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Half sentences from the front runner to every issue that we just listed? well, he thinks that he knows. >> reporter: hes got basically the guard of the conservative media, fox news, the websites, all the stuff. they just dont hold him accountable because theyre worried about losing viewers and they dont want those ratings to go down. thats just the reality and just the truth. im not complaining about it. i would rather that not be the case, but it is an objective reality. >> joining me now is th...

Governor kemp, those are complicated cases. those two gentlemen fought, you know -- refused to go down the trump road, refused to become an election denier. beat david perdue in 2022, and then won by nine. you know, thats a guy whos been rewarded political. in a state like georgia where a lot of suburban republicans dont have any taste for donald trump, theres an incentive structure thats set up there that could reward politically reward taking -- doing the right thing theres also a lot of crazy...

Of the party is very much with trump and they create an incentive structure that forces republican politicians to act in ways they probably know fundamentally are a little bit off. >> and the problem is, theyre not -- i dont think its that theyre not smart enough. most of these people come from deep red states or deep red districts. they just dont give a damn about the party. republicans lose in 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. thats not tuberville. he thinks, ill keep being re-elected in alabama. me...

Overarching point that it was political performance. that it speaks to the incentive structure right now in our politics. where people arent focused on trying to gin up public outrage, and trying to keep the base activated and motivated by having stunts like this on the house floor. two point, george santos, someone who has fabricated nearly every imaginable part of his background, really getting off scot-free as it relates to the support of his republican colleagues. >> adam schiff did his job ...

On the one hand, he is the only person pulling in double digits. so in a way, trump going down is great for him. but the problem is, his whole strategy has been to try to co-opt trump space by going even further right than trump. trumps mean, i am meaner. trump does not like schools? i am going to chase teachers into the coat closet and slam the door behind them. i am going to persecute lgbtq people, im going to persecute black folks, im going to persecute the immigrants who literally fuel the e...

We hear from mar-a-lago, what kind of rhetoric is out there. and there is this vast industry on the right which is deeply invested in stoking the fires of outrage. we have been betrayed, we need to be, you know, more aggressive, were in the midst of a campaign. and so right now kevin mccarthy is looking like he is surviving it, looks like they are going through the motions. but check back in a few months because again the incentive structure on the right is not to cut deals with joe biden, not t...

The rise of president duterte, illiberal leaders, the destruction of our institutions within six months. it goes hand—in—hand with the power of facebook. by the time i started writing how to stand up to a dictator, which was published last year, it was, which dictator am i talking about? duterte in the philippines or mark zuckerberg on facebook? facebook is our internet, so the decisions of these tech giants, the ceos of these companies, determine what our world is. so you are saying mark zu...

So president biden released a statement once again calling on congress to pass an assault weapons ban. lets just be honest, given we seen from this congress, thats a nonstarter in this republican-controlled house. melanie, and would go to you first. what pressure does this put on republicans, if, any to do something? and youve covered kevin mccarthy for a long time, the speaker. any effect? >> its interesting. because i covered the gold gun control debate after newtown. i was familiar with the c...

Collection for equity progress report to the white house. will, what will this order lead to for the rest of us under the agencies? >> will: it will lead to incentive structure to continue to pursue the path of dei diversity, equity and inclusion. just this week, we see transportation secretary pete buttigieg, who is a dei hire, no kwaul ifkszs to be transportation secretary is blaming the racial makeup of construction workers saying thousands of train derailments while they are on fire with a t...

These fox hosts. people like tucker and hannity who are very close to trump knew at the time it was false. in this moment also we have the kari lakes of the world. kari lake who lost the arizona gubernatorial election now says buckle up. were going to take this all the way to the arizona supreme court because she wants to have a redo of her race in which she lost. the election lies wont go away. >> she has lost challenge after challenge because there is no there there. we know from study after s...