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ernst, also i know what governor kim reynolds and virginia governor glenn youngkin, all of them coming on, endorsing trump. noticeably, who hasn't endorsed trump yet is nikki haley. how likely is trump to attract those independent or republican voters who supported nikki haley ? >> that is a great question. they are not the same type of odor. the republicans who showed up to vote for nikki haley are real diehard republicans, they are primary voters. it is those, the people who show up are part of the institution, if you will. it's not the same builder that shows up in a general election. independence, it depends on what they were interested in. if they were interested in getting rid of donald trump, that was one thing. if they were frustrated with joe biden and thought nikki haley was a good alternative, that is another. the big question is, is nikki haley going to try and influence the people who supported her? meaning, will she go on the other side and go back and endorsed trump? maybe make some kind of deal at the convention? or, will she come out against donald trump and hope that
ernst, also i know what governor kim reynolds and virginia governor glenn youngkin, all of them coming on, endorsing trump. noticeably, who hasn't endorsed trump yet is nikki haley. how likely is trump to attract those independent or republican voters who supported nikki haley ? >> that is a great question. they are not the same type of odor. the republicans who showed up to vote for nikki haley are real diehard republicans, they are primary voters. it is those, the people who show up are...
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joni ernst who is considering a run for the position called out her colleague senator tom cotton yesterday after he announced a bid without giving his party a head's up. >> i want to be in whatever role i can help my fellow senators and president biden best achieve our shared goals for the american people. some colleagues have approached me about the conference chair job. i'm focusing on that position right now. >> elections for senate republican leadership will be held behind closed doors this november. joining us now, communication strategist, brendan buck. also an msnbc political analyst. good to see you this morning. so let's get your overview of the senate leadership races and what sort of role do you think donald trump will play. >> i think that he could play a really important role. to that point, i think i would be surprised if it ends up being just john thune and john cornyn in the race. it was a bit of a surprise john barrasso decided to run for the number two spot. the reminder that the way this works, you only need a simple majority. so if it is just those two, it would be a pr
joni ernst who is considering a run for the position called out her colleague senator tom cotton yesterday after he announced a bid without giving his party a head's up. >> i want to be in whatever role i can help my fellow senators and president biden best achieve our shared goals for the american people. some colleagues have approached me about the conference chair job. i'm focusing on that position right now. >> elections for senate republican leadership will be held behind...
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what does it signal that mcconnell is now endorsing him and we heard that joni ernst is also falling into play. could this have any impact on the race to replace mcconnell? >> well, first, this was inevitable for mcconnell who of course is not personally close of donald trump. he's been sharply critical of trump at times. trump of course has insulted mcconnell, insulted mcconnell's wife. the two men broke on a number of issues and mcconnell issued really stern words for trump after january 6th, but importantly, mcconnell did not vote to convict trump in that second impeachment trial. he did not whip enough votes to do the same. had that happened, trump would have been prohibited from running again. mcconnell didn't do that. that was a real pivot point for our political history. but mcconnell has also been clear that he cares about the party, and that he was going to eventually endorse whoever the republican nominee was with nikki haley bowing out, that is all but certain to be donald trump at this point. so sort of inevitable and cynical move from mcconnell, even though he's leaving
what does it signal that mcconnell is now endorsing him and we heard that joni ernst is also falling into play. could this have any impact on the race to replace mcconnell? >> well, first, this was inevitable for mcconnell who of course is not personally close of donald trump. he's been sharply critical of trump at times. trump of course has insulted mcconnell, insulted mcconnell's wife. the two men broke on a number of issues and mcconnell issued really stern words for trump after...
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the only member of senate republican leadership so far that has not yet endorsed is senator joni ernst of iowa. that's somebody we're still waiting for, but here in the house, you talk about nikki haley, for example, ralph norman from south carolina, told my colleague this morning he was the only member of the house who endorsed nikki haley. this is important. he said he's 100% behind the former president now. he said they need the country to turn around and it is very clear that republicans up here are falling in line because they see the writing on the wall and they see what is going to happen in november and they hope that the former president can pull it out against president joe biden here. >> and, mark murray, exit polling showed that many haley voters say they would not commit to voting for the republican nominee in november. do you expect them to also begin following the fold? >> this is what time ends up healing a lot of times. we have covered a lot of races going back to 2008, remember barack obama versus hillary clinton, you end up having hillary clinton versus bernie sander
the only member of senate republican leadership so far that has not yet endorsed is senator joni ernst of iowa. that's somebody we're still waiting for, but here in the house, you talk about nikki haley, for example, ralph norman from south carolina, told my colleague this morning he was the only member of the house who endorsed nikki haley. this is important. he said he's 100% behind the former president now. he said they need the country to turn around and it is very clear that republicans up...
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joni ernst endorsed trump. governor youngkin in virginia endorsed trump along with a list of others. george mentioned the part of the speech we didn't hear in february 2021, so just a little over a month after january 6th, where he said, donald trump could face and should face criminal prosecution. >> president trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations is run, still liable for everything he did while he was in office. didn't get away with anything yet. yet. we have a criminal justice system in this country. we have civil litigation. former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one. >> how do you reconcile your trump endorsement with the fact that you called him tactically and morally responsible for january 6th and the fact that he insulted you and your wife repeatedly? >> february the 25th, 2021, shortly after the attack on the capitol, i was asked a similar question. i said i would support the nominee for p
joni ernst endorsed trump. governor youngkin in virginia endorsed trump along with a list of others. george mentioned the part of the speech we didn't hear in february 2021, so just a little over a month after january 6th, where he said, donald trump could face and should face criminal prosecution. >> president trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations is run, still liable for everything he did while he was...