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Extended beyond republicans to try to overturn the election, but this effort spread throughout the republican party. now we understand that house select investigators believe it was rick perry who was the author, it is ironic, coming from someone who said this. >> let no one be mistaken, donald trumps candidacy is a cancer on conservatism. it must diagnosed and discarded, it cannot be pacified or ignored, for it will destroy a set of principles. >> reporter: quite an about-face in 2021, jim. >> ...

Relationship. they werent always necessarily close allies, were they? >> not at all. when he was secretary of energy, we kept a low profile, got out after two years. i would like to read you what he said in 2015 about trump, quote -- he offers a barking carnival act that can be best described as trumpism, a toxic mean. mean-spiritedness and nonsense that will lead the rep party to perdition if pursued. no one be mistain, trumps candidacy is a cancer on conservatism. >> he did not mince any words...

Reporting we just heard? >> wolf, first of all, the first thing i thought of was what perry said and called trump a cancer on conservatism. its just another example of those who tried to stop trump, who came so completely entranced with him, and hes willing to talk about breaking the law, effectively to keep him as president. by the way, wolf, this wasnt just perry. this was the strategy. this was trumps strategy. the idea is because the constitution says that state legislatures shall determine ...

Forced out. >> weve been thinking about that for a long time. that didnt just happen. and i have to protect my war fighters. >> the president says he has to protect his war fighters. but listen to what richard spencer says about that. >> i dont think he really understands the full definition of a war fighter. a war fighter is a profession of arms. and a profession of arms has standards that they have to be held to, and they hold themselves to. >> secretary of the navy goes against the presidents...

Themselves to. >> secretary of the navy goes against the presidents wishes and is forced out. if you need further proof of that slavish devotion goes a long way with this president, well, theres this from the departing energy secretary, rick perry. >> mr. president, i know there are people that say, you know, you said you were the chosen one, and i said you were. >> the chosen one? the secretary sure has changed his tune since he said this during the campaign. >> let no one be mistaken. donald t...

Has legitimate opportunity. the folks we see so far i dont believe are those people to do so. >> it is interesting. speaking of twitter, i saw this tweet where you wrote, at best, joe walsh is a nuisance. he wont be able to build money, theres nothing about walsh that would attract moderates or gop-leaning independents. >> right. >> who do you think would be the right challenger and do you think bill weld could be a challenger? >> i have a lot of respect for bill weld. someone who has been in th...

I think hes unfit for office. >> i am like at happiest dude in america right now. weve got a president and a national security team that ive been dreaming of. i am all in, keep it up donald. >> that doesnt add up. you cant be happy about a "the crazy kook" being president. graham works with trump a lot these days. . other republicans have gone further from running against him to working for him. >> donald trumps candidacy is a cancer on conservatism, a toxic mix of demagoguery and mean spiritedn...

Trump. you can see it, lindsey graham to me personifies what youre talking about in your book about what the republican party has had to do in terms of embracing him. >> its almost like that was happening in an alternate universe, that we have traveled back in time. you know, lindsey graham, marco rubio called the president a conman, and unfit for office, and immoral, ted cruz called him, obviously we know their history, said that he was a pathological liar, rick perry, a cabinet member said tha...

East, for the united states to be the partner in as many of these development of civil nuclear energy programs as we can be. >> reporter: aides say hes been planning his exit. if he does leave, perry seems determined to not leave the long list of officials who have left unceremonio unceremoniously. >> i think the secretary is smart, but hes also savvy. he understands human nature, human relations and politics. >> reporter: now, during the 2016 campaign, perry was very harsh on his now boss, pres...

Conservatism. >> and we are talking about hillary clinton. >> and if we take this excerpt and granted it is an excerpt and it is probably going to be a big book and all of that. but if you take this excerpt, this is kind of part and parcel of the problem with hillary. it looks like somebody who doesnt -- >> what? >> who isnt willing to accept that they are responsible for dish. >> [ multiple speakers ] >> everybody said i know it is my fault. but if it wasnt for bernie sanders. >> it would be a ...