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The surprise resignation of Brian Higgins opens the field for someone to fill his seat in the US Congress, but who should it be?

Within the house of representatives, who are parroting this rhetoric. we know, we can just look at the past year, across our country in america. the rhetoric, oftentimes that these elected officials parrot, they turn to action, at other individuals out there. are you concerned about the rhetoric of other mainstream elected officials, particularly republicans in congress? >> i am, and i have been for a long time. whether it's speaker mccarthy, who even if you are just being generous to him, he's an enabler of the lawlessness of donald trump. he's an enabler, because he felt like he needed donal...

Hyperbolic. do you, ruth, to say, that if you continue to see this level of support for somebody who has total disregard for the rule of law, that's exactly what you are gonna end up with, political violence? >> absolutely. it's not hyperbole. and in fact, there was a really good reason that trump kicked off his campaign at waco, texas. a pilgrimage site for extremists. there's a reason that he calls the january six thugs who are in prison, political prisoners. there's a reason that representative higgins was actually sent out this coded tweet. which was easily uncoated. that was calling for e...

Of any restraint, and the opportunity to continue the insurgency. so this indictment is like a flash point for those who feel that it is like a second wave of the insurgency. or the insurrection, for some of the most extremists, like higgins, and of course bannon. and all of -- those people. >> ruth, it's jonathan capehart, i would love for you, i'm gonna pick up on something that ayman asked, and katie asked. talk more about the role of the january 6th insurrection. i scribbled down my notes, because ayman was getting to it. about donald trump's hold on the republican party. it made me wonder...

Law, that's exactly what you are gonna end up with, political violence? >> absolutely. it's not hyperbole. and in fact, there was a really good reason that trump kicked off his campaign at waco, texas. a pilgrimage site for extremists. there's a reason that he calls the january six thugs who are in prison, political prisoners. there's a reason that representative higgins was actually sent out this coded tweet. which was easily uncoated. that was calling for extremists to come to miami, and make trouble. and so, this is -- the party became really radicalized by january 6th. many people saw this...