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The republicans that get democrats excited, fulfilling them with hope. do they still match your definition in the year 2021 of republicans? >> well, there are not many people who meet my definite of republican. i am a passionate conservative who was drawn in by george w. bush. there are two members of the republican party who mirror my definition, that is kessinger and liz cheney. i believe its clawed its way to the bottom. thank god for cheney and kissinger for hanging in there and ringing the ...

On that day in order to certify the election results. so really this is about what examining what happened on january 6th but in the framework of moving forward, how to identify those threats and prevent this in the future. any potential threats underscore the purpose of having this committee. >> congresswoman, thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thank you. now i want to turn to "washington post" columnist max boot and cnn senior political analyst kirsten powers. good evening to both of you...

Trump is going to be reinstated in august. does that underscore the importance of what youre investigating and is that concerning to you? >> its very concerning. and i think that part of what were going to be looking at in this investigation through the committee is where was the breakdown. were the signs there? was there intelligence? and how was that fed to the appropriate people to maintain the safety of the capitol and, you know, the process that we were undertaking on that day in order to c...

Max, kevin mccarthy is doing everything he can to kill this committee. is he worried about trump, republicans, his own actions, all of the above? >> of course. i mean, thats what the republicans are worried about, is keeping the support of trump and keeping the support of trump supporters. they dont want to get to the bottom of what actually happened on january 6th. and its pretty rich, don, because remember, one of the reasons that kevin mccarthy gave for voting against the impeachment of donal...

Relations and columnist at "the washington post," max boot. good to see you. you wrote a piece called, in case our viewers have not seen those comments for themselves, i want to play that quickly. >> i have read miles satung, carl karl marx, what is wrong about having an understanding about the country we defend. we are accusing our noncommissioned officers of being quote woke. >> hes not just a big, hes stupid. >> so you pose the question what would happen if a democrat had said that. what do y...

Populist hard right positions of the republican party, and so the base is not going to inflict any cost on them for disparaging the military, and thats why you see so many on the right now, including folks like senator ted cruz, tucker carlson, laura ingramham, congressman matt gaetz, so many others who are trashing and mocking the u.s. military for supposedly being woke and embracing critical race theory, and trump is joining in that, talking about woke generals. its complete nonsense, but it f...

But maybe some degree of restraint. i think its significant that at the same time that the new government was launching an air strike -- and i would point out it was an air strike on apparently unoccupied buildings. so it was more symbolic than anything else. it wasnt designed to kill a lot of people but to send a message that this government can government militarily. but at the same time, they were offering 1 million doses of the covid vaccine to the palestinians. its not clear whether thats a...

Bishops to resolve. president biden happens to be in washington, d.c. where the bishop gregory has said that there can be no bans. its hard to know, boris and amara, what the real-world implications of this may be. >> well find out until november. john allen, thank you for the report. hours after the polls have closed iran has elected a new president after the challenges to enter the iran nuclear deal. joining me now max boot, a long time columnist for "the washington post." good to see you, m...

Country as a result? >> definitely, iran is already a pretty repressive society. but this is just foreclosing any possibility for reform. theres kind of a general sense that the iranian political system is closing up and cracking down. and i think theres a lot of concern about what happens when ali khamenei, the grand ayatollah, hes 80 years old. and theres expectation that raisi could be being groomed to be his replacement. but in any case, this is bad news for iranians who want some degree of ...

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