Jonathan Martin on Trump Pressure Campaign: The Questions Is — What Do People Facing 2026 Re- Elections Do?

SCARBOROUGH report also I ░░░░░░░░ yesterday talking about how ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators are not ░░░░░░░░ pleased with this pressure ░░░░░░░░ Martin Yeah SCARBOROUGH And ░░░░░░░░ you start looking at ░░░░░░░░ math and you realize ░░░░░░░░ Lisa Murkowski cannot be ░░░░░░░░ by a Republican primary ░░░░░░░░ she already lost one ░░░░░░░░ screw you guys I ░░░░░░░░ going home like Cartman ░░░░░░░░ ended up winning as ░░░░░░░░ independent Martin Right SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ then you move on ░░░░░░░░ then you get Mitch ░░░░░░░░ who again is Martin ░░░░░░░░ duck SCARBOROUGH yeah lame ░░░░░░░░ which brings I m ░░░░░░░░ glad you said that ░░░░░░░░ up the most important ░░░░░░░░ here Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ his second and last ░░░░░░░░ Martin Right SCARBOROUGH What ░░░░░░░░ they always say about ░░░░░░░░ United States senator when ░░░░░░░░ looks or she looks ░░░░░░░░ the mirror who do ░░░░░░░░ see Martin The next ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH The next president ░░░░░░░░ I m not being ░░░░░░░░ here Martin Right SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ s thinking all right ░░░░░░░░ a second Am I ░░░░░░░░ to be strapped with ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth when things go ░░░░░░░░ bad with our military ░░░░░░░░ I going to be ░░░░░░░░ with Kash Patel when ░░░░░░░░ arrests Liz Cheney and ░░░░░░░░ blows up in everybody ░░░░░░░░ face and the Republican ░░░░░░░░ and it ends up ░░░░░░░░ Liz Cheney the next ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ I going to be ░░░░░░░░ with RFK and having ░░░░░░░░ run around explaining why ░░░░░░░░ supported a guy who ░░░░░░░░ against the polio vaccine ░░░░░░░░ mean these are there ░░░░░░░░ so many things When ░░░░░░░░ think you re some ░░░░░░░░ outside group that you ░░░░░░░░ run over senators who ░░░░░░░░ six year terms Like ░░░░░░░░ Right SCARBOROUGH I ll ░░░░░░░░ say if you re ░░░░░░░░ McCormick in Pennsylvania and ░░░░░░░░ won Martin Right SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ year you re going ░░░░░░░░ run for president in ░░░░░░░░ years Martin Right SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ re from Pennsylvania BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Are you going ░░░░░░░░ surround yourself with a ░░░░░░░░ of looney tunes that ░░░░░░░░ going to humiliate you ░░░░░░░░ you can t even ░░░░░░░░ 40 years Like BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ de stabilize the country ░░░░░░░░ Things change like this ░░░░░░░░ Right SCARBOROUGH Things like ░░░░░░░░ we all know that ░░░░░░░░ s just so so ░░░░░░░░ about it talk about ░░░░░░░░ Yeah SCARBOROUGH what you ░░░░░░░░ heard and talk about ░░░░░░░░ Tom Tillis is saying ░░░░░░░░ these pressure campaigns are ░░░░░░░░ to end up actually ░░░░░░░░ up in their own ░░░░░░░░ Martin Well he s ░░░░░░░░ one brushback with another ░░░░░░░░ put it in baseball ░░░░░░░░ He he s sending ░░░░░░░░ message to the groups ░░░░░░░░ to President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ inner circle that this ░░░░░░░░ not effective that actually ░░░░░░░░ could anger folks who ░░░░░░░░ were going to be ░░░░░░░░ votes And he s ░░░░░░░░ to make the case ░░░░░░░░ he who by the ░░░░░░░░ is up in 2026 ░░░░░░░░ not going to respond ░░░░░░░░ these kind of pressure ░░░░░░░░ He s example A ░░░░░░░░ put he and Bill ░░░░░░░░ from Louisiana kind of ░░░░░░░░ the same bucket people ░░░░░░░░ have been Trump skeptical ░░░░░░░░ more in the past ░░░░░░░░ are facing 2026 reelections ░░░░░░░░ re probably going to ░░░░░░░░ a primary on their ░░░░░░░░ What do people like ░░░░░░░░ do But Joe you ░░░░░░░░ an important point which ░░░░░░░░ there s a whole ░░░░░░░░ crew of senators who ░░░░░░░░ not up again until ░░░░░░░░ or 2030 or like ░░░░░░░░ McConnell they re never ░░░░░░░░ to face the voters ░░░░░░░░