switched to the gop. tell me how gop is responding are they welcoming you? >> they are, actually, the gop he is as own has issues trying to figure out what it is or what it is going to do but they have those values they have the desire the understanding or how economy works they are looking for people right now that they can gather around and say this maybe there is a new republican party that is being built right now. and let's open it up just a little bitlet some conservative democrats involved maybe get back some independents that left our party, maybe we can do the things as a community to set this whole nation right again i am excited about the future of this new republican party. >> well, by the way, you are -- you are on the, you know, final and the last stand i mean look what is going on

host: this is from ngm, a tweet saying john boehner is better than any gop in office. he is 100% frank and honest, unlike the rest of his party. don't forget, he is no saint now that he is retired. he led crazy town. that is from edward. let's go to gary, joining us from ohio. good morning. caller: good morning. i watched john boehner back when he was speaker of the house under obama, and i compared him to who we have now and in his book, i think he is right about ted cruz and jim jordan. it seems like all they do is complain, and when they get criticized, they just try to run away from it with their tail between their legs. i support john boehner and his book, because i think what he said about crews and jordan -- cruz and jordan, all they do is complain, they don't take time to fix the situation. i support him, i think he is right on the money, with what he is talking about. that's all i've got to say. host: stephen ohio sent us a text message. you can do so at (202)-748-8003. getting a -- giving a hated republican his 15 minutes of fame as long as he criticizes ella

jose, what are you hearing about his future within the house gop? >> i mean, as our reporting already clearly indicates, the gop is really just waiting for him to come crashing down, and right now matt gaetz's world is coming crashing down. i mean, we've talked to the people who have been talking to law enforcement now for quite some time, and this has been a long time coming. this investigation started with stuff involving bitcoin and some financial fraud, but it quickly escalated, and what we know is that federal law enforcement has had matt gaetz on their radar for at least a year. i mean, we heard that in january 2020, the u.s. secret service was surprised when his name came up in these text messages and has -- i mean, the text messages have now ended up in the hands of law enforcement in florida and in another federal ageagenc, so we're not just talking about a one-pronged effort, i mean, the world is coming for him. >> yeah, it's not looking good for matt gaetz, but then again he's never been someone who's a fan of reality. so let's see what h

the gop in mouse drink the kool-aid -- en mass drink the kool-aid. your view on this? robert, are you with us? we will try one more time for robert your view on this? we lost that call. we will go to sarah joining us from york, pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i wanted to thank you for having me, and i want to say i am an independent and if i was elected, i would try to maybe bring the democrats and republicans together and maybe audit the things they don't like with this bill for infrastructure. i have lived in america my whole life, and i have seen the things that support our networks crumble over the years. i would also like to see some type of vetting process to make sure what's actually done is by american workers and american companies with manufacturers here. i don't know if there is a place where you can go to find that information. maybe that is some research i could do. i think everyone has a sensibility to hold what people say accountable. so if people say they are going to make this happen with american people and american supplies, we should make sure t

this hour, keeping up with the gop. one of the most famous trans americans says she wants to run for california governor as a republican. >>> also tonight, demands for justice and police reform in the streets across america after separate shootings in ohio and north carolina reveal yet again an all too in common threat in our country. >>> states are considering bills to restrict the right to protest in four states. these crackdowns are already law. what you should know about your rights. >>> and the immigration story you're not hearing enough about. haitian refugees still facing deportation. this is "american voices." >>> before donald trump, there was ronald reagan and arnold schwarzenegger in california. through years, the golden state has made it somewhat of a norm for celebrities to assume public office. next could be caitlyn jenner. this week she made it official, saying she will run for governor if gavin newsom, the current governor, is recalled, requiring a special election leader this year. it is unclear if that

do they accept a subordinate role in a party where much of the gop, the majority of the gop is in fact allowing trump to maintain control. i am struck even as he's condemning mitch mcconnell, the fact that mcconnell in washington is running interference for the efforts of republicans in the state making it tougher to vote. mcconnell made it clear it is going to block any efforts to establish a nationwide floor of voting right. whatever rhetorical back and forth, they're still moving the party in a trumpian election. what do they do? >> what do they do? how do they fit into all of this? trump said last night that republicans don't stick together as well democrats. looking at the democrats right now, i mean biden passed covid relief bill with zero gop report. is this an opportunity that republicans could exploit if they play their cards right. >> to shape the infrastructure. many thinks that democrats and too expansive infrastructure and many democrats feel the way it is being paid for is not appropriate or in effective. i think there is plenty of opportunities for republicans to come in

the gop governor of texas, case in point. greg abbott. refusing to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for tonight's home opener for the texas rangers. governor abbott taking a stand, by not showing up. yet, being angry at mlb for making the same decision. as i said, it makes absolutely-no sense. figure it out, republicans. what do you do? cancel? or not? capitalism? or not? trump doesn't lie, but joe biden does. we see you. that's why it doesn't stick. it's not sticking, anymore. people aren't buying the bs. they see you. george floyd's brother, philonise, family attorney, ben crump, are here. they are going to tell me what they think about today's testimony by the minneapolis police chief. >> the badge that i wear, and that members of the minneapolis-police department wear, it means a lot, because the first time that we interact with our community members may be the only time that they have an interaction. and so, that has to count for something. l bloating, gas, or abdominal discomfort? taking align can help. align contains a quality

but the reality is reforming whether state gop or county gop. the actual party itself i don't think has much power anymore. i think it really is and what it used to be whether democrats or republicans, with the new nature of money and social media and everything, but i think where the battle is is the hearts of the people that call themselves republicans in our case. that's not going to be done quietly in the halls of congress, it will be done in the public talking to folks like you about what's really happening, so when people tell me things like we need unity in the party, i agree but if unity means i have to accept this edition of president donald trump, that's not unity that's capitulation out something i will absolutely refuse to do. >> you mentioned david and goliath and you said we know how the story ends. we gives you the confidence of your side gaining momentum? how do you know that's how the story ends in your chapter? >> the reality is the american people are good people and i think while we are in an emotional moment and a real momen

i miss that gop. i learned from them, always am indebted to them, would not have entered electoral politics because of them, but now i mourn for them. host: let's hear from a republican in woodridge, illinois. terry, you are our guest. caller: good morning. i wish your guest when talk so long so that callers cannot get in. i have some comments and then have a question. host: go ahead. you are on. caller: the people that you say you care more about, the blacks, in georgia, over 50% of the business owners did that. yes, they are moving things to colorado, but it is only 9% black, so how are you helping black people? you are saying voter id is racist. are you saying the black population is so stupid they cannot go and get the free id they are offering? the white house, he is the one with other lawmakers that created the problem which put our country on their hands and knees. president trump was a great president. one question i want you to answer is, in arizona, if the election was so fair, and the court

navarro. >> the gop is very good. coming up with catch phrases that then take a light of their own and a connotation of their own. cancel politics of death panels, there are people in the gop that dedicate themselves to polling and focused groups and coming up with racist -- it is the upmost of hypocrisy. i was thinking of this major league baseball, you know the only time i think of baseball is when there is a boycott going on. i remember when the gop was calling for a boycott of the nfl, right? because they were kneeling. i remember they were calling the boycott of the nba because they were kneeling in solidarity. i remember some were calling a boycott of nascar because they banned the confederate flag. and now it is baseball's turn. thank god they still got bingo and shuffle board. >> oh, ana. mitch mcconnell released a statement on the corporate backlash, it says in part "corporations will invite serious consequences if they become a vehicle offor the far-left." . what is he talking about? >> i have no idea. he sh

>> the gop's layout seems to be more reasonable. i don't agree with everything, the chokehold's and other things that are added to it but it is more reasonable, democrats are trying to destroy policing in america, a lot of fluff about race and other things that are irrelevant at this point, there's a middle ground we can reach. if we look at the behaviors of the police and evaluate the conjunction we can say there is room for improvement and room for improvement and people resisting arrest and learning how to deal with law enforcement, if they really cared both gop and democrats they would come to a conclusion that is best for america. >> to the biden part it seems when joe biden calls for unity what heels really does is the opposite. sort of like a reverse tell if you're playing poker. is it the absolute perfect time to have that unity, the bipartisan support to bring the country together in what appears to be the most divisive issue of our time. >> this would be an incredible opportunity to step up and show some leadership but tha

those in the lead-up to the election, we heard numerous accounts of disgust from gop or former gop voters about the direction their party was going. and now we're seeing the consequences. a new gallup survey finds more americans identify as democrats than republicans by a margin that hasn't been seen in almost a decade. 49% of u.s. adults identify with the democratic party or said they are independents who lean toward the democratic party compared with 40% who identified as republican or republican leaners. putting that 90% in context, democratic advantages typically between 4% and 6% points. and a look at the torrent of punishing headlines for the party in recent days suggests that republican conduct that turned voters away before is still ongoing, even without trump in office. today, more shocking developments into the justice department's inquiry into gop congressman matt goetz for blanket preemptive pardons. republicans against traditional allies. corporations as the gop continues to weaponize the big lie about the 2020 election result and moves to suppress access going forward. forme

liz cheney said they'll focus on getting the gop back to conservatism back to its core. cheney said she didn't invite the former president. joining us is the director of republican accountability project and a former top advisor for vice president mike pence. what's the potential damage if republican leadership, elected leadership can't find common ground with their former elected leader, donald trump? >> i think this puts the republican party in a very difficult spot going forward. right now we're in a situation where trumpism continues to, i would say, cause great damage to the future of the gop. discrediting to the party. i think republicans are going to lose elections because of their inability to gopher their thankful disregard for what republican vote jeers wants. >> olivia, it's lindsay here. we know joe biden won the election. >> thank you. i appreciate you saying that out loud. >> the fact that we need to. but my home state, got to bring them in, arizona, the gop-led senate started a recount of the november ballots. by the way, only for two of the offices. senat

bush about the gop in a post-nixon era. take a listen to this, both of yo >> the republican officials are divided on whether association with mr. nixon helps or hurts. as head of the republican party, is it -- is it uncomfortable for you to cooperate with people in congress on a i have nothing to do with nixon ticket? >> well, i think we've got room in our party for diversity. and my advice to them -- and very few people seek it these days. but when they do, i'll say, look, emphasize the good things the administration has done and jump up and down say you don't like watergate. be against the bad things. be for the good things. >> reflect on how different the party is now than it was in that moment. >> the difference is the way to get ahead in the republican party in the post-trump era is to be for the bad things and against the good things. so, simply put -- i mean, what a breath of fresh air to acknowledge that the president did do bad things and you might oppose them. those republicans who have opposed the worst thing tha

matt gaetz was supposed to be one of the leaders of the next generation of trumpism in the gop. and now, he's isolated, embattled and under federal investigation like some many other members of trump's inner circle, including, of course, trump himself. it's emblematic of the state of the modern gop gaetz has denied all the allegations but who knows? if the feds continue to close in on him, maybe he'll make good on his promise. >> i would leave my house seat i would leave my home. >> seth: this has been "a closer look." ♪ we'll be right back john oliver. ♪ >> announcer: for more of seth's closer looks, be sure to subscribe to "late night" on youtube. we're for those who love to discover. who know an open mind is the only kind. who don't need to travel to find something new. who know where to escape, even just for a moment. who don't need a fortune to find a gem. and who know when you spend less, you can discover even more. and never, ever stop discovering. spend less. discover more. at t.j. maxx and marshalls. not everybody wants the same thing. spethat's why i go withre. lib

all of that, we can expect. >> have we heard anything about the gop response? >> we have. senator tim scott, a republican from south carolina, will be giving the republican rebuttal. it's a huge deal. when you have the opposing party give the rebuttal speech, it indicates the person giving it is someone that a party really does see as the future of the party, an emerging leader. you have to note he is the only black republican in the senate. i think that is key right now with a lot of the issues we are seeing across the country. he is spearheading the republican side of police reform talks. he has taken on a lot of what we've seen regarding on racial unrest in the party. he will also discuss the vaccine. he will credit the credit administration -- the trump administration and credit operation warp speed. he will also talk about how some of the past packages passed under the trump administration helped set up america and the economy to do better. conflicting of course with what the biden administration is going to say. >> and of course, tim scott has a major role in the rep

gop leans into the distraction game. biden administration is setting stage of bold infrastructure legislation and democrats are laying the groundwork to meet the moment. >> we've fallen to 13th in world in terms of transportation infrastructure, and continuing to head in the wrong direction, failing to invest for a generation. american jobs plan is our chance to fix that. >> one republican says could pass if scaled back. and energy secretary suggested that democrats could use recoiation if republicans don't get on board. democrats move forward with bold ideas to transform the future, republicans seem to be stuck in the past. state level, bills to attack lgbtq youth and tactics to make it harder to vote. getting pro business republicans in tug of war with america. >> ceos are running scared. georgia is trying to make sure everybody could vote legally. there will be no limit to what democrats can do to your tax rates and regulation structure. if you care about the future of your business and shareholders, speak up against

cheney is the third ranking republican, the house gop conference chair, and she's been duking it out with the house minority leader kevin mccarthy over not just fist bumps but over mccarthy's embrace of president trump and president trump's election lies and what should be the future of the fractured gop as cnn's manu raju explains. >> reporter: congresswoman liz cheney facing new turmoil internally amid her feud with former president trump donald trump and the house gop loyalists erupting after the congresswoman responded to questions at a gop retreat this week in florida all stemming from trump and his role in the deadly january 6th attack on the capitol. >> that's a decision that the justice department is going to have to make. >> reporter: saying trump is not the leader of the party. >> i think our elected leaders, you know, are the ones who are in charge of the republican party. >> reporter: a senior house republican leader told cnn that cheney could be in, quote, very big trouble and expected that there could be another attempt to kick her out of leadership. the members were ve

. >>> then mehdi hasan on the gop's gradual descent into replacement theory. >>> and the headlines with nbc's monica alba covering the president in delaware. we'll start with you, monica. how is the biden administration handling the johnson & johnson vaccine pause? how is that impacting the federal vaccination efforts? >> reporter: health officials, alex, do acknowledge this is a setback in terms of a public health challenge and the issue of vaccine hesitancy. they acknowledge and recognize this is going to be difficult. but they also say it's proof of the system working, that relying on the science, and again, we have to remind our viewers, this is really a rare issue of some blood clots in cases. but it's just six or seven women out of more than 6 million, nearly 7 million, in fact, who got those j&j vaccine shots. but out of an abundance of caution, and this is what dr. fauci was arguing earlier today on "meet the press," they want to be sure they take everything into consideration. and he predicted that this will not just be a pause that extends forever. it is very, very likely to r

so that is where he was watching speech before he gave the gop response. senator lisa murkowski, republican of alaska, a key gop swing vote, says of biden's speech, i was not overly inspired. she also said there was too much spending and a pushing of massive proposals. quote, i think it makes it very difficult for us to be truly bipartisan. andy biggs was short. arizona congressman said, the worst president in u.s. history. the same with a leader for the republicans in the house. this whole thing could have just been an email, is what he had to say. the congresswoman from new york talking to president biden. a reporter on capitol hill notes she is from a swing district in new york, who could have her district redrawn out from under her. she makes a move to engage a biden in a tv shot before the night is done. also she voted against certifying the election results in two states, a republican there. another republican of indiana before the speech tweeted out this picture. notice anything weird about the masks being handed out to members of congress for the p

the latest drama in an increasingly comply kated marriage of trump and the gop. just last month he sent a cease and desist letter to the rnc demanding they stop using his likeness to raise money. the same republican national committee he went on to host and headline for this past weekend. joining me now is david jolly, a former republican congressman not affiliated with that party and a msnbc contributor. thank you for coming back on the show. back in february mcconnell was asked whether he'd support trump in 2024. here's what he had to say. >> if the president was the party's nominee would you support him? >> oh, the nominee of the party? absolutely. >> that was a week after trump released a statement calling him an unsmiling political hack. now once again trump is bashing mcconnell. why the senior republicans allowing themselves to continue to be beaten and berated by this man who lets not forget lost their party the election? >> sure. for mcconnell it is about political power and regaining the power he lost. recall that he condemned donald trump for the events

gop will filibuster it. cut it down 3/4 to $650 billion. that is a big haircut. >> republicans and democrats want better roads and bridges, less than 6% goes to it. lets roads and bridges. think about this, the entire national interstate highway system under today's dollars could be built four times with $2.3 trillion. the entire national interstate highway system could be built four times across this country with this package. it is crazy. elizabeth: yeah. we hear what you're saying. vice president kamala harris has a new "usa today" op-ed picking choosing which infrastructure is politically correct. talking about the hoover dam and railroads. ignoring infrastructure needed at the border. we've talking about that for about a week. it is in historic collapse. nothing about the u.s. power grid. nothing about the keystone pipeline. we continue to see democrats whipping fastballs by the american people saying you know, even pete buttigieg, transportation secretary said we overstated the jobs by a factor of 17 million. that is a cost of 800 gra

. >> democrat rita hart said conversations with people who she trusts with driver challenge to gop iowa representative marion miller makes as she got back up from the top. house minority leader kevin mccarthy parachuted into iowa after nancy pelosi suggested the house could unseat miller makes. >> the people's house, not policy's house. the idea the democrats want to turn over and election after it has been counted, recounted in a bipartisan election board had voted, time to move on. >> heart agreed. in a statement hard called the racist a democracy adding the truth is not prevailed. there was a toxic campaign of political disinformation. iowa election official certified miller makes as the winner by 6 votes, the closest house race in a century. democrats contend election officials never counted 22 ballots. >> following the democratic process, making sure iowans have

and, sure enough, gop state legislators across the country have responded to their thumping in 2020, by adopting new policies that appeal to a majority of americans. sorry, i mean, unleashing an unprecedented tidal wave of voter suppression laws >> across 43 states, more than 250 new voting laws have been proposed they include efforts that would limit mail-in and early in-person voting. as well as election day voting with constraints such as stricter i.d. requirements, limited voting hours and narrower qualifications for absentee ballots. >> seth: my god, 250 laws in 43 states? republicans are really not being subtle about it. i mean, wouldn't it be easier and more honest to propose just one bill that would replace every ballot in a democratic precinct with a shredder you know, i have a sinking feeling that when i said that, mitch mcconnell sat up in bed, and chuckled like a battery powered halloween doll [ laughter ] "i like that idea. ha-ha-ha back to bed. all this is motivated, of course, by the big lie the deranged conspiracy theory pushed by donald trump and his supporters that

all it did was just annoy the gop. i don't think anyone is going to change their vote or change their perception of the gop. all these voting rules based on baseball moving, i think it's just a virtue signaling move. >> got a long way to go, although the nfl and nba. a lot of credit because they have come quite a distance. you know, does the rest of the world care what coke thinks? it's something you think. it's not something you think of as a political stance. >> yeah, but for their employees, i can understand. but at the same time, continually having a conversation going on tv talking about it in-depth, they're not going to lose the significant revenue from guys who don't want to drink coke anymore to stay republican. >> it's important when a company is socially responsible in a way that's to their function. the example of amazon using electric trucks, that kind of stuff. netflix giving bigger parental leave. they're going to say they're going to be corporate social responsible companies and then they do something th

his byline on this article, david, you wrote that the gop is still donald trump's party. the clearest proof of that is still finding ways to pay donald trump money. how is trump still making money off the party even after he's left office? >> well, look, he's the party's central figure. there's nobody in the republican party that has anywhere near the stature that he does. everybody wants to see him, get his endorsement and he's also basically not leaving his house. he's not leaving his properties at all. so if you want that, if you want that face time, if you want that endorsement, you got to come to mar-a-lago. and a lot of folks have decided they should not only come to mar-a-lago, they should pay to rent it out, to have fundraisers there. so, basically, trump is, you know, he's taken this valuable commodity, himself, and locked himself in a place where he can charge people to come in. so, it's a good money-making strategy. i don't know if it's a great political strategy but it's the one republicans are using right now. >> you also report that trump's company took a hi

instead the gop is flocking to former president donald trump's haven in south florida this week. tonight the former president is headlining a closed door donor retreat at mar-a-lago expected to raise millions of dollars for the republican party. and at the same time just a few miles away at his dural golf club allies are holding another trump fest, this one organized by women for america first, the very group that planned the rally that proceeded the capitol riot. republican congressman matt gaetz actually spoke at that summit last night. yes, currently under investigation for potentially violating sex trafficking and prostitution laws, that matt gaetz spoke at a womens summit and thought this would be a smart thing to say. >> i take the words of margaret thatcher to heart. if you want something said, get a man. if you want something done, hire a woman. >> so what do supporters there think? welcome to the upside down. >> so do you think the trump supporters that did that that day are sort of -- >> we don't know that they were trump supporters. >> now, obviously some of the people

. >>> john thune giving us an early sense of what the gop's attitude toward negotiations will be. >> if they're interested in roads and bridges and highways and, perhaps, broadband, there is a deal to be had there, but i think what we ought to be looking at in terms of is having, let's do an infrastructure bill. the president wants to do an infrastructure bill. the sort of big, bold utopian european style socialism proposal they laid out there is something they can try and do another time. >> despite criticism from republicans in congress, the biden administration is confident they'll have the support of the american people. >> we don't have a lot of work to do to persuade the american people that u.s. infrastructure needs major improvement. the american people already know it. that's one of the reasons why

sadly, some gop legislators say it's good for their positions but it's not good for business. >> you recently urged democrats to split for the people act. how do you think this recent outpouring of anger over voting restriction measures from corporations and hollywood would impact that effort? >> i think the public outcry can only help and is helping the for the people act, only help and is helping the for the people act, s-1 and hr-1, it helps voting rights and gerrymandering and campaign finance and all of the other ways that our democracy faces a crisis and this bill would stop these voter suppression laws cold. it would override them and that's why this outcry can lead to legislative -- >> hollywood is in a particularly tight spot with georgia being the top filming look in the country and while will smith has already pulled his latest movie from the state, "black panther ii" director coogler is keeping that film in georgia while working to overturn the law. do you think hollywood can meaningfully move the needle on this issue? >> i think it is very hard when you look at the role

we've got to call this out, the gop in michigan has really hamstrung the governor. that said there are actions you can take. like you said, though, these kinds of dynamics, the b.1.1.7, the aggressive opening, the over-optimism, all of these things exist elsewhere the hard thing we have not yesterday learn is these dynamics are not lineal. as cases tick up over this last week, i think it's important for governors and the public to really be rethinking whether some of the things we have taken, whether it was eat-in dining or engaging in athletics are worth it right now. >> we need folks in michigan to stay safe, hunker down and get through it as safely as they can before the vaccines deliver. >> thank you, doctor. >>> today prince philip was laid to rest. he was england's longest serving consort, a pat ron of more than 800 organizations. first, a quick programming ♪ , the new cnn original series tells the true story of buella mae donald, a black mother who took down the ku klux klan. >> they told me i was going too heavily involved in the clklan, and i was going to

, but a post-common sense gop. so, they're telling their voters that an election in which house republicans were roundly re-elected, just about all of them, unfortunately, trump was cheated? so the fraudsters went in and, what, voted for republicans in congress? i mean, they're asking the republicans not just to buy a lie. they're taking it -- a cheap -- instead of saying, we are for voter suppression, come with me, and they'll get there, mark my words, they'll get there, but for now, they're running these bills on the lie that there was fraud. there was no fraud. but they're also asking republican voters, and i guess it's troubling to go along with it, to suspend common sense. >> yeah. but you know, common sense left the building long ago when you talk about the gop. i mean, you know, look, for 20 years or more, the republican party has, with great precision, been passing laws and instituting regulations that disadvantage democratic constituencies and their ability to vote by limiting the number of polling places

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the gop, for the most part, which not a single member of the gop signed on to biden's first program, the rescue plan, which is shameful, because it is about rebuilding this country. it is not a partisan issue. but biden is crafting a plan that has racial equity and inclusiveness built into it. is it fully adequate for what needs to be done? no. but it is a beginning. that, i think, was not a part of this first new deal. we will call this the new teal -- whether we will call this the new deal 2.0, 3.0 i don't know, but i think they care economy piece of this plan is very important. there is a very important organizer that has been working on a care economy for decades, and it is speaking to a country and funding pieces of those that would build the human if the structure of this country. the eisenhower infrastructure plan, in building interstates and things like that, raised african-american communities, -- razed african-american communities, did not pay attention to their needs. and i think transportation is a civil rights issue to many people, black, white, brown, asian americans ar

wall inn the senate, democrat senators oppose it they are worried about losing in the midterm, the gop demanding more from to become by three quarters, the ready to filibuster. and will break down how the democrats are making errors and misleading america as they try to ram it through without republican votes. geopolitical tension ratcheting higher, u.s. intelligence chiefs testify today about threats to u.s. national security we have the biggest threats, the new hot spots in the debate. the cofounder black lives matter pushing backk on questions about millions of dollars in real estate purchases that she made. and more on the democrat double standard about the border, this is happening the president of water malibu claims president biden for the border crisis or caravans are on the way, the state attorney general of arizona joined us, he is demanding more from arizona to declare an emergency and that state, border towns are gettingr swamped, will other states follow the arizona ag lead. ice arrest for illegal immigrant crimes plummeting after president biden's policyes changes. were g

but he also cost the georgia gop two senate seats because of name calling. and so he's got a choice to make as the central force of the republican party right now. and, obviously, the most important voice, many would argue. he's got to decide whether he wants to win back majorities clearly and put away the bad blood or if he's going to continue in name calling which isn't going to do him any good or the republican party. >> yeah, that's right. and, you know, of course, everybody's wondering if he himself is going to run. he said he's not going to make a decision on that front until after of the midterm elections, so we'll have to wait and see. in the meantime, an imposter reporter at the white house. how one fake journalist was able to infiltrate press briefings and what this says about the state of journalism in our country, coming up next. ♪ -- big shot, didn't ya? ♪ all your friends were so knocked out. ♪ you had to have the last word last night -- ♪ so much just get a quote at libertymutual.com. really? i'll check that out. oh yeah. i think i mig

but now donald trump is full will you in control of the texas gop and the entire gop. >> and so, mr. secretary, i come back to you with this question obviously, there is federal legislation. but most democrats in washington are pessimistic that it will become law. where do you come down on that? what is plan b? >> well, you're right. it does face tough time. i you this this ties back as so many issues do, these days, to the filibuster and in the very least reforming it. can you get real pro voting rights legislation through if there is a carveout or some sort of reform to filibuster that will allow democrats to do that. i'm hopeful that's going to happen. i think in terms of plan b, look, here in texas, republicans control the texas house. they control the texas senate. and they control the governor's mansion. so what we have is using our voice and the people of this state pushing back as much as they can, companies that we talked about doing what some companies in georgia did a little butt late. we still have time to stop it. this is not about whether somebody that is going to vote

should the white house assume they can go it alone without the gop? can only go so far, can't get everything done with reconciliation. sooner or later you have to win more seats in midterms and even that may not be enough, or you need to work together. >> josh, bring up excellent point here. it's time. this is the tricky part where the work begins, he has to get the will of the republicans in the house. come to the table, find common ground. past few years i know republicans in congress want to get something done on infrastructure, is this plan that president biden unveiled it? i don't think so, that's the hard part. because there's so much of this plan that i heard conservatives say this past week, like me who voted for biden in 2020 now saying this is the part where i'm having trouble stomaching what he's putting out there. it's a very robust plan, we know that. it is ambitious every sense of the word but i do believe in finding that political will on capitol hill, it's possible. may not be in senate, party of no guy there, mitch mcconnell saying ex

the gop responded by talking about family values. they wanted you to think they were on the side of working families, not on the side of the rich and well healed corporations. they did the exact same thing. they went after corporations ostensibly departing from their free market dogma. they went after them because they were catering to the interest of young and diverse consumers. the gop sees the exact same thing happen now. they're not saying family values. they can't obviously. this is the party of matt gaetz and donald trump. this is the party now that is opposed to woke corporations. that is the new phrase you will hear. it is the new family values of our decade. >> well, i think you decode it well. there is a political tension because the memo that they wrote acknowledges they're seen as too pro corporation partly of what you just said as well as recent history. everyone remembers. i will play for you mitt romney with some classic bars. take a look. >> corporations are people, my friend. of course they are. everything corporatio

but the comment quickly spread among female gop circles. other comments include congressman ralph norman, insisting that cheney has a quote defiant attitude and john ruther ford chastising cheney for not being a quote team player. the conference meeting went so far to have several members requesting cheney apologize to which the congresswoman responded, i cannot do that. there's also a quote from jeff duncan that stuck out to me where she did not display humility. take us behind the scenes and what do you make of the comments that people had to say about liz cheney after she stood up and quite frankly what so many of them were unwilling to do, which was to criticize and take it, take the criticism, from former president trump. >> well, first of all, i was so proud of my friend liz cheney, when she did stand up. you know, even before january 6th, and saying, you know, in attacking the lies about the election. and then of course, after in supporting impeachment. which i did also. and also, other brave colleagues who did that, and obviously in

what any other polluter should expect so, basically, total and complete loyalty from the gop? republicans cut so many environmental regu pretty sure they made it legal to sell toxic sludge as an energy drink and do i drink a sludge every now and then but yeah, that's only because i'm up all night writing this week's corrections these guys are in many way, just following in donald trump's footsteps. he was not in any serious way a populist except that he co-opted some of the language of populism while doling out trillions in giveaways to corporations that mostly just gave the money to their wealthy investors. trump, for example, said the 2017 tax cuts would be rocket fuel for the economy and earlier this month senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said rolling them back would destroy jobs >> this tax bill of 2017, undone would create an extensive loss of jobs in our country, do exactly the wrong thing and move us in the wrong direction. >> seth: you hear that, woke corporations the republican party is onto you. if you don't stop dumping woke toxic waste into our cultural river

deinvolved and then in the wake of donald trump's presidency an infection of disinformation in the gop and apparent fear of republican lawmakers of alienating elements of trump's base. republicans who hope for compromise might find themselves up against the blockade of far right legislation of 34 states protesting bills and in the weak of chauvin's conviction it read left celebrates chauvin verdict as proof riots work. that is what republican senator tim scott is up against on his own side as he sets out to lead the charge for police reform. and that is where we start today with some of the favorite reporters and friends. the reverend sharpton is here, the host of msnbc's "politics nation," the president of the national action network and joining us in a minute is eugene daniels, white house reporter and author. and our colleague nbc news correspondent shaquelle brewster. rev, we are so grateful to have you for a few moments why tell us how the family is doing. >> well, obviously, this is a trying day. we are literally in the car headed to the cemetery. and they wanted the world to kno

the audit led by gop senators continue. two audits found of no evidence. >> this election was stolen. >> reporter: former president trump continues to tout as he thanked the gop on friday. after republican lawmakers subpoenaed, maricopa handed 2.1 million ballots and nearly 400 tabulation machines to the senate this week. a florida cyber security firm cyber ninja with the gop control senate, it runs by someone who amplifies election conspiracy theory. >> we are not here to audit anything, we are here to audi the ballots and envelopes and everything that was involved in the maricopa election. >> you mercay discover trump go 200 more votes reported in arizona. logan reported as an expert witness and the claim of election fraud. the right-wing is not only live streaming the event but also helped raise funds for the audit. all of this sparking an out cry to democrats. they point to restrictions from outside election observer limiting information of who'll count the hand count. if senate republicans are looking to reassure all v

the gop knows that these voters suppression laws -- they know it's suppressing the vote here. are they winning now? is this fight only going to escalate? >> the fight's escalating, but i think republicans are on the back foot. look, these efforts are being pushed in states across the country by the gop and make no mistake. they are being pushed because and in reaction to trump's big lie. and the basic standard should be to make it easier or harder to vote. in america, we should be making it easier to vote. for all the specifics -- and folks can raise issues about what actually went down in the georgia bill. by basically the ability for partisans to take control of the voting apparatus, that's in no way consistent with the american ideals here. corporations backing the democrats' position, albeit belatedly, democrats got some wind at their sails, but republicans are still going to make these efforts in the states. this is not going away anytime soon. this is one of the defining fights of our times. >> i want to bring in contributing writer to "the atlantic" jemele hill. let's t