The Weekly Standard’s Sykes: The Nutjob Caucus of Arpaio and Kelly Ward Were Defeated

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Velshi I ░░░░░░░░ to bring in Charlie ░░░░░░░░ a long time radio ░░░░░░░░ who is now contributing ░░░░░░░░ and podcast host for ░░░░░░░░ weekly standard Charlie what ░░░░░░░░ you make of what ░░░░░░░░ going on in Arizona ░░░░░░░░ now SYKES I think ░░░░░░░░ s the most interesting ░░░░░░░░ so far The nut ░░░░░░░░ caucus was defeated You ░░░░░░░░ two of the most ░░░░░░░░ candidates on the ballot ░░░░░░░░ arpaio and Kelly ward ░░░░░░░░ of them extreme but ░░░░░░░░ I would say generally ░░░░░░░░ candidates Had either of ░░░░░░░░ been a tap in ░░░░░░░░ would have been for ░░░░░░░░ Democrats to pick up ░░░░░░░░ candidacy Velshi Is the ░░░░░░░░ SYKES That primary kind ░░░░░░░░ degenerated into who is ░░░░░░░░ to be a more ░░░░░░░░ totey for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ ironically in the state ░░░░░░░░ by Jeff flake Velshi ░░░░░░░░ s what arpaio told ░░░░░░░░ hunt about John McCain ░░░░░░░░ s listen I m ░░░░░░░░ to bring you that ░░░░░░░░ he was asked if ░░░░░░░░ McCain is a patriot ░░░░░░░░ a hero and arpaio ░░░░░░░░ it s hard for ░░░░░░░░ to answer because he ░░░░░░░░ had a hero until ░░░░░░░░ months ago when after ░░░░░░░░ years he found his ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you know what he ░░░░░░░░ Charlie but he said ░░░░░░░░ Trump is that hero ░░░░░░░░ s go to Florida ░░░░░░░░ a second and talk ░░░░░░░░ that Ron Desantos another ░░░░░░░░ in which he has ░░░░░░░░ the primary for for ░░░░░░░░ for senator I m ░░░░░░░░ for governor for a ░░░░░░░░ party Here s the ░░░░░░░░ that he ran Let ░░░░░░░░ watch it CAMPAIGN CLIP ░░░░░░░░ knows my husband Ron ░░░░░░░░ is endorsed by President ░░░░░░░░ But he s also ░░░░░░░░ amazing dad Ron loves ░░░░░░░░ with the kids He ░░░░░░░░ stories Then Mr Trump ░░░░░░░░ you re fired I ░░░░░░░░ that part He s ░░░░░░░░ Madison to talk Make ░░░░░░░░ great again People say ░░░░░░░░ is all Trump but ░░░░░░░░ is so much more ░░░░░░░░ league So good I ░░░░░░░░ thought you should know ░░░░░░░░ I mean Charlie there ░░░░░░░░ an example of somebody ░░░░░░░░ is sort of out ░░░░░░░░ to out Trump trump ░░░░░░░░ everyone realize he s ░░░░░░░░ about Trump and maybe ░░░░░░░░ something else a very ░░░░░░░░ second SYKES You ought ░░░░░░░░ make it clear that ░░░░░░░░ not a parody That ░░░░░░░░ actually something he put ░░░░░░░░ the air He was ░░░░░░░░ to be a clown ░░░░░░░░ in that particular way ░░░░░░░░ is very very interesting ░░░░░░░░ it really sets up ░░░░░░░░ preview for 2020 because ░░░░░░░░ have the Republicans nominating ░░░░░░░░ completely trumpified candidate and ░░░░░░░░ Democrats nominating a Bernie ░░░░░░░░ like Progressive It will ░░░░░░░░ an interesting test case ░░░░░░░░ do you do when ░░░░░░░░ both of those parties ░░░░░░░░ someone who is something ░░░░░░░░ an outlyer Velshi Both ░░░░░░░░ these candidates for governor ░░░░░░░░ 39 years old I ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Gillum who is ░░░░░░░░ to be the democratic ░░░░░░░░ Bernie Sanders came into ░░░░░░░░ race a little late ░░░░░░░░ him but Andrew Gillum ░░░░░░░░ a Progressive and that ░░░░░░░░ set up quite a ░░░░░░░░ in that state He ░░░░░░░░ the former mayor he ░░░░░░░░ the mayor of Tallahassee ░░░░░░░░ s going to set ░░░░░░░░ a battle Jeremy Peters ░░░░░░░░ the way, is