1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,983 One person he does not have is his daughter, Ivanka Trump, 2 00:00:03,983 --> 00:00:07,240 because just moments after the former president said that 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,076 he would have run again for 20, 24 4 00:00:10,377 --> 00:00:13,858 his daughter Ivanka released a statement essentially saying, 5 00:00:13,858 --> 00:00:14,948 look, I'm opting out 6 00:00:14,948 --> 00:00:20,487 She says this time around I'm choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life 7 00:00:20,487 --> 00:00:22,155 we are creating as a family. 8 00:00:22,155 --> 00:00:24,758 I do not plan to be involved in politics 9 00:00:24,758 --> 00:00:27,627 while I will always love and support my father. 10 00:00:27,627 --> 00:00:31,898 Going forward, I will do so outside the political arena. 11 00:00:32,232 --> 00:00:32,665 They are 12 00:00:32,665 --> 00:00:33,600 I mean, 13 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:38,371 I remember when there was all the conversations of the so-called adults in the room 14 00:00:38,371 --> 00:00:41,441 and the person everyone kept on the speed dial. 15 00:00:41,441 --> 00:00:45,478 Aside from Mark Meadows during January 6th, it seemed to be contact Ivanka. 16 00:00:46,046 --> 00:00:49,682 You somehow could reel him in some way that's not there. 17 00:00:49,682 --> 00:00:51,551 Whether that was true or not fully, we don't know. 18 00:00:51,551 --> 00:00:53,053 But that's not going to be there. 19 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:54,521 Well, neither will Jared. 20 00:00:54,521 --> 00:00:56,189 Apparently, between the two of them, 21 00:00:56,189 --> 00:00:59,159 they were probably three fourths of the Trump administration 22 00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:01,027 and running the decisions there. 23 00:01:01,027 --> 00:01:04,164 But that's part of what we're seeing is that even for his own family members, 24 00:01:04,164 --> 00:01:10,203 the shine is wearing off despite all of the goals that we saw in that 25 00:01:10,203 --> 00:01:12,739 assembly that announcement that he had. 26 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:16,476 It's just the appeal is not the same. 27 00:01:16,476 --> 00:01:20,113 So what can Trump do up to be a little bit different 28 00:01:20,113 --> 00:01:22,882 and to set himself apart from other Republicans? 29 00:01:22,882 --> 00:01:26,152 Now, to the point about his hold on the Republican Party, 30 00:01:26,152 --> 00:01:27,387 it is absolutely there. 31 00:01:27,387 --> 00:01:31,891 But we also saw the Trump era drives people out of the Republican Party. 32 00:01:31,891 --> 00:01:34,294 If they didn't sign up as Democrats, I signed up as independents. 33 00:01:34,294 --> 00:01:38,832 So outside of a really raucous Republican primary, 34 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:43,206 if Trump's winning the nomination could be a gift to Democrats. 35 00:01:43,206 --> 00:01:44,016 Exactly 36 00:01:44,016 --> 00:01:47,140 And you're right, as he's driven people out of the party, 37 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:50,210 that's actually strengthened his hold on the party 38 00:01:50,210 --> 00:01:53,413 made it much less likely that he could ever be elected again. 39 00:01:53,413 --> 00:01:55,115 I mean, you don't have a Congresswoman, Liz Cheney, 40 00:01:55,115 --> 00:01:59,219 your vision of political leadership right now or Congress after this session is over. 41 00:01:59,452 --> 00:02:02,822 And we're going to have the good night in committee on January 6th as well. 42 00:02:03,056 --> 00:02:07,894 But I still wonder about not only who could take on from the Republican side, Donald Trump. 43 00:02:07,894 --> 00:02:11,463 I know Governor Santos, he is the shiny object right now, 44 00:02:11,463 --> 00:02:17,110 does not have arguably the most formidable opponent in his gubernatorial race, 45 00:02:17,110 --> 00:02:20,099 as one would expect at a presidential level. 46 00:02:20,099 --> 00:02:24,010 But you still have to have the support in many respects of the Republican leadership, 47 00:02:24,010 --> 00:02:26,279 the Mitch McConnell, who I don't think is there, 48 00:02:26,279 --> 00:02:28,763 the Kevin McCarthy who is undecided as of yet, 49 00:02:28,763 --> 00:02:33,453 whether he will go in as Congresswoman Stefanik 50 00:02:33,453 --> 00:02:35,688 and say, yes, I'm all in already. 51 00:02:35,688 --> 00:02:38,172 When you look at the leadership right now, 52 00:02:38,172 --> 00:02:41,161 and power in the Senate and soon to be the House, 53 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:43,463 Does he have the support? 54 00:02:43,463 --> 00:02:45,098 Does who have the support? - Donald Trump 55 00:02:45,098 --> 00:02:46,366 That's what I'm talking about. 56 00:02:46,366 --> 00:02:48,434 Yeah, I think he does because for two reasons. 57 00:02:48,434 --> 00:02:52,338 One, the reason that everybody already knows is there are many members of Congress 58 00:02:52,338 --> 00:02:59,245 who are afraid to cross him because they're afraid of being called Lil senator X or, you know, 59 00:02:59,913 --> 00:03:02,815 Ron, the sanctimonious or whatever the nickname is 60 00:03:02,815 --> 00:03:04,350 I think you also have a situation 61 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:09,422 where Republican members of Congress don't want to be primaried from their right. 62 00:03:09,422 --> 00:03:12,992 They fear that much more than a general election, at least up until this point. 63 00:03:12,992 --> 00:03:17,497 And so you have a situation where you want to stay on the President Trump's good side 64 00:03:17,497 --> 00:03:19,878 so that you don't incur that challenge 65 00:03:19,878 --> 00:03:23,336 - lightly around - the situation you have as a Republican right now, 66 00:03:23,336 --> 00:03:25,905 a Republican leader is they embrace Trump. 67 00:03:25,905 --> 00:03:26,901 And this is now 68 00:03:26,901 --> 00:03:31,311 the direct consequence of several years down the line of him having taken over the party 69 00:03:31,311 --> 00:03:35,315 I want a lightning round here for what do you think the Senate is going to run, throw his hat into the ring? 70 00:03:35,315 --> 00:03:37,444 I don't think Trump will be a post 71 00:03:37,444 --> 00:03:39,625 Really? What do you think? Oppose or not? 72 00:03:40,453 --> 00:03:42,055 I can see DeSantis running. 73 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:42,855 What do you think? 74 00:03:42,855 --> 00:03:44,524 If he's going to run, he has to go now, 75 00:03:44,524 --> 00:03:46,676 even though he's only in his mid forties, Laura, 76 00:03:46,776 --> 00:03:48,795 if you wait too long, it's the Chris 77 00:03:48,795 --> 00:03:50,496 Christie rule. You miss your window.