nbc news correspondent vaughn hilliard, maria teresa kumar of veto latino, and sara fagen. vaughn, let me start with you. you have been covering donald trump's criminal trial. you have been covering the vp-stakes. we have this incredible shot with him. where do you think things stand? what were your takeaways from listening to tim scott? >> right. he still has a litany of names. there were two individuals he welcomed on stage, making direct comments on them being picks, stefanik and rubio. i talked to two people in the room. they mentioned j.d. advance who was welcomed up on stage and he praised him, but he made reference to the fact that vance had made past statements about him that were bad. if you go back to 2016, he said he would hold his nose and vote for hillary clinton because he called donald trump an idiot. it hits at the part that, eight years may go by, but donald trump doesn't forget. we talk about loyalty. he had mike pence, who was not loyal to him in his mind, that's why your question to tim scott about certifying the election results, despite him voting to c