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2020 election results to be thrown out. >> last week. >> within the last week? >> yeah. >> before oh after he tweeted. >> before. >> what was that conversation like? >> one of those, very consistent. makes his case, which i respect. he would like us to do something different in wisconsin. i explained it's not aallowed under the constitution. he had a different opinion. >> joining us, "new york times" congressional reporter luke broadwater. luke, thanks for joining us this morning. new reporting on ornato speaking to the committee. what can you tell us about what affect his testimony may have? ...

Republican party for anti-semitism or white supremacy. and anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view in my judgment are highly unlikely to be elected president of the united states. >> trump later responded to those comments in an interview calling mcconnell a loser for our nation. you there go. the former president also doubled down on his claim that he did not know who nick fuentes was before their dinner together alongside kanye west. joining us now contributing writer for "the new york times" and politico magazine and author of the book "raising them right." kyle wright. kyl...

Comments in an interview calling mcconnell a loser for our nation and doubled down on his claim he did not know who nick fuentes was before they had dinner together and fawning all over him. listen, not mentioning trump by name, i would never have to say that name again. so i don't blame any republican who will say, yeah. i denounce that. nobody should do that. that's the same thing. that's fine. >> and majority leader, knowing what he's talking about. picking it apart. no. you know, just said he can't do it. disqualifying. i do thinks fascinating, though, that the term "loser," think about th...

Because when you look at it, and this is a long way from over -- >> yeah. that was donald trump. 300 days until the midterm election. and the de facto leader of the republican party picking public fights with its elected members. trump, calling mcconnell, a loser. shortly after that exchange, trump abruptly ended the call, hung up nine minutes into the interview that's been scheduled for 15. still with us to discuss, eugene robinson and mike murphy. eugene, before trump dumped the call, he was, again, relitigating the 2020 election. listen. >> how come biden couldn't direct 20 people for a pre...

Senate impeachment trial. >> everything i do during this, i'm coordinating with the white house counsel. >> reporter: maine senator susan collins calling mcconnell's approach inappropriate. >> it is inappropriate, in my judgment, for senators on either side of the aisle to prejudge the evidence before they have heard what is presented to us. >> reporter: her comments echoing alaska gop senator lisa murkowski, also critical of mcconnell's pledge. >> well, in fairness, when i heard that, i was disturbed. >> reporter: democrats want key white house insiders to testify as witnesses about withholdi...