‘I Was a Divisive Political A**hole’: Ex-Republican Congressman Gives Blunt Assessment of Former Self

Wallace You tell me ░░░░░░░░ this happened GUTTENBERG First ░░░░░░░░ first chance to see ░░░░░░░░ since you ve come ░░░░░░░░ and I m thrilled ░░░░░░░░ be back with you ░░░░░░░░ I know everything is ░░░░░░░░ great for you at ░░░░░░░░ so congratulations Wallace Thank ░░░░░░░░ GUTTENBERG Listen Nicolle my ░░░░░░░░ the past six years ░░░░░░░░ the life of a ░░░░░░░░ who s become intensely ░░░░░░░░ because of what he ░░░░░░░░ because of how the ░░░░░░░░ system failed my family ░░░░░░░░ I also believe in ░░░░░░░░ political system s ability ░░░░░░░░ change as long as ░░░░░░░░ save democracy I so ░░░░░░░░ your prior conversation with ░░░░░░░░ Quinn about truth and ░░░░░░░░ because everything I do ░░░░░░░░ from that standpoint of ░░░░░░░░ have to be honest ░░░░░░░░ one another about where ░░░░░░░░ are and about what ░░░░░░░░ risks are if we ░░░░░░░░ t vote Joe and ░░░░░░░░ years ago when I ░░░░░░░░ on your show Joe ░░░░░░░░ I would go at ░░░░░░░░ I mean we did ░░░░░░░░ care for each other ░░░░░░░░ didn t trust one ░░░░░░░░ And then one day ░░░░░░░░ reached out and we ░░░░░░░░ friends We met and ░░░░░░░░ started talking and we ░░░░░░░░ we have an awful ░░░░░░░░ in common We have ░░░░░░░░ lot we don t ░░░░░░░░ on and we have ░░░░░░░░ lot we don t ░░░░░░░░ in common but we ░░░░░░░░ love this country we ░░░░░░░░ love democracy and we ░░░░░░░░ both going to fight ░░░░░░░░ it Wallace Fred you ░░░░░░░░ make me cry I ░░░░░░░░ determined to some day ░░░░░░░░ you on and not ░░░░░░░░ but this idea of ░░░░░░░░ you lost you know ░░░░░░░░ had Judge Esther Salas ░░░░░░░░ yesterday She lost her ░░░░░░░░ to violence You lost ░░░░░░░░ daughter It s all ░░░░░░░░ the failures not just ░░░░░░░░ our policies but of ░░░░░░░░ society to stop the ░░░░░░░░ to crowd it out ░░░░░░░░ you see something say ░░░░░░░░ It s what we ░░░░░░░░ every citizen to do ░░░░░░░░ this heinous terrorist attack ░░░░░░░░ now you have one ░░░░░░░░ the two political parties ░░░░░░░░ great party in the ░░░░░░░░ totally enabling violent rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ re beyond Joe looking ░░░░░░░░ They re now enabling ░░░░░░░░ lighting stepping aside to ░░░░░░░░ way for more cruelty ░░░░░░░░ make way for more ░░░░░░░░ tactics being deployed on ░░░░░░░░ American people they say ░░░░░░░░ serve they say they ░░░░░░░░ How do you call ░░░░░░░░ the bullsh t in ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party in a ░░░░░░░░ that wakes everybody else ░░░░░░░░ don t need to ░░░░░░░░ them all I guess ░░░░░░░░ Biden voters but how ░░░░░░░░ you wake them up ░░░░░░░░ get them to stop ░░░░░░░░ a threat to American ░░░░░░░░ Walsh Nicolle I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of it has ░░░░░░░░ do with who s ░░░░░░░░ to wake them up ░░░░░░░░ that messenger is Look ░░░░░░░░ know my history I ░░░░░░░░ a divisive political assh ░░░░░░░░ from the right I ░░░░░░░░ a Trump supporter I ░░░░░░░░ that world because I ░░░░░░░░ Nicolle you and I ░░░░░░░░ talked about it all ░░░░░░░░ destruction that leads to ░░░░░░░░ s the point You ░░░░░░░░ about toxicity I don ░░░░░░░░ Fred and I know ░░░░░░░░ we want to win ░░░░░░░░ November I believe no ░░░░░░░░ who wins in November ░░░░░░░░ country s going to ░░░░░░░░ 100 times more divided ░░░░░░░░ if the American people ░░░░░░░░ down this road where ░░░░░░░░ want to destroy the ░░░░░░░░ we disagree with our ░░░░░░░░ s going to fail ░░░░░░░░ Nicolle I ll fully ░░░░░░░░ that MAGA my world ░░░░░░░░ the right is further ░░░░░░░░ that road But man ░░░░░░░░ near all Americans now ░░░░░░░░ on that road where ░░░░░░░░ hate the person I ░░░░░░░░ with I want nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with them Fred ░░░░░░░░ I are just trying ░░░░░░░░ show people that it ░░░░░░░░ possible to listen to ░░░░░░░░ you disagree with Wallace ░░░░░░░░ let me just GUTTENBERG ░░░░░░░░ to talk with decency ░░░░░░░░ civility Wallace Joe who ░░░░░░░░ you going to vote ░░░░░░░░ in November Walsh Oh ░░░░░░░░ voted for Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ 2020 and I m ░░░░░░░░ everything I can every ░░░░░░░░ day same to help ░░░░░░░░ get elected because I ░░░░░░░░ Nicolle Trump s an ░░░░░░░░ threat to our democracy ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ doubt about it.”