Amanda Carpenter Tears into Republicans Siding with Trump’s Big Lie: ‘Setting the Stage To Cancel Elections’ They Don’t Win

TAPPER I mean once ░░░░░░░░ we just have to ░░░░░░░░ the president is lying ░░░░░░░░ president is lying There ░░░░░░░░ no evidence of widespread ░░░░░░░░ that would have changed ░░░░░░░░ election result and the ░░░░░░░░ person who sought to ░░░░░░░░ legal voters was Trump ░░░░░░░░ his team and yet ░░░░░░░░ seems like it doesn ░░░░░░░░ matter The Republican base ░░░░░░░░ believes this CARPENTER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ mean this is an ░░░░░░░░ in facts and logic ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is doing ░░░░░░░░ is a continuing act ░░░░░░░░ election subversion It s ░░░░░░░░ in Arizona I don ░░░░░░░░ even like calling what ░░░░░░░░ going on audits These ░░░░░░░░ partisan sham investigations meant ░░░░░░░░ delegitimize the election and ░░░░░░░░ the base to overturn ░░░░░░░░ results of a duly ░░░░░░░░ a credible election This ░░░░░░░░ ongoing We could fact ░░░░░░░░ this all day but ░░░░░░░░ is an exercise in ░░░░░░░░ in the way that ░░░░░░░░ gets other Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ what he wants to ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ sham investigations are spreading ░░░░░░░░ places like Texas Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ because this isn t ░░░░░░░░ votes It s not ░░░░░░░░ counting them Its raw ░░░░░░░░ and setting the stage ░░░░░░░░ cancel elections that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ t win TAPPER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ every time we cover ░░░░░░░░ on this show I ░░░░░░░░ hear feedback from liberals ░░░░░░░░ say or progressives who ░░░░░░░░ stop giving him oxygen ░░░░░░░░ giving him air All ░░░░░░░░ re doing is what ░░░░░░░░ wants But the truth ░░░░░░░░ this is a continued ░░░░░░░░ to democracy And take ░░░░░░░░ listen to what Liz ░░░░░░░░ said about this on ░░░░░░░░ Minutes yesterday Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Those who think that ░░░░░░░░ ignoring Trump he will ░░░░░░░░ away have been proven ░░░░░░░░ When you look at ░░░░░░░░ spread of these mistruths ░░░░░░░░ the spread of the ░░░░░░░░ you know silence enables ░░░░░░░░ Silence enables the liar ░░░░░░░░ silence helps it to ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends TAPPER I ░░░░░░░░ t think that factually ░░░░░░░░ can argue with that ░░░░░░░░ Yeah that s right ░░░░░░░░ I think when you ░░░░░░░░ the initial results of ░░░░░░░░ audit the kind of ░░░░░░░░ audit TAPPER The sham ░░░░░░░░ yeah TALEV The thinking ░░░░░░░░ well see even the ░░░░░░░░ audit found that there ░░░░░░░░ no so isn t ░░░░░░░░ a good thing But ░░░░░░░░ truth is as we ░░░░░░░░ know we all cover ░░░░░░░░ are involved in politics ░░░░░░░░ just the fact that ░░░░░░░░ is an audit raises ░░░░░░░░ question and people couldn ░░░░░░░░ hear what they want ░░░░░░░░ hear they take away ░░░░░░░░ they want to take ░░░░░░░░ it validates the idea ░░░░░░░░ you do an audit ░░░░░░░░ this Even if the ░░░░░░░░ audit finds what we ░░░░░░░░ knew which was that ░░░░░░░░ was no fraud where ░░░░░░░░ result is legitimate Just ░░░░░░░░ the audit as a ░░░░░░░░ body as a state ░░░░░░░░ of whatever or a ░░░░░░░░ board of whatever legitimizes ░░░░░░░░ illegitimate idea And that ░░░░░░░░ part of the concern ░░░░░░░░ other part of the ░░░░░░░░ is that it s ░░░░░░░░ money that we re ░░░░░░░░ about and time and ░░░░░░░░ that are being used ░░░░░░░░ kind of have a ░░░░░░░░ around a thing that ░░░░░░░░ t really real And ░░░░░░░░ s hanging over all ░░░░░░░░ this is two things ░░░░░░░░ s the 2022 midterms ░░░░░░░░ it s the 2024 ░░░░░░░░ elections TAPPER Yeah KUCINICH ░░░░░░░░ there are real consequences ░░░░░░░░ I mean there are ░░░░░░░░ who are passing laws ░░░░░░░░ are curbing the access ░░░░░░░░ vote TAPPER Absolutely KUCINICH ░░░░░░░░ so these things are ░░░░░░░░ used to you know ░░░░░░░░ promote that CARPENTER And ░░░░░░░░ I m just going ░░░░░░░░ add election officials are ░░░░░░░░ attack KUCINICH Yeah CARPENTER ░░░░░░░░ mean they are threatened ░░░░░░░░ a regular basis TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ CARPENTER People who did ░░░░░░░░ job who are not ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER So Michael this ░░░░░░░░ from Politico sums it ░░░░░░░░ why so many experts ░░░░░░░░ concerned What if 2020 ░░░░░░░░ Just a Rehearsal Now ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ just a rehearsal I ░░░░░░░░ they actually tried to ░░░░░░░░ democracy and overturn a ░░░░░░░░ and fair election But ░░░░░░░░ think it is clear ░░░░░░░░ you listen to Liz ░░░░░░░░ and Adam Kinzinger and ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who care about ░░░░░░░░ issue Amanda is one ░░░░░░░░ them Trump is going ░░░░░░░░ try again and he ░░░░░░░░ going to be better ░░░░░░░░ HOPKINS Absolutely I mean ░░░░░░░░ you look at what ░░░░░░░░ on January 6th the ░░░░░░░░ was to stop the ░░░░░░░░ so that then they ░░░░░░░░ overturn the election It ░░░░░░░░ a coup That was ░░░░░░░░ attempted coup And now ░░░░░░░░ you look at 2022 ░░░░░░░░ you look at 2024 ░░░░░░░░ are putting in place ░░░░░░░░ just laws to make ░░░░░░░░ easier but they are ░░░░░░░░ in place Trump supporters ░░░░░░░░ states who are going ░░░░░░░░ run those elections who ░░░░░░░░ people like Brad Raffensperger ░░░░░░░░ t going to be ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Georgia s secretary ░░░░░░░░ state yes HOPKINS to ░░░░░░░░ the election TAPPER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Jody Hice a MAGA ░░░░░░░░ who believes the election ░░░░░░░░ or pushes it no ░░░░░░░░ what he s running ░░░░░░░░ him I just saw ░░░░░░░░ interview with Youngkin the ░░░░░░░░ who is running for ░░░░░░░░ where he refused to ░░░░░░░░ that he would have ░░░░░░░░ the Virginia votes for ░░░░░░░░ This is now a ░░░░░░░░ test even for mainstream ░░░░░░░░ CARPENTER Yeah I find ░░░░░░░░ extremely troubling because a ░░░░░░░░ political consultant will tell ░░░░░░░░ that a person like ░░░░░░░░ Youngkin who is kind ░░░░░░░░ an establishment rich guy ░░░░░░░░ be the one to ░░░░░░░░ the forever Trump and ░░░░░░░░ never Trump That is ░░░░░░░░ the case When he ░░░░░░░░ this election conspiracy nonsense ░░░░░░░░ can be no coming ░░░░░░░░ because he is indulging ░░░░░░░░ worst actors Like you ░░░░░░░░ a part of this ░░░░░░░░ This is not a ░░░░░░░░ of staying silent If ░░░░░░░░ are not crystal clear ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Joe ░░░░░░░░ was duly elected he ░░░░░░░░ have been certified the ░░░░░░░░ coup was a disaster ░░░░░░░░ a stain on our ░░░░░░░░ then you have no ░░░░░░░░ to be there You ░░░░░░░░ just giving the bad ░░░░░░░░ room to come back ░░░░░░░░ the process and assert ░░░░░░░░ even further.”