thune: good to be with you. thanks, judy. judy: for an opposing perspective on covid relief and the congressional agenda, we're joined by independent senator bernie sanders of vermont. he chairs the senate budget committee. senator sanders, welcome back to the "newshour." i just was speaking with the senate republican whip, john thune. and i want to ask you first about minimum wage, because this is something of enormous importance to you. he said, at this moment, to more than double the minimum wage is going to put more small businesses out of business. and he said he could support something maybe $10 an hour, but not $15. sen. sanders: well, first of all, that's what republicans always say. we have not raised the federal minimum wage in congress since 2007. and it is now at a starvation wage of $7.25 an hour. and that's what they always say, "now is not the time." second of all, what john should know, and i hope he does, is, we're not talking about raising the minimum wage right now from $7.25 to $15. it's a five-year proces

i was just listening to senator thune's words. so go on. >> yeah, sorry about that. i didn't mean to step on you. you used to be skeptical, but you've made a hard turn on that. what triggered your change of heart a that. >> i think it was the winter that senator thune referred to that we have not been ability to get anything major done, short of a natural disaster when we have the pandemic upon us. then make people scurry, scrum together and get things done, but we have major, major issues before us. one of them, it would be the first time, thanks to senator warnock and senator ossoff and their wins in georgia, we'll have the gavel and we'll have a hearing, i am, on the rules

senator thune: thank you. mrs. miller, ask you tube engage in behaviors to change the users' influence in any way? mrs. miller: when users come to youtube they come to search and discover all kind of content, for example, how to bake bread, watch a church service or do exercise. as a result, they are introduced to a diversity of content that isn't based on a particular network they are a part of. in so doing there may be additional videos recommended to them based on some signals but they will be overrided to make sure that we are not recommending harmful content. senator thune: back to mr. beckerman. all chinese internet companies are compelled by china's international intelligence law to turn over all data that government demands and is not limited by china's borders. has tiktok provided data to the chinese government on chinese persons living in the united states or elsewhere living outside of china? mr. beckerman: no, tiktok is not available in china and i'd like to point out our servers of u.s. data are stored

i go, "ladies and gentlemen, nick thune." everyone claps you walk out i shake your hand, you're like, "hey, man, do you want to like, hang out afterwards? and we'll have dinner. like, what would you want to eat? like, would you want to eat italian food or would you want to have chinese food oh, you know what? never mind let's eat in the hotel room. >> and then i would pitch you on some of my business ideas [ laughter ] "hey, what do you think about scented wi-fi? [ laughter ] i think we're gonna go big." >> jimmy: that made me laugh so hard i loved it it would get longer and longer every time i'd introduce you i go, "oh, my gosh, this guy is amazing. i want to talk about also, you're going on tour "known european tour." but, also, you're starring in this film, "mixtape. it's a beautiful movie, by the way. it is funny, but it's also very touching a nice family movie if you guys want to check it out >> you know -- no, i'm not going to say it. i will say it. i love you [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: you weren't going to say it >> i

>> senator thune: right. well, look, it's just -- like i said, i think a lot of that rhetoric is -- you know, it's part of the style and tone that comes with the former president, but i think he and mitch mcconnell have a common goal, and that is getting the majority back in 2022 and in the end hopefully that will be the thing that unites us because if we want to defeat and succeed against the democrats and get that majority back, that's the best way to do it. >> chris: senator, thank you, thanks for coming in today, always good to talk with you and we will be watching how those talks over the jobs plan go this week. up next, we will bring in our sunday group to discuss president biden's new panel to study changes to the supreme court. will the nine justices on the court get some more colleagues? but first, as we've been telling you, "fox news sunday" turns a quarter of a sentry at the end of this month and ahead of that we've been sharing some memorable moments. usually it's pretty serious here, but every on

judy: senator john thune. . good to have you with us and now for a democrats point of view, i'm joined by california senator alex padilla. he served as california's secretary of state during the 2020 presidential election. senator padilla welcome back to the "newshour." what do you say them to the main republican argument that this bill would be a federal takeover of elections?: >> nothing could be further from the truth. the first thing i would say is let's speak the truth. with the passage of s.1 we're hoping to establish a baseline of voter protections and access to the ballot for all eligible voters in america. what the republicans are trying to suggest is that it's a federal takeover of election is not true. there would still be state and local governments responsible for administering elections but here's the big question -- what are they afraid of? today's vote is simply a procedural vote to allow for discussion for debate about voting rights. and people's participation in our democracy and they cannot ev

i want to turn it over to senator thune. we have senator thune here, senator brown would be next on the web. we have then senator grassley, then senator warren, then senators portman, danes, stabinow, cortez. >> thank you, i would be interested in the irs' answer to your observation about the area lower income that gets the greatest attention from the auditors. i think that would be good for them to answer. ms. olson, your written testimony clarifies important distinctions about the tax gap not equaling tax evasion or how the tax gap does not equal tax evasion and how conflating the phrases can lead to wrong impressions and possibly incorrect. can you tell us about the tax gap, tax evasion and why it's so important to be clear with the terminology? >> i think there are many causes for the tax gap, which can go from tax law complexity to even procedural complexity, people not understanding what the irs is requiring of them in terms of submitting documentation. it can go to pure evasion, that asocial form. and it can even be a

the biggest problem facing thune is former president trump. mr. trump does not like the current senate g.o.p. leadership. he has asked republicans to bounce the minority leader mitch mcconnell from his post, the former president called thune a rhino. mcconnell hopes that thune remains as the whip in 2023. >> his party needs him in the senate and the country needs him in the senate and i hope that senator thune will indeed after the holidays announce he's going to run for re-election. >> a potential thune departure could shake up who emerges as mcconnell's eventual successor. if thune leaves other possibilities are senators john cornyn, john barrasso and lindsey graham. bret? >> bret: okay, chad. thank you. illinois stated senator kimberly light foot ford and her husband were victims of a carjacking last night in suburban light ford in that area. police say multiple gunshots were fired but no one was injured. police in south philadelphia meantime say congresswoman mary gay scanlon was the victim of another carjacking this afternoon. scanlon was wal

john thune. senator thune, it's wonderful to see you, thanks for doing this. ind have a bunch of things to tk with you about, john, but i wanted to know, so you heard the president 10 times or 20 times or 100 times say this whole thing's going to be paid for, it will have zero cost. now, if it's defeated, it will have zero cost, which would be the best option. but right now they're all, you know, puttering around. how does it get to zero cost? >> this is why you don't want to have democrats hanging your family budget, larry. it's totally phony math. they assume that with all these tax increases that because they're raising trillions of dollars of revenue, it really isn't going to cost anything. one is, it will, and two, they will add to the debt because they aren't going to come up with enough tax increases. so it's just a lot of phony math. and the fact that he's out there saying that is completely betraying the actual state of affairs in terms of what this discussion's all about. larry: yeah. for a guy that's been around washington 50 years, it's amazing how

i'm going to ensure center thune will support me in my efforts . i ask unanimous consent that a cloture is invoked on the veto message on our 6395 , national defense authorization act notwithstanding rule 22 . 3 pm today . 3 pm today , friday, january 1 essay proceeds for consideration of calendar number 645 hr 90512 provide $2000 direct payment to the working class . at the bill be considered red third time and set vote on passage of the bill . that is past the motion to reconsider be considered made and wait upon the table. further that follows the vote on hr 90517 proceeds in consideration of calendar menumber six or 085 at the lb considered a third time and there be one hour of debate on the bill equally divided by myself or my designee senator mcconnell or his designee . following the building back at that time the second passage of the bill passed the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table . all without intervening action were debate. >> is their objection? >> mister president . >> reserving the right to object i want t

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senator boozman: senator thune. senator thune is having technical problems. are we going to resolve those? he's not on. i know the secretary will be glad to take senator thune's call if he's got some questions he would like to ask. senator vilsack, thank you so much for your willingness to be considered for service to agriculture and rural america. secretary of agriculture. this committee has a his history of working in bipartisan fashion while crafting legislation and considering nominations. in that spirit, secretary vilsack has agreedle to expedite his responses to committee members' questions for the record. as a result of that, as a rufflet his cooperation and the senate's -- result of his cooperation and the senate's committee, our committee, later today we'll hold a business meeting in conjunction with floor votes off the floor of the senate. the purpose of the business meeting will be to consider the nomination of senator vilsack. normally that's done 48 hours later. again because of the circumstances and because we were able to agree to do that, we a

where was john thune? m.i.a. now republicans, you'll decide the direction of your party and which way it takes. are you going to fight somebody that wants to drain the swamp or do you want to keep this mob? now, keep in mind, democrats frequently endure in party struggles. now republicans are facing one of their own. also keep in mind, donald trump rose to power with the support of americans from both parties that were disillusioned with the entire system. those voters now, they are notlu going away. in fact, they seem more energized than ever before. look at this gallup poll, aa whopping 62% of americans want a third party. what does this mean? as we go forward politically in the country, myself, i'm a registered conservative. my agenda is simple, and it has been pretty consistent throughout my career. i maybe have become a little more the libertarian over thehe years. i believe in liberty, i believe in freedom. less regulation and lower taxes so we can build massive manufacturing centers. i believe in law, orde

thune mr. tester, mr. tillis, mr. toomey, mr. tuberville, mr. van hollen, mr. warner, mr. warnock, ms. warren, mr. whitehouse, mr. wicker, mr. wyden. .. .. [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] senate. [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] the knees are what you buy. emotion is agreed to. not sustained. majority leader. >> mr. president. >> majority leader. >> i have a resolution to organize the proceedings at the desk.. >> clerk will report. >> senate resolution 16 to provide for related procedures concerning the article of impeachment against donald john trump, president of the united ustates. >> i asked for the yeas and nays. >> there is a sufficient second. click will call the role. [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] should. [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [silence] [silence] [silence] >> this motion, yeas or 83. nazar 17. the resolution is agreed to. majority leader. >> at the core of impeachment adjourned until

you heard what john thune said right there. i asked him, are you concerned an investigation like this could step on your midterm election. he said there are significant concerns that this could be weaponized politically. what exactly does that mean? it means this investigation will carry on through the course of this year. they're required to actually report by the end of this year. there's some concern according to senator john cornyn, they couldn't meet the deadline and a report come out and the end of the year and then they would shine a light on donald trump, members of the house, some republican senators, and that would undermine their message going forward. in addition to that, having an investigation keeps the issue in the news, which is, of course, a concern for them because they want to be focusing on the biden agenda, fight that going four. what they don't want is drip by drip raising questions about

senate gop whip john thune told us that he was aware that some of these republicans have these concerns and they're concerned that when this report comes out that it will hurt their chances to gain control of congress, but i do want to remind you that the way this is structured right now they won't have to -- the commission won't have to put out a report until the end of this year, which means they will be months before the 2022 midterms. bottom line is republicans are concerned about this which is why they're not supporting it. >> daniella diaz bright and early for us at 5:04 a.m. in d.c. nice to see you. >>> overnight the longest lull in rocket fire from gaza into israel since the current conflict began, more than eight hours of calm with no incoming rocket fire from 1:00 a.m. local time until sirens went off in southern israel at 9:30 a.m. israeli air strikes in gaza continued overnight with attacks on the hamas metro tunnel system across the gaza strip. pressure is building on israel for a ceasefire including

as part republican senators like senator john thune, reportedly open to continuing this charade with a censure of the former president, any republican that votes to keep validating and legitimizing this madness while never, ever, john thune, having the courage to ever apply these exact same standards to your colleagues on the democratic side, he would need to be primaried, and when did john thune ever lift a finger to help expose the russia collusion hoax? i don't remember. anyway, any republican, you are going to apply these standards, any more of this, to donald trump, apply it to joe, kamala, chuck, maxine waters, nancy pelosi, and every other insurrectionist and violence-setting democrat. joining us now with reaction, host of the podcast, harvard law professor, alan dershowitz. you had terrible remarks per day 1, for the president's team. how would you rate it? >> a+. a+ today. they understood what most lawyers don't know what to do, when you are ahead, sit down and shut up. they kept it short and to the point, made the most important point in response to a question, told senator

thune? sen. thune: as this committee considers your nomination for transportation infrastructure, it has always been an area for bipartisan cooperation as evidenced by the actor that enjoyed light popularity in congress and among the states. the other thing that enjoys bipartisan popularity around here is not paying for it. we continue to just hand the bill to our kids in grandkids -- kids and grandkids. i just want to put on your radar that these investments that we want to make in roads and bridges and highways, we have to address the issue of how we finance it. the environment public works committee reported a bill last session of congress anyone to zero with an increased funding for highways by 28%. the reason it came out 21 to zero -- 21 to zero, is they don't want to pay for it. it is going to take presidential leaderships, bipartisan cooperation in congress in order to make that happen. the fast act did include a strong investments in rural america which are go for states like south dakota

at the heart of democra democracy, ben sasse, adam kings and others who should know better, cornyn, thune, mcconnell and there are more. of course, the media promote to them in the media say look at this, look at this they are trying to reverse the courts of the election and trying to take the franchise away from the people. let me be abundantly clear about this. i wrote a piece about this the other day and you may want to check it out. on january 6 we learn whether our constitution will hold and whether the republicans care. let me be clear, article two, section one, clause two of the united states constitution and

. >>> john thune giving us an early sense of what the gop's attitude toward negotiations will be. >> if they're interested in roads and bridges and highways and, perhaps, broadband, there is a deal to be had there, but i think what we ought to be looking at in terms of is having, let's do an infrastructure bill. the president wants to do an infrastructure bill. the sort of big, bold utopian european style socialism proposal they laid out there is something they can try and do another time. >> despite criticism from republicans in congress, the biden administration is confident they'll have the support of the american people. >> we don't have a lot of work to do to persuade the american people that u.s. infrastructure needs major improvement. the american people already know it. that's one of the reasons why

he's not a man of thune or murkowski. in december trump endorses primary challenger against john thune. >> another one, trump prods johnson to run again. march 2021 on cnn. trump says he'll campaign against murkowski next year in alaska. there's always a trump factor. >> always. with ron john, it might be one where democrats want him to run. they view him as vulnerable. wisconsin trended blue in the last election. >> johnson has trended conspiracy theory. >> they view that as a major vulner vulnerability. >> and thune, i asked him about the trump factor. is this weighing on you. he said i moved on. he said it's not going to affect him. he feels okay. murkowski, while she does have a trump-backed opponent in this state, the rank choice voting in alaska. that's a different type of primary system. it could benefit her ultimately, and there's confidence in her camp that even if she does run, she'll back the trump forces. a big question, mel is right. if ron johnson runs, can someone who has aligned himself run in a pivotal sw

thune: is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. thune: mr. president, less than two months ago at his inauguration, president biden spoke about his deep commitment to bringing americans together. today the senate will consider the first major bill of his presidency, an intensely partisan piece of legislation. why is the bill before us today so partisan, mr. president? it's not because republicans were unwilling to cooperate with democrats on covid legislation. in fact, republicans made it very clear that we were willing to work with democrats. no, the bill before us today is so heavily partisan because democrats didn't want to work with republicans. democrats saw an opportunity to use the covid crisis to advance a whole host of liberal priorities. and they were afrd

mitch mcconnell and john thune. thune said he thought it would go over like a shot dog. perhaps that's what prompted trump to tweet, i hope to see the great governor of south dakota run against rhino senator john thune in the upcoming 2022 ply mare. south dakota wants strong leadership now. she said she doesn't plan to primary thune. what does this say about trump? days before critical election, the next senate majority in georgia and trump is attacking the very leader who is have for the most part often defended him at length over the past four years. >> it shows that at least in the immediate future, even as the president leaves office on january 20th, that trump and trumpism and trump himself is going to have a hold on the party for the immediate future in terms of the immediate upcoming election cycles. we know the president hasn't ruled out a comeback bid. i would imagine he teases it out like the reality show producer that he is for some time. and as long as his kind of -- as long as he is out there, his voters are going to be attracted to that. you know, the peopl

thune: mr. chairman, i would suggest that as has been pointed out, i think there are a number of things we need to address. congress needs to be heard from in the space and particularly with respect to the use of algorithms and the way users are manipulated and particularly young people, i hope we can move quickly and directly and in a meaningful way to address this issue. thank you. chair blumenthal: i think we have strong consensus on that interview -- issue. similar baldwin. sen. baldwin: i would like to note that the series of hearings began with a revelation that internal research at facebook revealed the negative impact on teenagers' body images from using the company's instagram platform and we learned, based on research by the chairman staff, how quickly someone on instagram can go from viewing content on healthy eating to being directed toward posting that focuses on unhealthy plaque to says including glorifying eating disorders. i know we do not have facebook and instagram before us to

and look, senator john thune, the majority whip in the united states senate, he said last night as he was leaving, it was absolutely time for the republican party to move on from donald trump. he said, quote, we've got to get back to where the party is built around a set of ideals, principles, and policies. alisyn? >> shame on them. shame on those senators. they sided with domestic terrorists yesterday. and we won't forget it. and i'm very glad that you read their names, lauren. thank you very much. >>> president trump is now vowing an orderly transition of power on january 20th, when president-elect joe biden will be sworn in, but this is only after weeks of fueling and inciting the deadly insurrection at the u.s. capitol and his damage is already done. cnn joe johns is live at the white house. what's happening, joe? >> good morning, alisyn. the president certainly waited as long as possible before he put out this statement and he put it out right after the electoral college vote up on capitol hill in the very early hours of the morning. it was the closest thing the president has put

john thune, only 60 years old. choosing to retire on the precipice of potentially being the leader which sends a loud statement about who is and is not eager to serve in today's gop congress. >> yeah. >> that said, phil, i think we pier going to know some news here pretty soon on this front from senator thune. there's definitely folks in congress who still think he's inclined to run again. he's a competitor, how do you walk away when you have a chance to be leader? >> that is a tease. that's a tease from j. mart. >>> coming up ahead, crews are set to open a second time capsule found at the site of the robert e. lee statue. for your most brilliant smile, crest has you covered. [girls laugh] -nice smile, brad. -nice! thanks? crest 3d white. 100% stain removal. crest. the #1 toothpaste brand in america. [ joe ] my teeth were a mess. i had a lot of pain. as far as my physical health, my body was telling me you got to do something. and so i came to clearchoice. your mouth is the gateway to your body. joe's treatment pla

thune touched on it. it's getting all of that accrued and the topography with face and the challenges are significant. so thank you so much for your testimony come your perspective. i like to highlight one part of your written statement. you quote operating deeply rural markets where the cost of deploying networks can be higher and detailed approach to managing risk we think the redundancy is necessary to create sustainable networks that provide services, customers can afford. mr. law, how was your decision to deploy fiber led to more sustainable resilient and affordable networks? >> thank you, mr. chair. firstly is both the resiliency in terms of its durability and performance characteristics. there is nothing superior to it on the market as it relates to i'll say technology performance whether it be broadband, voice or whatever application you choose to put on it. the second item is its scalability. we still use fiber that was deployed in the '90s, in the early 2000s, 2010, through all of that i have ha

thune for five minutes. thank you, mr. chairman. how did the fcc's covid 19 telehealth program help expand the reach of of led care and i used to know it as a vera e care -- valley care telehealth services. is there anything we should know as policymakers about the program? what worked well, what didn't? >> we used the funds to create another situation of telehealth in more emergency settings more , skilled nursing facilities and specifically in that home setting. so the funding really worked very well for us. some of the things that worked very well and were difficult at the same time, it was very quick notice. it seemed like we had to be first in line. and so we applied within 24 hours, which is no small feat when you're trying to collect all those tools. nonetheless, we were very happy to apply. i think that worked very well. we were able to get equipment out and we were actually able to get equipment out quickly. the reimbursement for that equipment took nearly 12 months. so due to the paperwork and processes that are in place a

senator thune. sen. thune: thank you, mr. chairman. congratulations, governor raimondo, on your nomination. ntia to oversee a broadband grant program to connect underserved areas. it is vitally important that we close the digital divide in states like south dakota and across america, however, the effectiveness in the ntia -- given its history awarded by the 2009 stimulus. the gao under the obama administration concluded that they had faced a number of challenges, from staffing to adequate data on broadband availability, resulting in a largely ineffective program at the taxpayers' expense. what steps would you take to correct the mistakes of the past, and will you commit to me that in tia will set up this program in a way that this new money only goes to areas that are completely unserved? gov. raimondo: thank you, senator, for that question. first, let me say that, as a governor of a state and having led through covid, i have seen the truly devastating effects that the lack of broadband can have on people. it is not a luxury, it is a n

thune touched on it. it's getting all of that approved in the topography that phwe face are significant so thk you so much for your testimony. i want to highlight one part of your written statement. you operate and deeply rural markets where they offer the networks to be higher and a tailored approach to managing risk resiliency and redundancy is necessary to create networks that provide services, customers can afford. how has fiber lead to more resilient sustainable networks? >> thank you mr. chair. first both the resiliency in terms of the durability and performance characteristics the second item is the scalability. so, we still use fiber that was deployed in the '90s and early 2000 and 2010. fiber hasn proven to be a very resilient medium to deploy, upgrade and scale throughout those times and we haven't needed to replace it going on 30 plus years. can congress support providers by constructing future proof networks that meet the highest standards of resiliency bypassing and infrastructure package tha

senator thune. we're working on it. [silence] are you there, senator thune? can you hear us? >> just one second. >> these are the trials and tribulations of covid times. [silence] okay, well again as i said earlier i know secretary vilsack that you are quite willing and ableand want to talk to follow up with senator thune so that shouldn't be a problem at all . i asked members to submit any questions by 5:00 pm today, tuesday, february 2 and the nominee has agreed to respond promptly and completely and in addition the record will remain open for five business days for members to submit a statement for additional materials . again, thank everybody today. >> senator thune. >> can i get in here? >> as soon as you are done we will bang the gavel andbeyond here . >> my apology. let me just very quickly secretary, thank you for your willingness to serve again and welcome back. let me touch on a couple of things that i talked to you about already. but that i would like to have you to you on the record and so it's been covered by one of my colleagues but one has to do with volatility

we're going to talk to john thune on that. first, to peter doocy at the white house with the president saying don't get too enamored with what is happening on the economic front. peter? >> the white house says it's jobs day. despite the positive economic news this morning from that jobs report of biden's first full month in office, they still want that $1.9 trillion worth of stimulus. >> last month, job growth is the result of the december package. without a rescue package, these gains are slow. >> the white house chief of staff writes this. if you think today's jobs report is good enough, know that 379,000 jobs it would take until april 2023 to get back to-with we were and february of 2020. republicans are arguing the opposite. more jobs are being created because more businesses are reopening as states eve covid-19 restrictions. so the republicans are arguing this report is proof, $1.9 trillion in stimulus is not for right now. >> the economy is ready to take off. disposable income is up, savings is up. there's pent-up demand

are we going to put senator john thune, are we going to put them on trial, should they be censored too? take a look. >> of stacey abrams not win in georgia, he stole it, it's clear. i say that publicly, it's clear. >> you can run the best campaign, you can even become the nominee. and you can have the election stolen from you. >> he knows he is an illegitimate president. >> he knows, he knows that there were a bunch of different reasons why the election turned out the way it did. >> votes remain to be counted. there are voices that are waiting to be heard. >> and i will not concede. >> i respect where you are coming from and i respect the issues you are raising. you are not answering the question. >> i am -- >> you are not using the word legitimate. >> there are still legitimate concerns over the integrity of our elections and of ensuring the principle of one person, one vote. >> sean: today's presentation was so compelling, so damning, the democrats were forced to return to their favorite smear, they accuse the president legal team of racism and sexism. yep, take a look. >> the defens

chris: senator thune, thank you for coming back today. always good to talk to you. we will watch how the talks of the jobs plan go this week. up next, we bring in our sunday group to discuss president biden's new panel to study changes to the supreme court. will the nine justices on the court get more colleagues? as we've told you, fox news sunday turns a quarter of a century at the end of this month. ahead of that we been sharing memorable moments. usually, it's pretty serious here but every once in a while there are some surprising moments. ♪♪ [laughter] >> if i call you bub [inaudible] >> what am i? [laughter] >> that they would do that without doing —- spirit missus cheney is giving you a call. [laughter] ♪♪ eir every move. and if she counts on the advanced hydration of pedialyte when it matters most... so do we. hydrate like our heroes. ♪♪ >> structural alteration motivated by the perception of political influence can only feed that letter perception. further eroding the trust. chris: justice stephen breyer strongly argument against expanding the

i see thesident was railing against senator thune earlier and urging challenges to him. so there may be consequences i guess from donald trump as he continues to thunder.oo >>uff: and speaking -- one of you mentioned josh hawley, i think it was you david, he is not only sidin with the president on this, he's speaking up that he's going to be the senator lyso far the on one who has said he is going to counted for joe biden., bei next week. what do you make of what josh hawley is up to, where doesthis leave him, and the republican party? >> brooks: i think it leaves the republican party divorced from reality intact even a post-trump era. josh hawley went to yale law school, aguably the finest law school in the country, sorry, for justice roberts, he is no intellectual slouch and yet he is pretending something is true that he has to know is not true because its plays to his base. and so it means going forward, the republicans are gointo do a lot of performative display of trumpian unreality. country because trs one of the the things we've lost this year parties going forwar

i got news for you, senator thune. no one wants those first things that you listed as a republican party. the republican party doesn't stand for that. the trump years were not free markets handing out tens of millions of dollars to farmers and limited government with end runs to stop them from funding the wall and adding a whole new space force and deficits to -- corporations. no one is buying what you're selling, chamber of commerce republicans. you cannot win the battle for the soul of your party with that platform because no one actually wants it, no one in the base wants it, swing voters don't want it. the people in the base of the republican party want to destroy the opposition. no matter what. and if that takes overturning elections and changing the law or whipping a mob up to intimidate members of congress, so be it. the republican base wants the government to help them when they need it. they don't oppose big government in any way at all but to keep power away from the people that say' as their enemies. own the