans came to us, the republican senators were not happy — republican to us and said, what about if we need money for ukraine over— if we need money for ukraine over these things? the caps might— over these things? the caps might be _ over these things? the caps might be too low. we felt that the caps — might be too low. we felt that the caps are too low on non—defence discretionary so mcconnell and i put out a joint statement that we would look at finding _ statement that we would look at finding ways to fund things that— finding ways to fund things that were really needed through emergency and other ways, but also through the regular appropriations process, which was always going to go forward. so that's— was always going to go forward. so that's what it said and when they— so that's what it said and when they came _ so that's what it said and when they came to me and asked me to do this, _ they came to me and asked me to do this, i— they came to me and asked me to do this, i said that's a good idea — do this, i said that's a good idea yes? _ do this,

most republicans know that.ve to voting this down is a full default of the u.s. credit, and that simply is something we cannot endure. >> tara, here's my theory on the silence of trump, compared to rest of the field is this. it's a gimme for everyone else, right? vote no, whatever, this is bad, we do not like the deal. the problem for trump is that no one else is supposed to have the influence and power that he has over the house caucus. we just saw last weekend, he comes out and says, can paxson 's my guy and if you vote to impeach ken paxton, you are crossing me and trump, and ken paxton gets his behind impeach. that big majority of texas house republicans. it does seem to me like they are aware enough to know that it's a bad look if he comes out and tries to kill the deal, and it's still gets overwhelming republican majority. it says something about his strength. what do you think? >> i think that trump doesn't care. he doesn't really care about governing, right? >> no, of course he doesn't care! >> right, he

for republicans.as you say, these candidates who are seen by the majority of folks in the state, not across the country, but in some of these states, as too concerning. especially after roe v. wade came down. abortion changed the game for a lot of these candidates. that's going to continue as we head into 2024. >> this is why we love having you on the show. because you always bring the facts and the receipts. not naming names and reminding us as well, ron desantis is losing picks here. rotimi, i've gotta ask you as we discussed earlier. republican see more focused on investigations than legislation. how is that going to change their prospects? if they're a party that is just simply preoccupied with hunter biden investigations, joe biden investigations, basically nonsense investigations. how does that factor into this? >> well, i think what's going to happen is these down ballot races are going to get worse and worse for them. then at the same time, they're going to continue till recruit bad candidates

tim in michigan, republican. what do you think of the republican majority needing democrats to get this over the finish line? caller: well, regardless of parties, this is a proud american. i believe the only way we are going to get out of this mess is to actually default and we are going to have to start all over. nobody is getting anything done. we are just bickering back and forth. we hear this every morning. it is the same stuff over and over and over again. if we default, all we are going to do -- we are still paying our bills. the american people pay the bills for our federal government. period. if we stop paying taxes, we will default. it is common sense. so, the dumb guys sitting right behind you, they are just wasting time, they are wasting money, and their job is not even a job. it floors me to think we are going on and on and on and on about this stuff and it does not really matter, except to the american people, which pay the bills. thank you. host: let's go to tim in iowa, independent. what do you say

i have a lot of family who are republicans and have been republicans, generational republicans.ff. we can talk about politics. now we cannot. now it is an argument. they do not come between anymore. host: go ahead and respond. guest: again, there are so many points in there that we do not have time, but i think she made a good point. as i said earlier, it is perfectly ok to be passionate about what you believe in, but your party affiliation and candidates that you like. but it always must be in the context of americans. we are all americans and all citizens together. we are all in the same boat, a boat that does not do well when the people are not worried about where the boat is going because they are too busy fighting each other. nonviolence, but passion is fine. january 6 contradicted that. certainly, 9/11 did and other dates. we can name loads of dates where most americans were afraid, sad, unhappy, and recognized that something terrible had happened. we need to try to avoid those moments, if possible. we help when we are still nonviolent and respectful of other people and th

now he's down at 67% favorable among republicans and republican leaners.was at in may. those that say they will never consider donald trump for the republican party nomination are on the rise. you see now it's at 23% of republicans and republican leaners, that was down at 16% in may. those are warning signs in the primary context for donald trump. still clearly a 21-point lead is a place you would rather be than not. in terms of the general electorate and the overall broader american audience, there's big, broad, sense of approval of the federal indictment. 61% of americans overall in this poll approve of the federal indictment in the documents case. you see overwhelmingly among democrats, 67% of independents approve of the indictment, about a quarter of republicans now. americans do broadly see politics playing a role in this. 71% say so in this federal indictment. even a slim majority of democrats say politics is playing a role in this. clearly independents and republicans believe that as well. a majority of americans, dana, 59%, six in ten, say donald t

right now, the republicans at 114, right now, the republicans at 114. the — right now, the republicansfor the entire _ have to get to 218 for the entire bill to pass. indeed, 218. entire bill to pass. indeed, 218- kevin _ entire bill to pass. indeed, 218. kevin mccarthy, - entire bill to pass. indeed, 218. kevin mccarthy, the | 218. kevin mccarthy, the speaker of the house, did appear pretty confident today. yeah, he was very sure. he was already— yeah, he was very sure. he was already doing the victory lap before — already doing the victory lap before the full house has even finished — before the full house has even finished voting. he did that just— finished voting. he did that just a — finished voting. he did that just a few minutes ago. and on the other— just a few minutes ago. and on the other hand, democratic leader— the other hand, democratic leader hakeem jeffries said, i'm supporting this bill, not because _ i'm supporting this bill, not because it's perfect. so he is acknowledging that there were a few concessions. but still supporting it and encouraging his members to vote y

not a democratic issue or a republican issue. it's an american issue. so i think that exploration will continue. but we're not holding our breath in terms of whether the extreme maga republican notice house are going to do anything to hold -- republicans in the louis going to do anything to hold the right wing majority of the united states accountable in any way, shape or form. so ultimately this issue may have to get litigated before the american people. reporter: thank you. reporter: speaker mccarthy says he wants to have a debate about restructuring the finn is. that one that house -- the f.b.i. is that one that house democrats would be open to? and do you support the white house's decision to ban -- [indiscernible] -- mr. jeffries: i'm unfamiliar with the second issue. we can look into it. in terms of the question about the f.b.i., extreme maga republicans want to defund the f.b.i. they don't want to restructure the f.b.i. the majority of the house republican conference wants to he it fund the f.b.i. -- wants to defund the f.b.i., they're constantly

republicans, (202) 748-8000. republicans, -- democrats, (202) 748-8002. independents, (202) 748-8001. text messaging, (202) 748-8003. this is what randy wrote in millington, michigan. he calls into the program once a month. i am relieved and glad that the debt limit bill clear the senate. i would like to thank the real americans who put country before politics, another great example of how americans will try everything else before we do the right thing. the next tweet from tony in boston focuses on a different piece of legislation that was passed in the senate yesterday. not the debt limit bill, but a bill focusing on student loan forgiveness. tony saying that he is happy to see the senate passage of a bill to repeal the vote bribe as he calls it. it is outrageous to forgive loans that many of us paid more on the bill to repeal student loan forgiveness program. it passed the senate on a 52-46 vote yesterday. this is the wrapup from the washington times. president biden plans to veto the bill, increasing the likelihood that the fate of the program will be

if they have a president, a democrat and a republican vice president. they have a republican president, they get a democratic vice president. everything should be on equal level. thank you. guest: there is a lot in there. i'm not under -- i don't understand all but one thing about electing a president is you elect a slate because of anything happened to the president, you would need a line of succession. it might be a little bit awed to have a republican president and a democratic vice president because in the line of succession, you would not be reflecting the will of the people. host: the constitution was changed to create that slate at some point. it used to be that the president and vice president were elected separately. this was early on in our country's history. john in annapolis, maryland, independent line. caller: hi, thanks for taking my call. my take on this issue [indiscernible] is he should take the fight to the end. what is bothering the ordinary people now is inflation. it's high gas prices, that's what is affecting me. for our political

i have a lot of family who are republicans and have been republicans, generational republicans.ff. we can talk about politics. now we cannot. now it is an argument. they do not come between anymore. host: go ahead and respond. guest: again, there are so many points in there that we do not have time, but i think she made a good point. as i said earlier, it is perfectly ok to be passionate about what you believe in, but your party affiliation and candidates that you like. but it always must be in the context of americans. we are all americans and all citizens together. we are all in the same boat, a boat that does not do well when the people are not worried about where the boat is going because they are too busy fighting each other. nonviolence, but passion is fine. january 6 contradicted that. certainly, 9/11 did and other dates. we can name loads of dates where most americans were afraid, sad, unhappy, and recognized that something terrible had happened. we need to try to avoid those moments, if possible. we help when we are still nonviolent and respectful of other people and th

republicans, (202) 748-8000. republicans, -- democrats, (202) 748-8002.ndependents, (202) 748-8001. text messaging, (202) 748-8003. this is what randy wrote in millington, michigan. he calls into the program once a month. i am relieved and glad that the debt limit bill clear the senate. i would like to thank the real americans who put country before politics, another great example of how americans will try everything else before we do the right thing. the next tweet from tony in boston focuses on a different piece of legislation that was passed in the senate yesterday. not the debt limit bill, but a bill focusing on student loan forgiveness. tony saying that he is happy to see the senate passage of a bill to repeal the vote bribe as he calls it. it is outrageous to forgive loans that many of us paid more on the bill to repeal student loan forgiveness program. it passed the senate on a 52-46 vote yesterday. this is the wrapup from the washington times. president biden plans to veto the bill, increasing the likelihood that the fate of the program will be de

-- the old republican party. they're looking for solutions, but the base is not. they want donald trump, and somebody like him. >> getting back to your original question about brian kemp, i think that was a real tell. >> he's in the bullpen. we think he's warming up, you know. >> he doesn't have the advantage that perhaps youngkin has to can come in late because he can sell funds. but brian kemp is very popular, he's done very well, and stood up against trump. >> one more clip from joe biden because i'm wondering if this was meaning. or a troll. take a listen. >> i want to commend speaker mccarthy. you know, he and i, we -- and our teams, we were able to get along, get things done. >> brad, was kevin mccarthy happy or sad that biden said that? i mean, i've had a lot of republicans say that's going to be a problem. >> kevin mccarthy had the best week of his speakership this week. you can't make him unhappy. this is the best weekend he's had. so i don't think he cares if joe biden says that about him. joe biden is

it may alienate republicans. for the bill, so he has been very measured.- vote for the bill, so he has been very measured. that is a really interesting _ been very measured. that is a really interesting point. - been very measured. that is a really interesting point. we i really interesting point. we are watching those images there of a debate taking place on the floor. we were talking about the nuts and bolts of the deal. let's take a closer look at what is in this deal and remind our viewers. what is in this deal and remind ourviewers. it what is in this deal and remind our viewers. it involves suspending the debt ceiling until 2025, so that means the government could borrow more money to pay its bills for the next two years. they would also be a ten year freeze on spending. except for defence, whose budget will increase to 886 billion dollars. unspent covid funds would be returned. the congressional budget office estimates this will amount to the government recovering about 30 billion dollars. welfare benefits

the republican bill slashes w.i.c. funding by $185 million from the current funding level and guts w.i.c.'s extra fruit and vegetable benefits for five million pregnant and postpartum moms and children. it is the first time ever that w.i.c. has been intentionally underfunded. and at a time when many families are still dealing with pandemic caused inflation, these cuts are especially cruel. i'm appalled that republicans' idea of fiscal responsibility is take healthy food away from pregnant moms and kids under 5. seriously? mr. speaker, let's not forget the republicans also tried to cut meals on wheels and w.i.c. in the original debt ceiling bill. they have a bill to kick moms with young children and seniors off of snap. taking food away from the most vulnerable is completely heartless. it's shameful. we are going to fight you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the

that is not what the republicans wanted. they knew they needed to pass something, even if it was not the ideal piece of legislation. they needed something in order to be at that negotiating table. and they did it. i think even though there was an article every week, how mccarthy is losing control of his caucus, he's going to collapse, it hasn't happened yet, and i'm not so sure it is going to happen. i think the members know that if they are not unified, then they will not be able to get anything done, and it is really going to be the democratic white house and the schumer/mcconnell senate leading it. ms. nellenbach: i do want to talk about the shutdown threat, because we had the debt ceiling battle. i think part of whatever one hope was that we had this bipartisan agreement, and it would both extend the debt ceiling, but also would fund the government. now we are faced with this potential for a shutdown because the house is reporting lower numbers than the senate is. typically in the past, when these have happened the perce

so many of the destructive provisions in the republican bill are gone. because we persisted and we kept insisting that default is off the table, we will not be defaulting and will not be passing the hard rights extreme agenda. that is thanks to the senate, house democrats, and president biden. don't just listen to me, the proof is in the pudding. house democrats swept the vote 34-117. a higher percentage of democrats voted in the house than republicans did. it was repeated in the senate. overwhelmingly majority of democrats voted for it. why did we get more votes? we got more votes because the bill be back the worst of the republican agenda. this exercise and where the american people were at and they are most closer to where we are than they are. nobody got everything they wanted. there was give on both sides. this agreement was a very good outcome because it accomplished three extremely important goals. first and foremost, we prevented a catastrophic default that would have decimated our economy . second, the bill preserve the lion share of the histori

whereas republicans are very unipolar. a very white, much older, it's easier to navigate and sort of steer them all in one direction. democrats have a harder job because their base is much more diverse and they have to keep all these diverse interests and constituencies together. again, that is a good argument for a joe biden, somebody who is a politician who knows what he's doing, has done it a long time. lawrence, i'm going to give you the last word on that because i think that this speech sort of demonstrates joe biden's core competencies. is that he won't let go of a thing that i actually doubted a lot, too, this idea of bipartisanship, of washington kind of working the way it used to work when it was all old white guys but still being able to function. keeping the country secure financially and economically, but also he took some shots at republicans and what they weren't willing to do, but not in a way that ever seems venomous. that does seem to be his biggest strength. no matter how much people may not be enraptture

>> i am a lifelong republican.tisan election, and i don't view myself as a partisan in the way that i am supposed to govern my city. the old saying is, there is no such thing as a republican or a democratic -- and i think that applies to every situation. so, we do in the extremes of both parties, i think you see folks that are more about claiming victory and beating the other side and then they are about solving problems. >> so what motivates this approach? do you think that there is something that naturally of -- what you are? saying that there are no democrat or republican -- >> i think that people that are drawn to getting engaged at local government level are more drawn to community service, have a sense of calling that there are some things we want to fix as opposed to there are some points we want to score or there are some people we want to cancel. we come not with an ideological bent, trying to prove someone else is wrong or to correct passed it was, we want to solve problems. >> a problem that mayors acros

republicans know what he did.on becomes, what about the rule of law in this country and is one party ready to scuttle the principle of the rule of law being paramount in our culture and in our politics? >> john dean, the former president is quoted in the indictment saying, quote, i don't want anybody looking through my boxes, unquote. also, quote, wouldn't it be better if we just told them we don't have anything here? if these are coming to me to his attorneys. there's also apparently an audio recording of him telling mark meadows auto biographers that the document he is showing them is secret, that he could, when he was president, he could declassify it. but since he's no longer president, he had no ability to do so. do you see any parallels to the watergate tape, where nixon's heard plotting with this chief of staff? >> well, of course, almost virtually every conversation that nixon had, he had over 1000 conversations that were recorded. some of them, the shortest, five minutes. some of them, eight hours, one of

are talking about republican leaders in washington, or republican voters? donald trump created a cultural movement and decided to park it in today's republican party. i think the biggest gamble of all is donald trump is hoping to land the actual trial after the early primary dates in florida and march. the biggest scandal for the country is exactly the same because of donald trump wins the gop primary, the nation's likely saved another term of donald trump or a republican like donald trump, because joe biden beats him. >> all right, david jolly, when dave jolly says things about predicting joe biden is going to win this handily and donald trump is going to be defeated. and i get a little bit nervous even though he's facing down potentially multiple federal indictments. >> it's not a sure thing. >> i'm like, oh, really, you really think biden can beat him? >> nothing's a sure thing. but it's also like if you're trying to get the least popular figure as your nominee, donald trump is definitely that. that's just what the data say. >> that is what the data says

and i want to say to republicans in the country, if you are a republican you are a white the premise,istian nationalist, racy -- evangelical. this is the party that needs to change because they love what trump stands for. he has a white supremacist. all of these republicans they call in and they speak against steve bannon. and i wish people would talk about it more he is behind robert kinsey junior. a very dangerous man. thank you so much. host: let's go to the independent line right now. doris in massachusetts. would you support other party candidate? caller:hi, yes, i would say even with the third already system and somebody believes they would take away the vote it is completely necessary. it is not you choose the left or right party otherwise the independent party would not exist either wise either -- otherwise either. even young people do not trust the left or right anymore. generally, like me, we do not trust it anymore. we will naturally be drawn to somebody who is not on the left or right. i think people will vote for a third-party, but they do not trust the left or right part

that is something republicans wanted. technically, they have not voted to extend the deficit to any given number. i'm not sure how much that matters one way or the other. house, you weren't going to negotiate and inevitably, it was going to be unsustainable so if that's your standard, you suffered a bed defeat. if your standard is to get through this and push it past the election with no economic turbulence, you haven't given it much. that metric makes is a success for the white house as well. host: national review. calm and you've written a lot about the 2024 election. the average of polls the latest numbers as donald trump at 53% in the republican primary and ron desantis at 22%. everybody else is in the low single digits. do you think those numbers provide an accurate picture of the state of the republican primary right now? guest: yes, if you want to beat donald trump and be the guy above 50%. the key inflection point is the criticism of desantis maybe announcing earlier or been more aggressive pushing back against tr

host: let's go to the republican line, back to republican line.lius in alexander, louisiana -- alexandria, louisiana. caller: good morning, c-span. god bless you. i'm glad you came to me, ma'am. i haven't been african-american. i haven't been republican. i did fight in the core -- i happen to be african-american. i happen to be republican. i did fight in the korean war. so president trump wrote a letter to my dad two months before he died of covid-19 in december of 2020. so president trump in the race he's this and that. and one more thing i want to say. i hope people watch news nation. i was military police officer. i had top secret clearance. on sunday there is going to be air force veteran that will come to the truth about these aliens and stuff which i believe they are fallen angels. they are not aliens. and the spacecraft that we retrieved and we covered, crafts recovered. people, please watch news nation, 8 p.m. central time. learn about what's really happening. thank you, c-span, god bless you. have a blessed day, you hear. host: on the dem

ryan's republican party. you know. — ryan's republican party.republicans i talk to and have heard this over— talk to and have heard this over and _ talk to and have heard this over and over over the years is that, _ over and over over the years is that, you — over and over over the years is that, you know, look, donald trump— that, you know, look, donald trump is— that, you know, look, donald trump is out on this island on his own _ trump is out on this island on his own he _ trump is out on this island on his own. he doesn't care about anybody— his own. he doesn't care about anybody himself. but in essence, everytime anybody himself. but in essence, every time he comes out, _ essence, every time he comes out, and — essence, every time he comes out, and he talks to this unheard _ out, and he talks to this unheard american, this person living _ unheard american, this person living in— unheard american, this person living in a _ unheard american, this person living in a flyover state, for example. _ living in a flyover state, for example, and he's

republican. >> hello. i was listening to your broadcast, and i think it is wrong that they keep trying to indict trump when they coat after biden. he is the one who is in bed with the communists. >> ok. >> cindy is in texas, independent. >> i just want to say i do think trump is going to be. i voted for biden and i am not happy with every thing he has done. i think if hunter had done something wrong, he should be prosecuted. but trump, he has done a million things wrong, and he has made this country worse than it was. so, have the republicans. they have gone along with everything trump has done, and they could have impeached him, but they didn't. they should have because he was guilty. but they didn't. those of you that have all of these talking points from fox news, fox was client 87 million dollars because they been lying to their audience for years. so have the republicans. they been lying about trump. that's why you believe what you believe. they lie to you. they tell you what to think, and you go out

the republicans sometimes are like herding cats. they need to get unified start making some decisions. political science is tricky you've got to be on top of it. i think ron desantis is the main thing and i would like to keep him here. win or lose it's our win. if i ever have a hurricane, i want ron desantis at the leadership post. i've been through many of them minutes been a nightmare. when he came in coming knows how to lead and get things done, we love him. guest: he's been an ideological warrior in florida and that's top of mind for a lot of republican voters. all that he's also been a good, confident -- competent governor. he follows through and gets things done so that would be another one of his calling cards in the presidential race. host: the caller was talking about growing up with national review. she may not know that you were appointed by william buckley himself back in 1997. what do you think william f buckley with think of today's republican party? guest: that's a great question. i think about that a lot. it's imposs

base, republicans and even independents leaning republican. you get outside of that to swing voters, to independents, to everybody else. something like 85% of those voters. i think he needs to drop out of the race right now. >> we'll have more on that ahead. also ahead, we're learning more about the plea deal for hunter biden as there is some dispute this morning on whether the justice department's investigation into the president's son is finished or not. >>> plus, developments from deep in the atlantic ocean. canadian aircraft detected underwater noises in the search for the missing titanic tourist submersible. we'll have the latest. good morning, and welcome to "morning joe." it is wednesday, june 21st. with us, we have the host of "way too early," white house bureau chief at "politico," jonathan lemire. nbc news national affairs analyst, john heilemann, and host of and executive producer of show time's "the circus" and sam stein is with us this morning. donald trump is losing some support among republican primary voters. in the latest cnn

republicans. many of you may have thought that takeover of our educational by anti-american marxists happened overnight. it didn't. it was five decades in the making for conservatives and republican chose not to notice it. and when they did notice it they were reluctant to fight. if you want to understand. and the disasters that have befallen our nation, you have to begin with the failure of republicans and to aggressively wage the political war necessary to defend. the anti-american attacks. patriotic americans as white supremacist, racist domestic terror is and is insurrectionist. and we respond by calling them liberals. there is nothing about them that is liberal. they are vindictive. bigots, determined. demonize and destroy us. their intimidation been working like a charm. while senator andrews able to get republicans to support principles of my academic bill of rights. they were only prepared to support a resolu, not a law so it lacked any teeth. enforce it. the democrat were happy with this