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you and steve schmidt have understood that beating trump in november was the tip of the iceberg. what is underneath trump, who really is a figurehead, is this wrought, this brain washed group that now includes it would appear some radicalized extremists. what do we do now? >> i would add to that that the radicalized extremists were there and trump added to them. so he took grievanced republicans and turned them into extremists and added to their number. so we have larger groups of white supremacists now, we have larger anti-government extremists and people willing to commit acts of violence now where four years ago that would never cross their mind. so he's added to the extremist members. so removing him helps. and removing his supporters and enablers and people lying and persisting in this conspiracy mongering, that helps. but then we're still left with a sizable portion of our country that are already radicalized, many who think that violence is okay and others who are radicalized that haven't crossed that violence threshold yet mentally and that is a ton of work for law enforc

you and steve schmidt have understood that beating trump in november was the tip of the iceberg. what is underneath trump, who really is a figurehead, is this wrought, this brain washed group that now includes it would appear some radicalized extremists. what do we do now? >> i would add to that that the radicalized extremists were

. >>> joining me now, steve schmidt, gop strategist and co-founder of the lincoln project. i've seen your post where you talk about the seven different parts that comprise the core of fascist movements. there are times, i've seen you be really angry on twitter and in person, and i've seen people say, come on, let's not get carried away. this is actually what's happening. a coup that leads to authoritarianism and fascism is actually what is happening right now. >> good morning, ali. it sure is, exactly. look, this effort will be unsuccessful. it will be unsuccessful in the way that the beer hall putsch was in munich in 1933, almost a hundred years ago. what will happen is faith and belief in legitimate american democracy will have been poisoned by donald trump and the members of the republican party. when this vote takes place, the republican party will split into two factions and those factions have irreconcilable differences. there will be an autocratic faction and there will be a democratic faction. all republicans have collaborated, been cowardly and complicit in their s

in another life steve schmidt was a beloved high school social studies teacher.o ask you this, robert, trump wants to have this big military sendoff, a band, a 21 gun salute. who approves this and who pays for it? this isn't the trump campaign. by my estimation this appears to be taxpayer dollars for this sendoff when we've got millions of people in this country who are on food lines right now. >> yeah, i think the bad news, stephanie, is that this is likely approved by the president as the commander in chief, and is likely almost certainly is paid for by you, me, steve and others', taxpayers in this country, regrettably. but look, i think, you know, it will be a predictable side show for donald trump. the chaos will follow him until the very end. i think, though, you know, the pictures will be of a small crowd waving somebody off into history, hopefully. and i think as steve said, focusing on the importance and the majesty. but more importantly the hopefulness and the message of unity and coming together and in tackling the big projects that the american experim

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at some of the images of what we've just been through as we listen to the words of our friend, steve schmidtide of new jersey, the pride of the lincoln project, who in his own profound way today reminded us how young a society we are, reminded us about the bravery we're capable of, the close call we have just survived, and the danger afoot right now. >> 13 generations of american patriots have made blood sacrifices, from lexington to concord to gettysburg and antietam, to normandy, to the edmund pettus bridge. the american experiment very nearly came to an end because all that it takes to end it is a collapse of faith and belief. and when you have 80% of a political party that says that the elections aren't legitimate anymore on the basis of bs, we're on life support as a democratic nation, and everybody should understand how fragile all of this is. all that it took was four years, four years of donald trump to bring this country to one of the lowest points in its history. >> listen to the words of steve schmidt. it's how we leave you on this historic evening. that is our wednesday broadcast

this is steve schmidt with nicolle wallace today talking about the republican party and what it might, say, in two years. >> as we move into the primaries in '22, what side will be ascending, the republican side that tried to go along to get along? or the qanon coalition of marjorie taylor greene? who will win the primaries? i think the autocratic side is going to steamroll the vestigial pro-democracy wing of the republican party. >> bill kristol, he makes a good point. gop has a member of congress now who's a full-on qanon person, thinks 9/11 was an inside job, thinks marjorie stillman douglas high school shooting was staged. what is the definition of the republican party right now? or are there several? >> there are several, but unfortunately the largest right now, i think, is trump loyalists and part of that trump loyalist faction is true conspiracy theorists and kooks and extremists who have not been repudiated. that's the serious thing. you cannot have a serious political party a responsible party that tolerates this on the extremes. you need it to draw some lines. otherwise i th

. >> let's talk about steve schmidt's phrase that this was a humiliating country. you've talked over and over today about the fact that the whole world is watching. what must the world think of us. constant purveyors on things like human rights. what must they make of us tonight? >> i think there are a lot of things america will never do again. america will never be invited to pro democracy endeavors. it's not a shining example of me? >> yes. the 12 members of the senate who were part of -- who planned and we'll see if they return to their positions, the hawley cruz position. i'm trying to thwart and your term it. they're so lucky that they're going to fail. they're so lucky that we are a democracy. in an autocracy which is what the their place looks like. as steve schmidt says. >> as claire mccaskill is describing, she's heard from members who expect to reconvene shortly, by 8:00 to restart the business at hand which is to certify the count of the electoral college to pave the way to be inaugurated. the president in two weeks -- it's 7:35 on the east coast. headin

and steve schmidt mentioned liz cheney.gy noonan's column talking about men being clubby and stupid. i would say incredibly stupid. i know personally that is really stupid to take on liz cheney in any way, shape or form. she is a woman who knows her value. that is just not smart. >> well, mika, i would say liz cheney is dick cheney's daughter. she has had five children. if some of those money like jim jordan, buck want to go to the floor and take her out, i wish them the best of luck. they couldn't do what she's done. and i think she has demonstrated that toughness over and over again here in the last few weeks. i'll just leave it at that. >> absolutely. absolutely. kasie hunt, steve schmidt, peter baker, thank you. >>> federal and state law enforcement agencies are on high alert for violence in washington in the days before next week's inauguration. while significant preparations have been put in place around the u.s. capitol, there is growing concern that statehouses around the country will be targeted. and according to a

steve schmidts here, co-founder of the lincoln project. i'll let you get in on the news of the day in a minute. i want you to address what john heilemann is talking about, this toxic and now dangerous threat of political violence because of donald trump and his intention and his doing in full sight the radicalization of his base with a flurry of lies, a blizzard of lies, repeated in direct messages, texts, emails from him to them, and amplified on conservative media. what do we do? how do we get out of this? >> here are the things that have to come together for an autocratic movement to take root, and that is an autocratic movement and it has taken root on american soil. and john is right, it will take years, if not decades for us to be able to deal with it and defeat it. we are certainly not in a position where we can ever lose a national election again to the autocratic election to the autocratic side or it will be the last election. the second is the masses. this is a mass movement. and the people that we saw storming the capitol 100 ye

election of joe biden what i will also say is that you know just the other day on the news me had steve schmidt who of course was john mccain's campaign manager in 2008 against obama and the co-founder of the lincoln project of republican sex that was against.

steve schmidt made the point that this was a policy, not an accident.incompetence when it comes to the trump administration. not the covid failures. this was a decision. a confession was given to bob woodward on tape that he deliberately lied about the coronavirus pandemic, and as dr. patel just said, there's been reporting in multiple news organizations that they passed on an opportunity to buy up vaccine supply from moderna and pfizer. so, when you sort of go from covering the pandemic under the last management to the biden white house, how jarring is that for you? >> well, first of all, nicole, you're right. we can't emphasize enough the mistakes that were made along the way by the trump administration from underplaying it, from being doubtful on the science, for not promoting mask use, for not ordering enough vaccine over the summer, for putting too much of the responsibility of the states, the list goes on and on. it is jarring, and one thing that this administration, the biden administration has done, and look, let's be clear, they'll make mistake

election of joe biden what i will also say is that you know just the other day on the news me had steve schmidt who of course was john mccain's campaign manager in 2008 against obama and the co-founder of the lincoln project a republican sect that was against donald trump and what he said was today as we had at least 12 senators who are going to reject the certification of joe biden was we were going to see today a split in the republican party those who maintain a sense of sanity and a sense of duty to the republic and those who are flirting with an idea autocracy and we saw that today it was very very interesting because right after soon to be former senate majority leader mitch mcconnell give a rather impassioned speech about what was happening we saw ted cruz kind of try to rip what his his chamber leader i just said and right after ted cruz spoke was when the chaos ensued and that's where we are you know just to recap if any are viewers just coming on to what's happening here in the program we're looking at the live pictures from outside the u.s. capitol building. where congress sits both

joining me now steve schmidt and nicole hannah jones. e, i have to -- so what occurs to me, steve, is that the problem with the republican party, your former party, is not that whatever it is that is in their ideas base attract extremists, it's an extremists are a portion of their ordinary base. if they cut off white nationalists and white supremacists and extremists and people might be violent, they're already a minority party. in their mind, these people are constituents, the proud boys, these are constituents to wit, kevin mccarthy who is leader of the house minority isn't trying to rebuke marjorie taylor greene. he's putting her on committees and saying i'll talk to her about the fruit loop stuff that she's saying. and he is on his way to go meet with his old boss, the former president in florida instead of tending to the needs of his constituents who need covid relief. am i wrong about this? the extremists are the base. >> indeed, you are not wrong. let's look at this. we have an autocratic cult of personality in this country that if

. >> listen to the words of steve schmidt. it's how we leave you on this historic evening. that is our wednesday broadcast with our sincere thanks for being here with us. on behalf of all my colleagues here at the networks of nbc news, good night. >>> he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. >> seven days from the inauguration, seven days after an insurrection, donald j. trump is impeached for a second time. >> tonight, what this means for the country for a senate trial. >> a couple of them broke down in tears, talking to me and saying they're afraid for their live said if they vote for this impeachment. >> when "all in" starts right now. one week after the trump-inspired siege at the capitol, the national guard deployed to defend the seed of american democracy. donald j. trump, tonight, has become the first president in the history of the united states to be impeached twice. this time for incitement insurrection, for his role in summoning a riot. it was a surreal scene on the first day of the last week of the presidency of donald trump. 10,000 natio

are they going to invite steve schmidt and mary trump and michael cohen and mitt romney, too? have you googled what scaramucci has been saying about the president? he said today, quote, trust me, that had to be a mass email if one of them got sent to me. we don't know how many people they've invited to go to this sendoff at the air base. i don't know where they got the invite list for people they asked to come cheer out president trump, but each invitee is told they should bring five guests in addition to themselves, which is kind of asking a lot and which does suggest they are having trouble generating a crowd. one administration source telling us tonight, quote, there haven't been many rsvps. >>> today kamala harris resigned from the u.s. senate. sworn into her seat, alex padilla. california has never had a latino u.s. senator before today, and now they do. we also learned today that sonya sotomayor will be swearing in vice president kamala harris. she swore in joe biden for his second term as vice president in 2013. she'll do the honors for kamala harris tomorrow. ron klain

steve schmidt says his anti- trump lincoln project is mounting a brutal corporate campaign against thoseeriding the authoritarian movement that attacked the capital. some companies are punishing employees. he apologized for extremely poo judgment. goose had insurance fired a company lawyer who says he was peacefully demonstrating. the fbi seeks the public's health. could get there are political consequences for the republican you evaluate how you legal consequences for those who desecrated the capital. there might be a point when their dragnet is cast wide. >> thank you. the president-elect the decembe economic reports those american need more right now brady introduced more of his economic team today. he gave his clearest answer yet about what you think should be his predecessors immediate state . to get ahead of a planned phone call, the president-elect is inflating to push for impeachment. >> what the congress decides to do is for them to decide. >> he says is focuses on what happens after inauguration whic trump won't attend. >> one of the few things he and i have ever agreed on. it'

shopif a mac is close four stores with donald from merchandise, steve schmidt says the answer trump lincolnroject is causing a brutal corporate pressure campaign because those underwriting the authoritarian movement that attacked the capital. some companies are punishing employees, one put it ceo on leave after he was arrested at the capital. he apologized for extremely poor judgment. goose head insurance fired a company lawyer who says he was peacefully demonstrating. as for others who invaded the capital. >> to those who broke the law you will pay. >> newspapers are running pictures of them as the fbi seek the public's help. there are political consequences for the republicans who back the electoral college challenge. and legal consequences for the criminal to desecrated the capital. there may be a point the dragnet is cast too wide. shannon: the president lectures today's december economic report shows americans need more help right now. joe biden introduced new members of his economic team today, also gave his clearest answer yet about what he thinks should be his predecessor's immediat

. >> listen to the words of steve schmidt. it's how we leave you on this historic evening. that is our wednesday broadcast with our sincere thanks for being here with us. on behalf of all my colleagues here at the networks of nbc news, good night. ♪♪ >> so he fought in the union army at the civil war. he was wounded at the battle of shiloh. his horse was shot out from under him but kept fighting, stayed in the war. he was reported to have personally taken at least one confederate soldier prisoner by hauling him bodily off the battlefield by his collar. after the civil war president ulysses s. grant named him to be america's secretary of war, and then stuff started to go wrong. on the relatively meager salary that came with that cabinet position, william belknap, secretary of war, started throwing really, really lavish parties in washington. and that was true with his first wife. it was also true with his second wife. he was just very obviously living this ostentatious, high society life of conspicuous consumption in washington that nobody knew he should be able to afford. n

i mean, are they going to invite steve schmidt and mary trump and michael cohen and mitt romney, too? like, have you googled what scaramucci's been saying about the president recently? you're inviting him to the send-off? scaramucci said today, quote, trust me, that had to be a mass email, if one of them got sent to me. we don't know how many people they've invited to go to this send-off at the air base. i don't know where they got the invite list for people they've asked to come cheer out president trump, but each invitee is told that they should bring five guests in addition to themselves, which is kind of asking a lot and which does suggest they are having trouble generating a crowd. one administration source telling cnn tonight, quote, there haven't been a lot of rsvps. today, vice president-elect kamala harris resigned from the united states senate in preparation of her inauguration as vice president. california's new u.s. senator was sworn in to take her seat, former california secretary of state alex padilla. california is nearly 40% latino. the state of california has never ha

our friend steve schmidt noted i think a couple years ago that donald trump never saw himself as the leader of the state, as the head of the government, as the person responsible for the safety and protection of all americans. and i think all three of us have covered the catastrophic consequences of that reality. >> indeed, joy reid out at andrews air force base. trump's last words to the crowd before getting on the plane were, have a good life. we'll see you soon. >> yeah. >> till the end, no mention of joe biden period. he spoke about the pandemic in past tense. he, of course, won last time branded it the china virus. he was still litigating va choice and the tax cuts and the space force during these rambling remarks. maggie haberman of "the new york times" reported that teleprompter was set up and then taken down, and that was the indication we were going to have a president off the top of his head for his last public utterance. of course, he remains president for the next three hours. >> yes, and brian, donald trump, as you said, spoke about the virus in the past tense and really

because of course the senate chamber was taken over in this unbelievable day which our friend steve schmidt has called a moment of humiliation for the united states. garrett? >> reporter: well, brian, that senate aide is going to end up being one of the heroes of this day for taking those electoral college ballots out of the senate chamber. the senate chamber itself is just a room in terms of how all this gets done. there are a number of large rooms in the capitol that are essentially designated as contingency areas where the senate and house can conduct their business. if the capitol should be deemed unsafe. there are rooms in these various office buildings where they can do their work but they needed these physical documents,the form of the electoral college votes, i guess the affidavits from the states, as well as, by the way, the objections, which we may still hear from members when this process resumes, have to be submitted in writing. these pieces of paper are actually important to the process. on your point about, you know, this chemical agents being used by the rioters, that is enti

george conaway, steve schmidt, and rick wilson and in my opinion, any person who supports this evil man american is not a true and does not know what the words at the bottom of the statue of liberty mean. that is what our country is about. not this liar. guest: thank you for your call. i will talk about the lincoln project. i don't know if they truly believe what they are doing and spewing, but they are laughing all the way to the bank and making millions of dollars off the things they are saying to make themselves personally relevant. they have little support within the republican party. it is laughable anybody uses them as a valid source of anything. host: remind us on your rally tomorrow, how many folks are you expecting? caller: i am -- guest: i am not sure how many people we are going to expect. we hope people show up in droves. they are coming in caravans from northeast, georgia, texas. people have felt discouraged because of what the d.c. mayor has done with the hotels in the shutting down of the restaurants and road, threatening things like calling in the national guard. now is

steve bannon. but let's bring in michael schmidt, what can you tell us? >> well, you know, the president spent much of the day going back and forth about the bannon pardon. he wasn't sure what to do or at least was saying that. bannon called and spoke directly with the president, to make his appeals. he was looking for others to put pressure on the white house to make his case. bannon's pardon is different than the pardon of many others who have been granted clemency. bannon has still not gone to trial. most of those who have been granted some sort of clemency got it after they were convicted. but bannon was indicted last year, he is still awaiting trial. but here's the president dipping his hand into the justice system, and essentially preemptively pardoning bannon and clearing his record and making it so he does not have to go to trial, does not have to hire a lawyer to do that. and will not have to face charges. >> and michael, what about your reporting from earlier this week that there are trump allies who have been paid to lobby him to get him to par

steve bannon. but let's bring in michael schmidt, pulitzer prize winning washington correspondent for the "new york times." michael, what can you tell us? >> well, you know, the president spent much of the day going back and forth about the bannon pardon. he wasn't sure what to do or at least was saying that. bannon called and spoke directly with the president, to make his appeals. he was looking for others to put pressure on the white house to make his case. bannon's pardon is different than the pardon of many others who have been granted clemency. bannon has still not gone to trial. most of those who have been granted some sort of clemency got it after they were convicted. but bannon was indicted last year, he is still awaiting trial. but here's the president dipping his hand into the justice system, and essentially preemptively pardoning bannon and clearing his record and making it so he does not have to go to trial, does not have to hire a lawyer to do that. and will not have to face charges. >> and michael, what about your reporting from earlier this week that there are trump allies who have b