Message from Liz Cheney and a passionate plea to americans while standing with the democrats nominee in the birthplace of the Republican Party also tonight an old photo has surfaced of a republican member of congress in blackface. All dressed up up as Michael Jackson tonight. Congressman Mike Lawler will join me live to respond and trapped in the flooding to people are dead or more are still missing tonight. And Tennessee Factory is under investigation after workers say they werent allowed to leave to escape Hurricane Helene until it was too late. Im Kaitlan Collins and this is the source to overturn the last president ial election are front and center with only weeks to go before the next one. The fallout from the culmination of those efforts by Donald Trump January 6 is what pushed Liz Cheney to do something that would have been unthinkable for anyone in her family, just four years ago go the lifelong republican, sharing a Campaign Stage Today alongside the democratic president ial nominee and have all locations. The birthplace of the Republican Party i was a republican, even before Donald Trump started Spray Tanning i know that the most conservative of conservative values is fidelity to our Constitution Sacrifice Vice are capitol to allow Law Enforcement officers to be beaten and brutalized in his name and to violate the law and the constitution. In order to seize power for himself. I dont care if you are a democrat or a republican or an independent that is depravity and we must never become numb to it after those forceful comments. Liz cheney then stood over her shoulder as we saw the Vice President goes somewhere that she has mostly avoided for Months Election that statement, of course, was the one thing we did not hear from trumps running mate, Jd Vance earlier this week on the debate stage. But this comes as the massive trove of evidence that the Special Counsel says it has on trumps efforts to overturn the election and as all looming over this endorsement from Liz Cheney, because the man who was quoted in that filing that we brought you here Last Night saying, quote, it doesnt matter if you won or lost the election. Hes still saying this for years later. We did much better in 2020 we won, we won we theres a rigged election it was a rigged election course. He did not win in 2020, as we know, my political Sources Tonight are former Communications Director to Vice President harris jamal simmons, scott jennings, who served a long with Vice President Dick Cheney and the George W Bush administration. And journalists and cofounder of lift our voices. Gretchen carlson, jamal a fullthroated Endorsement Today that we heard from Liz Cheney just watching it. I mean, i know that were used to everything happening in this day and age, but it seemed just almost just unimaginable a few years ago. And does it work though . Thats the question i think let me just say for the record, thats where a lot of my career any against the chinese so its a, its tough one, its got to be surreal for you to see that he didnt go very well id rather be on their side. I think listen, i think this does give some republican moderates maybe who are thinking about what to do. We know that sliver is getting smaller and smaller, but maybe it does give them some opportunity to come out and vote for Vice President harris. I think she didnt just say do it because you know, trumps horrible. Its bad. She gave her a pretty big endorsement about who she was and where she comes from and what her values are. I think she gave them a Ringing Endorsement and then the Vice President got up there and really didnt make i thought it was very interesting. She didnt make Liz Cheney applied for Anything Or Standard and they are Intake Anything that she wouldnt apply for. She didnt talk about a lot of social issues. She didnt talk about any of the things that might be controversial between democrats and republicans. It was america first, freedom. Were all in this together. Lets fight and win. And she said, i hope one day we can get back to a place where we have a vigorous Twoparty Debate in this nation. Obviously, were having one, but she was saying the Republican Party is so different. I mean, does what Liz Cheney did today create a Permission Structure for republicans who are our kamala curious about voting for her . Yeah, but i dont think anyone who hasnt made up their mind yet is looking for permission from her but i do think this was a very brave act on her part. Takes, courage to do what she did after January 6. It takes courage to do what she did today. I thought what was most fascinating was that they didnt talk about policy at all they probably dont agree on much of anything. So Foreign Policy. They did talk Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy agreed on that i mean, thats a very insightful so point that they stayed away from policy. Look, Liz Cheneys mission there today was that she believes democracy is at stake and thats the Number One thing she has been talking about for the past few years. And shes willing to look past any other Policy Differences because she believes we wont have a democracy anymore if Donald Trump is elected i mean, scott the obviously as the republican at the table, who did work for Dick Cheney when he was Vice President. And that administration you know, when you see that today, what do you make of that . I revere big cheney. I was glad to work for him twice and honored to serve underneath them. I mean, i just want to mentally disagree that we wont have a democracy. I think this country is strong, stronger than any individual politician in either party. And so i believe deeply that the Policy Differences matter. So did Liz Cheney at one point, she used to call Kamala Harris are radical liberal, who would raise taxes, take away guns, and health insurance, and explode the Size And Power of the federal government. Now this, means something to a lot of people. And so i dont begrudge her her viewpoints. And obviously if she strongly dislikes Donald Trump and what he represents, but there are a heck of a lot of people in this country who thought they were getting something out of biden and harris that they did not get. And theres a lot of republicans and conservatives who probably may have some proclaimed devotees that cheney has about what trump did on january the sixth, but are mortified at the Policy Outcomes of bidenharris. They were not moderates, they were radical liberals just like cheney predicted, they would be. But what about when Bill Barr tells Me Trump can have all these policies that people say, well, i like his policies better, but Bill Barr said to me, basically his personality gets in the way he can actually achieve those policies no, i think Kamala Harris, his personality gets in the way to i mean, i mean, theyre politicians, theyre human beings, they are things about them. We like and are things about them we dont like i think politics has a couple of purposes. Win elections and govern. And the Way Harris has governed last threeandahalf years, i cannot abide its like this is why she wasnt going after you for a Vote Today hes, not going after people whove already decided i work for George W Bush and her dad, who would she be going after because thats not the Republican Party anymore, but thats those are her people. Those are the people they not. Yes. But thats not whos running as a republican this Election Cycle thats the whole point of this discussion shes going after the 2 of undecided, shes going after independence and shes going after republicans that hate Donald Trump. Those are the two groups. And its a very small group. But when you have an election this close, it could matter. Well, lets talk to a republican that we have with us who worked for Donald Trump, Sarah Matthews is here and sarah, obviously, you were the Deputy Press Secretary in the Trump Administration when i was covering you have endorsed Liz Cheney. Youre voting for sorry, for Kamala Harris. Youre voting for or youre gonna be with Liz Cheney on the Campaign Trail next week, are you someone who ever thought that youd find yourself voting for a democrat . I think if you would. Have told me for years ago that ib excited to cast my ballot for Kamala Harris for president in 2024, my head would have exploded. So no, i did not envision myself being in this position, but i also didnt think that an insurrection at our Nations Capital was possible. I also didnt think that we would ever have a president who would disrupt the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our nations history. So it made the decision easy because i believe that Donald Trump has shown us that he is wholly unfit to ever serve as president. Again and so yeah, im going to vote for the person who i think can beat him and will keep him out of office and away from the oval office. What do you plan to say next week when when you do appear alongside, not just Liz Cheney, i should note, but also alyssa farah griffin, who our viewers will know well, Cassie Hutchinson two other former prominent trump supporters and trump staffers look, i think that all of us identify as lifelong conservatives i can say that ive never voted for a democrat in my life and i believe that the other three have never as well, but we know that the stakes are too high in this Election And Weve seen up close and personal at least cassidy, alissa, and myself. What what kind of leader donald well, trump is. And we know him to be unfit and so we dont want to sit on the sidelines in this election, and we want to make our voices heard and somewhere like pennsylvania, where i believe that this message could break through. Obviously we know that pennsylvania is going to be critical and that the margins are going to be tight and i want to say that in pennsylvania during the primary process, there were 100 in 58,000 republicans who turned out to cast a vote for Nikki Haley in that primary. That is a closed primary. So that means said no democrats or independents can vote in it. And these people knew that their vote when it matter in the sense that Donald Trump was still going to be the nominee and he would win the primary. But they did it in protests. And so even if just a fraction of those people, we can convince to write in Kamala Harris, instead of sitting this election out or voting for Donald Trump are leaving the top of their ballot blank, then that could be something that pushes Kamala Harris Over The Edge and gives her a win in that critical key battleground state. Thats a great point about those. Nikki haley voters. I want everyone to listen trump responded to cheney endorsing harris and a very public way she did today. This is what trump had to say for congress she was terrible. Liz cheney is a stupid warhawk, all she wants to do is shoot missiles at paypal. I really think it hurts think frankly, if kamala i think theyre hurt each other, i think theres so bad boss with women, how many times do we have to say this hits calling her stupid, it just makes me cringe. It doesnt even matter who im going to vote for or what i think its just why would he keep doing that . I guess ill ask scott that. Why would he keep doing that and think that he might have a chance at getting some of those independent women and suburban moms. I just dont understand it. I mean, i look youre welcome to your opinions. I mean, my view is he debates his political opponents with great vigor and the independent and suburban women of this country may or may not have already formed opinions about him. But i doubt theyre going to cast their ballot based on what his views of Liz Cheney or i hope they cast their ballot based on the inflation under which theyve been crushed for the last threeandahalf years for instance. But to me this this idea that hes not allowed to fire back at his critics when they call him everything, but a good milk cow. I just think is ludicrous. Chris, its a political campaign and its october buckle up everybody. Well, thats also pay attention whats really happening. Hes not going after suburban women, right . Hes not going after women. But yeah, maybe she is, but hes not hes going after those disaffected guys who are playing video games, watching wwe, not paying attention to politics. And they are trying to get every single from when then they can to show up in this Election And Vote for him. I got to tell you, it is so bracing. I imagine it. I dont know if its bracing for you or not, scott it would be bracing for me that so many people who have worked intimately with Donald Trump who know him so well from cabinet officials to military officials, to staffers have all come out and say, this man should not at be trusted with the White House again, any economy is the Number One issue for voters. But in polls weve seen democracy is really high up the other underneath it arent even close. We had the republican house whip, Tom Emmer on Last Night from minnesota, we were talking to him about this and talking about what came out in that filing Last Night about the efforts to overturn the election which is why Liz Cheney was up there today and listen to what Tom Emmer had to say folks in the media want to focus on a regular basis. The american people, and thank goodness, Jd Vance and Donald Trump are focused on the election and how to fix this Country Trump went on at Length Today about the 2020 election, as we just heard saying that he wanted this Isnt Something that the media is just concocting. Trump himself is still talking about. Well, and Jd Vance on tuesday night, also, wouldnt give a straight answer on this so look, its an inconvenient truth that this is something that were still talking about. But i think this whole thing could have stopped when Mitch Mcconnell had the opportunity to stop it on that day on January 6, we would not be looking at the same Republican Party today. We would not because he could have coalesced the members of congress, right then in there to not allow down ill trump to make them push back what they thought about it and they could have impeached him and it would have rudimentary civics lesson. The House Impeachers and it took them a long time to get to it. And yes, im just talking about and then the senate, but it took a long time to get i dont disagree with you the head they convenient done it that night. Maybe they would have, but it took less than a long time for pelosi to get around to it. It took too much time passed, so dont blame Mitch Mcconnell. Im the leader of the Republican Party at the time. And i think that that will go down in history as the greatest error of the Republican Party. Scott, you dont care about the Liz Cheney endorsement. Youre a republican. What about this endorsement that we also heard from today . With full knowledge, my opinions know more or less important than those of any of my fellow citizens. Here is my answer. Im supporting Kamala Harris for president and Tim Walz for Vice President and oppose Donald Trump and Jd Vance i am bruce springsteens pretty convincing to some people. Couple of things i Cant Think of anything. I care about less than some more on celebrity. Be we got Hulk Hogan and thats all i need Kid Rock will be concerts in pennsylvania yes. Hes pretty hes not like some outoftouch la. So i dont i legitimately dont care because joe biden, Kamala Harris ran the country into the ground. I want Directionally A Center Right government and i dont give a crap what some celebrity thinks about it has got hundreds of millions of dollars. Hes not affected by their policies are help working people in kentucky do care about it and thats where i live and thats who i agree with scott on that. I dont think these Celebrity Endorsements i mean, maybe Taylor Swift moves it for people to register to vote. But im not sure that that has much to do with who they want to vote for in the end, its their pocketbook, right . Yeah. I was my final Thought God bless bruce springsteen. All right. Well, No One here he is getting backstage passes to bruce thank you all so much for being here up next youre going to want to hear this story. 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