RUSH TRANSCRIPT Neil All ░░░░░░░░ Welcome There s been ░░░░░░░░ bit of a kerfuffle ░░░░░░░░ the media about what ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy said was ░░░░░░░░ on a hot mic ░░░░░░░░ discussing the state of ░░░░░░░░ with Liz Cheney in ░░░░░░░░ house leadership on Fox ░░░░░░░░ friends this morning I ░░░░░░░░ far more focused on ░░░░░░░░ he said on air ░░░░░░░░ that he was very ░░░░░░░░ on air when talking ░░░░░░░░ Fox and friends saying ░░░░░░░░ he s heard from ░░░░░░░░ concerning Liz Cheney concerned ░░░░░░░░ her ability to carry ░░░░░░░░ the job as a ░░░░░░░░ chair to carry out ░░░░░░░░ message He said we ░░░░░░░░ need to be working ░░░░░░░░ one He made it ░░░░░░░░ if we re able ░░░░░░░░ win the majority remember ░░░░░░░░ are not a given ░░░░░░░░ said They re earned ░░░░░░░░ is about the message ░░░░░░░░ going forward So clearly ░░░░░░░░ little appetite among those ░░░░░░░░ in power for Liz ░░░░░░░░ who has constantly gone ░░░░░░░░ at Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ big lie as she ░░░░░░░░ it addressing it earlier ░░░░░░░░ week add a conference ░░░░░░░░ s separated the party ░░░░░░░░ those that want to ░░░░░░░░ on from Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ those that have long ░░░░░░░░ of regarding the treatment ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump I want ░░░░░░░░ explore that more with ░░░░░░░░ Mackey the Republican strategist ░░░░░░░░ star Hopkins We also ░░░░░░░░ Tiana Lowe here with ░░░░░░░░ Let s get the ░░░░░░░░ to off mic comments ░░░░░░░░ to Kevin McCarthy It ░░░░░░░░ what he said publicly ░░░░░░░░ on air when he ░░░░░░░░ he was on air ░░░░░░░░ Fox and friends that ░░░░░░░░ almost as damning that ░░░░░░░░ might not be welcome ░░░░░░░░ leadership What do you ░░░░░░░░ of that So it ░░░░░░░░ not very promising for ░░░░░░░░ Cheney considering that McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ her back to an ░░░░░░░░ in the first ouster ░░░░░░░░ is a political dicey ░░░░░░░░ for Republicans If they ░░░░░░░░ Liz Cheney more for ░░░░░░░░ the truth that the ░░░░░░░░ was not stolen from ░░░░░░░░ Trump they punished Marjorie ░░░░░░░░ green for anti Semitic ░░░░░░░░ that s not a ░░░░░░░░ calculus Having leadership that ░░░░░░░░ not united is not ░░░░░░░░ for anyone in the ░░░░░░░░ Neil Amanda if people ░░░░░░░░ against Trump they re ░░░░░░░░ meat that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ Shows who the leader ░░░░░░░░ the party is They ░░░░░░░░ following like Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s lead ░░░░░░░░ this Certainly President Trump ░░░░░░░░ made no bones about ░░░░░░░░ who he is going ░░░░░░░░ primary and who he ░░░░░░░░ going to be personally ░░░░░░░░ with in their races ░░░░░░░░ Cheney is someone who ░░░░░░░░ fought back against President ░░░░░░░░ You know she has ░░░░░░░░ all along that what ░░░░░░░░ on the 6th was ░░░░░░░░ fault She s never ░░░░░░░░ off from that I ░░░░░░░░ that has caused the ░░░░░░░░ to escalate and Kevin ░░░░░░░░ being backed in a ░░░░░░░░ right now is doing ░░░░░░░░ he thinks he has ░░░░░░░░ do follow Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Neil It has to ░░░░░░░░ more prominent Democrats love ░░░░░░░░ division of the party ░░░░░░░░ ve seen Mitt Romney ░░░░░░░░ at a Utah party ░░░░░░░░ We ve seen Senator ░░░░░░░░ criticized for criticized for ░░░░░░░░ that booed him and ░░░░░░░░ and on we go ░░░░░░░░ m wondering what you ░░░░░░░░ of this and how ░░░░░░░░ Democrats go to try ░░░░░░░░ capitalize on this At ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ are not happy about ░░░░░░░░ When there s a ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party it makes ░░░░░░░░ better We need a ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party to combat ░░░░░░░░ and have a back ░░░░░░░░ forth We have a ░░░░░░░░ Party Neil You have ░░░░░░░░ be kidding me You ░░░░░░░░ t want a strong ░░░░░░░░ Party Absolutely Neil The ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ re not strong in ░░░░░░░░ face of this They ░░░░░░░░ unable to put any ░░░░░░░░ s no cooperation on ░░░░░░░░ There was very little ░░░░░░░░ any of these other ░░░░░░░░ the president is orchestrated ░░░░░░░░ strong or not it ░░░░░░░░ just not happening We ░░░░░░░░ disagree on policy That ░░░░░░░░ what makes this country ░░░░░░░░ We have a Republican ░░░░░░░░ and a Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ come together and debate ░░░░░░░░ you have a party ░░░░░░░░ now going through a ░░░░░░░░ phase one that is ░░░░░░░░ acknowledging facts the same ░░░░░░░░ that people January 6 ░░░░░░░░ like Lindsey Graham and ░░░░░░░░ about how horrible it ░░░░░░░░ that we had people ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump putting together ░░░░░░░░ big lie and now ░░░░░░░░ have people like Lindsey ░░░░░░░░ doing fund raisers with ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy going to ░░░░░░░░ a Lago and meeting ░░░░░░░░ him And one according ░░░░░░░░ the Progressive influence over ░░░░░░░░ party has been cultish ░░░░░░░░ terms of ignoring basic ░░░░░░░░ right How things add ░░░░░░░░ I m not comparing ░░░░░░░░ conflating the two I ░░░░░░░░ saying that do you ░░░░░░░░ believe that Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ own problem with Progressives ░░░░░░░░ are calling the tune ░░░░░░░░ costing trillions No I ░░░░░░░░ t think we have ░░░░░░░░ problem in the party ░░░░░░░░ s a debate a ░░░░░░░░ debate we need to ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are worse off ░░░░░░░░ it because rather than ░░░░░░░░ actual philosophical debates this ░░░░░░░░ more of an idealogical ░░░░░░░░ mentality that is hurting ░░░░░░░░ party Py hurting the ░░░░░░░░ it s hurting our ░░░░░░░░ and hurts the voters ░░░░░░░░ see it all over ░░░░░░░░ country Neil There s ░░░░░░░░ sides to this Whether ░░░░░░░░ s cultish on one ░░░░░░░░ the other saying cool ░░░░░░░░ with the Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ I m curious where ░░░░░░░░ see it going You ░░░░░░░░ look at the rise ░░░░░░░░ fortunes of a Ron ░░░░░░░░ and Kristi Noem that ░░░░░░░░ re rising figures in ░░░░░░░░ party precisely because of ░░░░░░░░ handling of the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ might be credible candidates ░░░░░░░░ or not Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to run What do ░░░░░░░░ think Yes I think ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party wants ░░░░░░░░ win elections in the ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis should be ░░░░░░░░ of those leaders He ░░░░░░░░ be the leader of ░░░░░░░░ party Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ could have been making ░░░░░░░░ gains with hispanics that ░░░░░░░░ did improve vastly over ░░░░░░░░ past GOP Ron DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump among hispanics ░░░░░░░░ is a viable working ░░░░░░░░ that can bring in ░░░░░░░░ of the populous base ░░░░░░░░ expunging the bad Ron ░░░░░░░░ will have discipline He ░░░░░░░░ t bring a knife ░░░░░░░░ gun fights like Donald ░░░░░░░░ used to Neil So ░░░░░░░░ wonder what the future ░░░░░░░░ of the party Amanda ░░░░░░░░ that event You have ░░░░░░░░ that are very loyal ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and would ░░░░░░░░ anything and everything for ░░░░░░░░ and those that were ░░░░░░░░ I wonder whether this ░░░░░░░░ Michael s point gets ░░░░░░░░ be such a divisive ░░░░░░░░ that the party will ░░░░░░░░ grabbing defeat from the ░░░░░░░░ of otherwise victory What ░░░░░░░░ you think I think ░░░░░░░░ s a divide in ░░░░░░░░ party There s a ░░░░░░░░ of people that would ░░░░░░░░ someone like governor Ron ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ people that still support ░░░░░░░░ Trump and believe he ░░░░░░░░ the leader of the ░░░░░░░░ Look at the CPAC ░░░░░░░░ President Trump won that ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ look at him as ░░░░░░░░ de facto leader with ░░░░░░░░ little media coverage He ░░░░░░░░ no social platforms anybody ░░░░░░░░ s still out there ░░░░░░░░ a bit and still ░░░░░░░░ Still a king maker ░░░░░░░░ those things are important ░░░░░░░░ Who is a distant ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis If you ░░░░░░░░ at what Governor DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ done in the state ░░░░░░░░ Florida betting on Floridians ░░░░░░░░ make the best decisions ░░░░░░░░ themselves Taking away the ░░░░░░░░ mandate yesterday was hugely ░░░░░░░░ for businesses here and ░░░░░░░░ all Floridians This is ░░░░░░░░ important what he s ░░░░░░░░ and the steps he ░░░░░░░░ taken Neil Guys thank ░░░░░░░░ all So bottom line ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ focus on what someone ░░░░░░░░ saying off mic to ░░░░░░░░ clearly what he was ░░░░░░░░ on mic when he ░░░░░░░░ he was on air ░░░░░░░░ he has problems with ░░░░░░░░ Cheney and Liz Cheney ░░░░░░░░ has powers that be ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party.