of them. >> why are the house republican leaders so quiet on this? is there no up side? >> it seems to be no upside because of the republican base. that's the trump effect here. and then, of course, with kevin mccarthy's ambitions to become speaker of the house if republicans do win that majority. they're trying to figure out this balance between making sure the moderates in swing states have the cover they need from these controversial comments but also not alienating the base and the republican members who support and make these comments. >> one more thing which is that if mccarthy denounced boebert, trump will denounce mccarthy and mccarthy understands that. >> right. and there is some new reporting in politico saying some democrats, particularly allies of congresswoman omar don't see it as authentic but others worry if they punish a lawmaker who admits a mistake and tries to make amends they'll set themselves up for similar treatment or worse during a future gop majority. this is reporting from before she put out her video that