Assisted living facilities. With dr. David gifford and we will also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host four weeks after the election, joe biden and Kamala Harris today will receive their first president ial Daily Briefing with their inauguration as president and Vice President just over six weeks away. This as President Trump and his first tv interview since the election continues to maintain that he won. Good morning, it is monday, november 30, 2020. Glad you are here. We will start the program by asking you this, how has President Trump changed the Republican Party . Heres how to join the conversation. Emocrats, 202 7488000 republicans, 202 7488001. Ndependents, 202 7488002 you can also send us a text at 202 7488003. Make sure you tell us who you are and where you are texting from. On twitter, its cspanwj. And we are at facebook. Com cspan. We will show you some of the Maria Bartiromo interview this morning. But this caught our attention, too. Senateirman of the budget committee, former New Hampshire senator, judd gregg with an opinion piece this morning, is there a posttrump gop . Received 74p million votes in this years election. Joe biden got more than 80 million votes. Even if you take out california, which would be a uniquely Healthy Development for the rest of the nation, biden attracted a distinct majority of the electorate. Its an unacceptable conclusion for trump at an inescapable conclusion for those who want to rebuild the conservative majority in the country. Many argue that these numbers just reflect that the country is the divided. Actually, it reflects a great deal more than that. If you consider who voted for trump and did not, it becomes apparent that there is a definite workable coalition that his centerright end if activated it would be a effective alternative to the democratic movement. It is still worth a try. Upon 70 million voters, a lot of americans, but not a winning plurality, it seems there were three broad groups. These are the large segment of our society that feels genuinely disenfranchised. These are not the folks that the New York Times in the rest of the National Media tell us about. Mostly people that make up what used to be called middle america. Hillary clinton summed them up in the minds of the condescending class that dominate the media and academia as deplorables. They dont like being looked down upon by the smug. They may drive pickup trucks, they may work for a living at jobs far removed from the world of california. Many go to church on sunday and until trump came along they felt no one spoke for them, a genuine gripe at how the coastal elites score and their values. They saw trump as expressing and capturing their frustrations and they still do. They are only republicans in passing. Ey are populists and passion more specifically, our question for you this morning is how has President Trump changed the Republican Party . Line to88000 is the call for democrats. 202 7488001 four republicans. For all others, 202 7488002. On twitter, much later after the interview with Maria Bartiromo, President Trump tweeted no way. Lost this election , president today trump continued to protest the election and did not say when he would drop election lawsuits and that his planes might last past the Electoral College vote and even the inauguration of joe biden host one more tweet on that, rick klein, the political director at abc, with a tweet this morning saying that today alone, wisconsin and arizona are expected to certify Election Results and the pennsylvania legislative session, the last chance for the Trump Lawyers and what they have touted. Here is what trump had to say. [video clip] they stuffed the ballot boxes. I have been hearing that expression for years. They stuffed the balance the ballot boxes and they use covid as a means. Joe biden did not get 16 million more votes than Barack Hussein obama. He didnt get it. Calls. Ead to your how has President Trump change the Republican Party . Democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Or all others, 202 7488002 edward, michigan, good morning, go ahead. Caller [laughter] i was going to say that trump has completely destroyed what i thought of as the Republican Party as far as a platform with ideology. I would say that he has destroyed the norms that used to be in the Republican Party. The republicans used to follow the rules. They would release tax returns, they would release, you know, their physical exams. They would, they would, you know, release their holdings, their Financial Holdings. Then they would divest Financial Holdings after they assumed office. It wasnt rampant nepotism. They wouldnt hire the soninlaw and three children going around the white house. None of that is the case now. The norms have been destroyed. This is what is so terrible about trump. Host do you think, of the norms that have been destroyed for the Republican Party, does that pretend potential changes for the Democratic Party or in other parties . People who run, the former president this, we can do it. Caller thats the possibility. Once you destroy the norm, right . Once you break it, than anybody can, yeah, you could have democrats who are, how would you say it, less morally proper . They could say well, look at trump. He kept all his properties. He visited his properties. Why cant i do that . You know what im saying . You are going down a path that i think of as authoritarianism. Theres probably a better word for it. Host another view from michigan, republican and independent, jack, go ahead. Caller good morning. Thanks, cspan, for taking my call. I got a couple of comments i want to make. Host do us a favor, hit the mute button on the volume and go ahead with your comments. Caller let me get my tv turned down completely. Calling, what i was calling about, i personally think the election was ruined, like trump is saying. That part dont make any matter. I dont know if biden got 80 million votes, they are saying, but anyway, i got something i want to say for all intelligent democrats out there. Now, i know,ing like i said, you didnt care, 30 of the votes were against trump. But if he wasnt involved in all that stuff in china and stuff, i got a bridge i want to sell you. Host thats jack in michigan. More of your calls momentarily. Joined next by the chief Congressional Correspondent for the Associated Press. With the house and senate returning in a sprint run for the finish of the lameduck session. Lisa, theyve got 10 or 11 days left to get things done. Why has the house itself pushed back their start time this week . Yeah, good morning, bill. That was the announcement late last week, the house would be pushing back their start time, coming back wednesday. Looks like they are trying to do in that same announcement, the majority leader, steny hoyer, also encourage lawmakers to stay close to washington at the end of the week because they were hoping to finish up their work very early next week. I think if you read between the lines there is a sense of maybe they try to push through the weekend. Or you know, wrap up as soon as possible. Also, dont underestimate the situation with the coronavirus. You know, right before the holidays there was an outbreak on the hill among a number of lawmakers who announced they had tested positive and i think you know, the idea of bringing people in, even though there are protocols at the capital, it wears on the lawmakers. A number of senators tested positive in the capital. In a number of house members as well. I think maybe trying to truncate the schedule, getting folks in and out seems to be the plan. Piece this morning by your colleague at the Associated Press is that Congress Returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved. It seems more than usual at the end of a session, theres a lot to get done in 10 or 11 days. Absolutely. My colleague, andy, has a great rundown on the ap website. Its a great rundown of whats in store. Congress often does this, where they sort of spend time not quite resolving issues and then get to the last minute and they are in crunch time and they jam through. Often this happens at the end of the year. Its especially compounded this year because of the lack of funding for, like you say, both to fund the government and lets just go through the issues. They need to fund the government by december 11 or there will be a government shutdown, a federal government shut down. Folks do not believe we are headed in that direction, but thats always a possibility. They are working on whats called an omnibus spending bill that would fund the government across all the agencies well into the new year, possibly into the full next fiscal year. You know, that would be through september. We will see how far those negotiations go. Theres a concentrated effort now to get that done. That said, you know, President Trump would have to sign a bill like that for it to become a law and there are still a number of priorities that he wants that congress is unwilling to provide funding for. For example, the border wall with mexico. Are still later we talking about this. We will see if they are able to resolve this massive spending package or if they have to punt and just do a smaller measure to keep the government running. And then they are also trying to coronavirus sort of relief package. Whether it gets tacked onto the spending bill or is a standalone. Again, people might have been hearing this, its been six months more. Eight months, really, since the last big aid package for the virus and the majority leader, Mitch Mcconnell, House Speaker nancy pelosi, they are not budging. Neither of them have been willing to compromise on their priorities for that package. Of course Speaker Pelosi once a big, robust aid package to fight the coronavirus. Mcconnell is only willing to do a much more modest, targeted relief package of 500 billion. They are also trying to negotiate that. Otherare a couple of bills. Theres a National Defense authorization act passed every year getting held up right now as well on troop drawdown levels that the president wants. Renaming of the confederate bases. Its in the bill in the president has said that he doesnt want to do it. So, you are absolutely right. A big end of the year pilot, like we often see, but perhaps even more so this year. Coming insenate is today, the house coming in for legislative work on wednesday. The day after the election you had a piece saying that the election spit splits congress, gop bolstered as democrats falter. Focus on that, republicans picked up gains there. They are still in the minority but they are close. Guest they absolutely are. Another house race came in over the weekend. This really changes the dynamic in the house, where Speaker Pelosi as the leader of the democrats didnt have a huge majority but she had a robust enough majority. Now it will be much, much more slim. That just doesnt leave a lot of room for errors. If you only have 5, 7 seat majority, you can only afford to lose a few folks on any given bill. It really creates a new opening for the gop leader. For the republican leader, kevin mccarthy, to decide how he wants to operate in the new congress. Does he want to continue in that Opposition Party position . Or does he see an opportunity to work with the Biden Administration and try to cut some deals in a way that republicans might like. Certainly folks like incoming president bidens a centrist and a lot of views and might be willing to make some deals like that. So, this will be the test of the new congress. Of course, that all happens in the new year. Congress, you know, set to be sworn in, typically on the third , january 3. Thats a sunday if they stick to that date this year. We will see. Host lisa, always great to get an update from you. Folks can follow her on twitter, thank you so much for joining us. Guest you bet, thank you for having me. Your calls,ue with comments, texts, and tweets, how the republicaned party . On the social media, text here from pat in indiana. Trump has destroyed the Republican Party. No morals, everything goes. Darrell says the negative effect he had on the republican, most people think, but republicans won down ballot. Not to mention his epic failure on the pandemic rachel on facebook, he has abandoned ideological conservatism for populism, moving from economic liberalism to trade protectionism bolstered by expensive industries. 19 on facebook, he didnt change it, he exposed to the corrupted party. Thats why we love him. He exposes the corruption of matter the party or the organization. Thats why hes hated. Massachusetts. Go ahead. Caller i agree with the last text you read. That the Republican Party may not have changed that people ini think many the country are now voting for or have voted for trump because he represents something very different from what the parties offer. I think he is exactly what the Founding Fathers wanted. The Founding Fathers wanted a leader. They, they, and i think they wanted parties that were separate from the leadership that a president can provide. I think that is what trump does. Thats why i voted for him. I think he tried to represent trying to rather than gain power just for a party like the democrats do today, who then turned their backs on the people and do just whatever they think people ought to, ought to be or have. You think that means a change for the party in general . Do you think this approach changes the party . Thats what im not sure about. Im not sure how the party has changed. But i do think the leader of the senate represents more of the Republican Party. How has it changed . Im not sure on that. But i know they are a lot more careful about how taxes are spent. I think the democrats under pelosi, they are talking about ah, ah, ahon dollar money that is going out to help the people, but it is not wellcrafted and i think the republican will craft it better. But if i could add one comment about the votes . Here in massachusetts we have always had very careful Election Commissions that make sure that if you are voting, you have to be there or you do it by absentee ballot. In this year, they come here newton, massachusetts, the Election Commissioner sent out ballots to people that requested them by mail. The staten to that, sent out thousands and thousands of more mailin ballots to places where people havent lived for 10 years. So, there was a flooding of mailin ballots here in massachusetts. I dont know if that happened here in other states. I agree with trump, something happened in this election that never happened before. Int lets hear from cheryl provo, utah. Also on the republican line. Im so happy that we have this venue where we common citizens can express our view of politics. Trump will always be considered a winner. And that he will never, never be considered a loser. Even if he is not going to be the president for the next four years. The reason for this is that he has changed politics forever. Politics will never be the same after trump. What we are seeing now, with him challenging the election, is that we are going to get it refined and corrected because of his efforts. Nonstop work president. He was elected to do a job and i moreim work nonstop, work than any other person i could see. I want to tell you about my grandson at the thanksgiving dinner, when he identified that he supported trump, after the dinner i asked him how he had. He courage to say that hes only 14 and he said because i watched what was happening and i know that those sitting at our dinner do not study the issues. I think we have a lot of hope in the future of this nation when child, 14 one young years old, that studies the issues. Host did people around the table give him a hard time for his answer . Caller no, we directed the conversation differently than to be about politics. Host ok. Cheryl, brooklyn im sorry, i will get to you. Valley,james in spring new york, democratic line. Go ahead. Caller good morning. Sorry to hear from utah and massachusetts, but i know people like that, ive got a couple of friends and Family Members that are trumpsters. I love them, but i dont really like being around them a lot. They are like the president. They dont listen. They dont listen. They hear. They get things twisted. Has destroyed the basic decency of the office. Country, im sorry for how we just let him go on and on and on. I listened to him yesterday. Its sad. The office is going to get ready to get turned back to some decency. Dont need to go all the way back like it was. I think biden is going to turn it around and turn it over to a younger crowd. These people we got running the office now, its just sad, man. Im a vet and it really hurts. Was on the washington times, trump judges refused to look at evidence of. Raud judges continue to reject the challenges of the november 3. Esults as groundless he will likely never accept the legitimate legitimacy of the. Ind from joe biden we are trying to put the evidence in and the judges wont allow it. We have so much evidence. They stuffed the ballot boxes, everyone knows it fired by therebs, president , was on 60 minut