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tony perkins discusses eric cantor's primary loss. washington journal continues. welcome tony to perkins. thank you for being here. tuesday nights. it sounds like you were having dinner in virginia when you got news about what was happening. was interrupted by an earthquake, politically. earlier ined about some of the political fund and its saying they should have anticipated this, we have seen these trends. thad cochran is going to run off with a tea party candidate. there is a concern within the republican establishment, or there should be. conservatives are upset with what they are seeing. host: as cantor was defeated, andy roth, jenny beth, tony perkins were dining in northern virginia celebrating. eric is a friend of mine. i have worked closely with him on a number of issues. many have been disconnected with the conservative base. part of that is traveling the country, advancing. i have told him this. i think the republicans were theting to be swayed by media on taking on issues that were totally inconsistent with the party platform and with the republican and

tony perkins joins us now. tony, thank you for being here.the reason for that is she's been sentenced to die by hanging but also sentenced to 100 lashes for not wearing the traditional dress that the sudanese felt she should wear. and that could happen sooner rather than later. >> yes. you're right, megan. the clock is ticking. she's been there for six months. she now has a little boy who is not quite 2 years old. may not make it to 2 years old if he's not released. that prison according to the u.n., one infant a day dies in that prison there in khartoum. the little girl is not quite a month old. and, yes, there is uncertainty as to when the lashings may take place. 100 lashes. that in itself could be deadly. but i will tell you, megan, while the administration has yet to find its voice on this members of congress have been speaking out not just publicly but privately. through of the course of the weekend i was in multiple conversations with members of congress who were working with sudanese officials to let them know just how serious this is

you had tony perkins, richard norman was there as well. you discuss as the future of gop leadership? would not be a private meeting if i talked about that. the message sent on tuesday wast and the message that sent earlier in mississippi and will be sent in about 11 days when the runoff is held in mississippi, when i believe chris mcdaniel will win that race, that look, the republicans are out of sync with their base. it in 2012 and in 2008. if they will stick to the party platform and what the party has stood for historically, i think they will find success. especially in these conservative states. host: republicans will be voting on who takes over number two. do you have names? guest: we are watching this closely. tuesdayto this before night, there will be new leadership after the election. john boehner will likely not be the speaker and eric was positioning himself to be speaker. there are others that we are -- that were working on it. kevin mccarthy. i like jim jordan. i think he would make a great leader. he has done a great job of bu

host: you had tony perkins, david bossi, richard norman was there as well. who did you discuss as the future of gop leadership? guest: it would not be a private meeting if i talked about that. the message sent on tuesday night and the message that was sent earlier in mississippi and will be sent in about 11 days when the runoff is held in mississippi, when i believe chris mcdaniel will win that race, that, look, the republicans are out of sync with their base. we saw it in 2012 and in 2008. if candidates will stick to the party platform and what the party has stood for historically, i think they will find success, especially in these conservative states. host: republicans will be voting on who takes over as number two. do you have names? guest: we are watching this closely. going into this before tuesday night, there will be new leadership after the next election, that john boehner will likely not be the speaker and eric was positioning himself to be speaker. there are others that were working on it. kevin mccarthy. i like jim jordan. i think he would make a

senator ted cruz and tony perkins among others calling on president obama to act.senator cruz about it. here is what he said. senator, a counter part to you is pushing to grant miriam u.s. citizenship. she's the hmother of two u.s. citizens. can we do that? >> it's something that will help. i'm working with senators to do the exact same thing. i commend tom cotton. you know, our country was founded by people fleeing religious oppression and we sometimes forget how lucky we are. she's in a prison with her toddler son and newborn baby girl and she's sentenced to die for being a christian. the sentence is that she will be whipped 100 times and then hung by the neck 'til dead unless she renounces christ and miriam abraham said i will not renounce christ and she is married to an american from new hampshire. i have to say, megyn, as you look at this outrage, this atrocity, one of the first questions is where is the president? where is the president of the united states? why is president obama not standing up on the world stage and saying free miriam, you are not going to

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also, tony perkins. >> wi-lan sent to serve out my term as a member of congress and the southern district of virginia, effective, i will be stepping leader. it is with great humility that i do so knowing the tremendous honor it has been to hold this position. ♪ good morning on this thursday, june 12. house majority leader eric cantor after a shocking primary loss on thursday announced he will step down as majority leader it will not be on the ballot in november. what does this loss mean for the party and the leadership in congress? republicans and tea party members

into speech and you're constantly seeing the republican party rally around the anti-gay based tony perkins wrote the family platform ahead of the family research council s.p.l. steve certified anti-gay hate group wrote the family platform in the g.o.p. party platform plank on the g.o.p. platform in two thousand and eight mitt romney was there two thousand and twelve mitt romney was against marriage equality and log cabin republicans in. dorst him. you know seeing republicans very early because their own kid came out or because they had seen the writing on the wall and looking at the poll numbers suddenly come out for marriage equality isn't to be part of the movement it is to be following the parade route is to be playing up the obvious question gregory is why you are republican. you know larry i hear that question a lot you know and there's a number of different answers i can give i mean i guess the short answer would be that for those who understand no explanation is necessary for those who don't get it it's almost as though no amount of explaining will do the short answer is that you kn

and tony perkins. eastern onive 7:00 c-span. defense secretary chuck hagel went to capitol hill yesterday to talk about the deal to release five guantanamo bay prisoners in exchange for bowe bergdahl. members of the house armed services minute he -- committee questioned him about how it was negotiated. is 3.5 hours. >> this meeting will come to order. at the start of this hearing i am pleased to welcome members of the public to have such an interest in these proceedings. we intend to conduct this hearing in the orderly and efficient member -- matter to allow questions and our opportunity -- and our witnesses have an opportunity to be heard. i will not tolerate disturbances of these proceedings, including verbal distractions or holding signs. i thank you for your cooperation. i want to thank secretary hegel and mr. preston for testifying today on the may 31 transfer of five senior taliban detainees from the tension at guantanamo .ay to the government of qatar the committee has begun an investigation into the administration's deci