Saturday. The kremlin says the president Vladimir Putin will not attend out zealously, a haunting reports. Huge thousands have lined the streets of moscow to bid farewell to the last leader of the soviet union. Mikhail gorbachev was credited with changing the course of the 20th century by indians. The cold war president Vladimir Putin has paid his respects, but is not attending the funeral. Other western leaders are not attending either. The kremlin has been so far, quite respectful of, of li issues because garbage was not received it strongly to inclusion wants to an appears to be and, and, and betrays himself as a strong leader. Ah, forgot about your gorbachev was often respected and revered, more in the west than at home in russia. Youre losing you old us. When did you just can you to be honest, that a warn us one more that highlighted in this television advert from the 1990 . I got you all out. Unfortunately, what about you did not make russia about on the west because the west didnt want that to happen. War but youre certainly wanted it to happen. He went on to win a Nobel Peace Prize after signing a disarmament treaty with us president ronald reagan. Removing a host of nuclear weapons, joe biden sided this achievement in his tribute, saying the result was a safer world and greater freedom for millions of people. The treaty was the beginning of the end of the cold war, one state after another broke away from the soviet union. And it wasnt long before the berlin wall fell against it. Later came a failed qu by hard liners in moscow. The soviet union itself was dissolved, and gorbachev resigned and can yet now more than 30 years later, with rushes invasion of ukraine comes the danger of a new cold war. Sullen, a whole slant unstable to president putin, russia and its president , digging new trenches in europe and have started a horrible war on ukraine. 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Ah, i am Steve Clements and i have a question for republican politicians is being on the trump team, the Golden Ticket to electro victory. Lets get to the bottom line. Ah. Across the united states, the power a former president , donald trump, has grown in the republican party. In august, his hand pick nominees and the parties, primary elections were able to displace long standing politicians like liz cheney and arizona, his candidates have not one everywhere. But there are still a lot of them. Now comes the hard part. Can they when the peoples vote in a couple of months . And what are the chances that the republicans can flip control of congress . Thats one side of the coin. The other side is the democrats who are deeply divided between moderates and strident progressives. So if both sides have their own radicals to deal with, how can they ever find a happy middle ground for the sake of all. Busy americans, today were talking with toxin, rodney davis, who is represented illinois and the house of representatives for the past and years, and it was just lost his seat, a congresswoman, mary miller, who was Donald Trumps choice in the republican primary contra davis. Thank you so much for pulling over on the side the road. I know youre driving to iowa from illinois. Look, i want to have a very thoughtful discussion on whats happening in american politics where you dont really both parties where it seems stride and see seems to be the way to victory. And i just love to get your sense of things most try and she depends upon the district. Look, i represented a district and want to district 10 years ago that was drawn to elect democrats and i be democrats, every single election cycle in the general election. Id be back primary challenges at the same time, but my district i currently represent was much different than the district. Democrats drew my house in june in this race. And therefore, i was much more subject to the strident shake, much more subject to an endorsement from the former president against me. Now you can marry miller was also an incumbent. So this was an incumbent in Congress Versus an incumbent. And i guess my question is, you know, we saw this also in new york where we saw Jerry Natalie and Carolyn Maloney put together a democrat thought. So somebodys going to come out winning, but it just be interested in your side. Where does the value of being, you know, someone who can deliver on, on what your constituents, i know constituents may not always know what they want, but what is the chemistry has it, has it changed in 10 years . This deal making is that bad is getting nothing done good. Well listen, in my case, i was completely over running the last weekend with a high turn out in areas where President Trump came in to rally from i bone it. And we didnt have a high turn out in the areas that we did very well. And thats also due to the fact that it will annoy and have never voted in a june primary. I would use my races, a barometer of what works and what does the resources we had the messaging and frankly, up until election day we have the polling in the data to show we were going to win. But things can change and i give the president and his team credit for making that happen. But in the end, in the, in common sense governing, i dont think has gone by the way, shot the most members of congress who are going to be successful. As i have been in areas where theyve known me the most of the last 10 years, the people want government to get things done. They dont want washington to be the only level of government that just function is expected, rather than scorned by your you had one of the most interesting Committee Assignments that i know of and, and folks, im going to tell you, im really into wonky stuff. Im into detail and i like to know how things run. And rodney davis was responsible the ranking republican for the House Administration committee that really ran things and also poke holes and things like the security of the capital in january 6 and raising a lot of questions. And i know youve been out there in a constructive way saying for years now that we have problems that were not administering and running the system as well as we could. Id love to give our audience and understanding, particularly as we saw january 6th roll out. Why havent we been able to plug in some of the holes that youve been talking about for a long time . Because frankly, everyones focused on the january 6 select committee. Remember i was an original appointee, so that select committee. I spoke with Speaker Pelosi when we reconvene on january 6, about doing a Bipartisan Commission on commission, and i think President Trump would much rather add than what we see with the select committee right now. I just went online. I dont think nancy was seeing the democrats were serious about a true bipartisan investigation if they were, they would have allowed are they would have a lot or how should ministration committee to do what the Senate Rules Committee are counterpart in the senate did. They did a bipartisan investigation. They released findings months ago. We could have done that in the house, but it wasnt the narrative that speaker plus she wanted to years. My biggest fears, you know, i interesting to capital please transparency, act long before january 6. We have a broken system in and around the capital complex because of the way the Decision Making matrix exist with the Capital Police board. And unfortunately, unfortunately, a lot of those security related questions are not being asked by the democrats or the, the, the 2 republicans on the january 6 like a many, you know, under disappointment. Its not a failure. And its something that i know my success will get to get questions answered when we take over the majority of january, if you had remained a member of that committee and done this, what would be some of the key questions in issues you would have raised that arent being raised now. Number one, why was the Security Posture so bad leading up to in on january 6 . Remember because of my position as the Ranking Member of our administration. I was given a security briefing via the it says by the assistant chief of the cap, replace or was not being in that briefing that led me to believe i would witness what i saw in january. Now, because of the bipartisan investigation, the senate did months ago, we now know that intelligence was ordered from the norfolk virginia, f b i office to the Capital Police Intelligence Division that the capitol would be under attack. Ive confirmed not only through the senate my investigation by talking to him directly, then police chief steve, shaun was not even made aware of that intelligence. Why are the questions not being asked about why that one intelligence failure happened . Let alone many others . Why did we have glass it was able to be broken on the, on the outside of the capital building. These are things that have to be each of the things that have to be addressed in a very thoughtful bipartisan way. But instead, were stuck in, theres a vortex of the select committee focusing on one person and one personally. And thats the former pressure, you know, is there a way and i, and i asked this carefully to both have gone down the track that you think is so important on security and intelligence. Who knew what, when and why the adequate parties werent notified. But also to look at the fact of what i think we know is it donald trump, President Trump, also knew what he was doing. Also knew a lot of those folks were armed and didnt care about it said they werent after him and wanted in any cases, as weve seen, some reports allegedly, to lead in part, you know, the, the storming of the capital. Is it possible and should we have had a kind of committee that dealt with all elements of that equation . Mentioned keyword in your questions. Allegedly remember, the Senate Rules Committee did a bipartisan investigation that focused a great deal on the security failures in and around the capital complex. The Bipartisan Commission bill that i wrote in january that every single republican voted for as part of a procedural previous question, vote would have been the best chance for us to get all questions answered. Keep in mind theres always a lot of hyperbole and discussion and an interest in anything the former president does. Because frankly, he lives rent free in the minds of most in the media and in the minds of every democrats and i know. But in the end, why in the world that are brave men and women who saved me and my friends on a baseball field 5 years ago, why did those brave men and women in the capital please . Why were they ever put in the situation they were . Why didnt they have the equipment that they needed because it was locked on a bus and no one had the key or why didnt we prepare . Even when the president asked, they asked his advisors and his military leaders to prepare for a large number of people. That could be violet. Why werent those questions right now in which that committee and why are we getting answers to the answers and the American People deserve right now, i just want our audience to know that the incident that congressman davis is referring to was an attacker who came in and attacked the republican members of a baseball team. Congressman steve scully was nearly killed in that incident. You had others that really showed incredible heroism in that moment. So this was a moment of Political Violence in this country that i think is important to remember. But let me ask you a question. You know, you, you, more than many other members of congress have taught me about many of the values and the issues that are going on in agricultural america. The district you represent is a lot of farmland. Youre very, very popular. With the illinois farm bureau, et cetera, were endorsed by them. Im interested in, in the, in the questions of what is in the mind of voters right now. What you think because were seeing some interesting results in some of these earlier races in kansas. Perhaps it was the reversal of the roe v wade abortion decision may be. Others. Democrats are beginning to think that they have a chance to survive the mid term elections. Where do you think things are going to go in november . What your gut tell you, in terms of at least what youre part of the country is feeling . Yeah, i tried to convince myself that we would keep the majority in 2018 also. The winds, arent there every single Little Movement towards the democrat or every single check up and the president s Approval Rating gives the democrats and those who hope they stay in control. It gives them them that, that look ahead but, but look at, look at 20202020 democrats were expected and on election day Speaker Pelosi and then the triple c chair. Sherry blue stove boldly predicted again of democratic feet in the range of 15. 00 to 25. 00 intended by, but we ended up winning by almost 10 points. And, oh, by the way we, republicans picked up a net of 15 sheets. So keep in mind the generic ballot now is better than was in 2020. Everybody wants to point to kansas. Hey, thats great. Will the real be way decision increase democratic turn up . Absolutely, it will. But will it also energize some low propensity Republican Voters who like me care about the life vision . Absolutely, well, but if you dont down to do that, kansas kansas amendment, remember, look at the messaging, those who were opposed to the amendment use. You see Anti Government match, that it was we are coming to take something away from the citizens that played well, even for pro lifers who voted against that was against rodney, is there a way to be successful republican in Congress Today or to get elected and to be independent of donald trump, or is being a trump republican. Pretty much part of the deal. Again, it depends on the district. Look, i got to give President Trump and his team credit. He came in the weekend before the election completely changed. Turn out ball in a low turn out environment in a primary in june hed never be been held in june before in my lifetime of my own state. So things happen that way. I gotta give them credit for strategizing, executing that strategy extremely well. But if youre going to have a parameter of somebodys loyalty to anyone individual, i just think that short shide, it depends on the district. Look at the republican conference, im a part of, its made up of a whole host of good republicans in government and theyre winning, theyre wanting districts that they werent supposed to win. And were going to get more of those governing republican when we have this rate, a lot of water democrats that are going to fall prey to the way thats coming in november of this year. Look, i know that this is a hypothetical. And im hoping after the next election, youre going to be out in washington to hang out with as we both talk about these issues. But what is revenge are going to look like in the house. What do you think is on, you know, whether its Kevin Mccarthy or steve police or other potential future speakers . If the republicans do, when the house of representatives is revenge, are going to be high on their roster or is delivering to the American People and getting things done going to be high on their roster. Well, thats going to depend upon whos discussing what is considered a revenge and what is considered just living up to the problems that we make. So will republicans give it a proxy building . I believe they will. Somebody call that revenge against the speaker right and against democrats who stayed at home rather than come in and, and do the job that i think were ashburn, constituents, to do. Were going to get rid of the metal detectors that are lined up outside the house chamber. Is that revenge . Or is that living up to the promise that we made the day they were put up . So were going to make decisions that have been long planned out before we take the majority. And im going to order those planning in a lot of those executions of those decisions are going to be called revenge. Theyre going to be called something new various by the democrats and those ship advisement, the democrats in the media to be where because were, weve laid out what we intend to do. And that should not be a surprise to anyone. Once Kevin Mccarthy. Mouse. I want to, i want our audience to know that you are a conservative republican. Weve known each other for many years. And you know, as a conservative republican who has issues you care about you, none the less have a lot of insights into progressive democrats who sit across the l. And i should say that congressman rodney davis is, is, is one of those who is very often worked across the aisle to move legislation forward, you know, to come to compromises and various issues. But im also interested in the, in the divides in the democratic sites. Weve just seen senator joe mansion eventually kind of hold the line, move a 3 and a half 1000000. 00 deal down to basically nearly half a 1000000000. But basically you have huge divides in the Democratic Party as well. And we should be careful of this, but you know, a lot of people know alexandria castillo, cortez a o. C is shes known in the world, is, is sort of seen as the head of one wing of that grew hope. Youve got folks like jo mansion that Many Democrats cant even believe hes a democrat and, and are upset about. But i guess the issue for me is, from your perspective, what are you seeing from your purch happening in the Democratic Party . Are they going over a cliff from your perspective . What is the stridency on their side look like . Well, its going to be a party thats going to be war. The majority of their party in congress after this next election will be more or more progressive democrats. Me look, gosh, what happened with us as, as republicans, after many of the more governing republicans got rated in 2018 elections like thats just the national have been well, what happens . Why . Because most competitive each are represented by governing republicans or governing number. Thats just the nature of the elect. Why . Because they, they represent their. Ready constituency, and who actually reward for governing . Why can i district that ive represented for 10 years. They like the fact that im considered one of the most by partition in this and have been, as i promised to be my entire career. But when you look at the key is going to be, how is the next 2 years come . Because when it comes to the folks like you in the media and others, you have to look whats realistic and whats not. Think about this, lets say we take the house. I still believe Mitch Mcconnell will be the leader of the senate will be a slim majority. I think so, but joe biden is going to be in the white house. You really think were going to have major legislative packages that are going to come through in a bipartisan way . No, i would even say hell know what were going to see is oversight oversight, oversight. And that is going to bring to the forefront. Those who are responsible for the oversight in the respective house in the senate and those committees and i my good friends on a committee, my really good friend, jamie over going to be a great chairman of oversight and house jim jordan, a friend is going to be chair, judiciary, and they are going to be the faces of that oversight. And thats where a lot of hard or right members on our side of Freedom Caucus folks and the hard right. Members in the senate and the hard left numbers of the russians, the democrats, they are going to be the ones dominating the airwaves. Because the next 2 years is going to be oversight oversight over fascinating perspective. Let me ask you a question. As somebody who follows administration, so well, we saw whether we like it or not just to be candid, things like the counting of electra the certification of electoral votes. Um, who knew that that could be a controversial issue . It was sort of a routine, you know, ceremony of but a bit. And now weve got, were all trying to learn about all the different classifications of secret documents. And what are the powers of the president which turn out to be pretty vaguely defined that the president can declassify what he wants, but its unclear. You are a very, very astute person about process administration and rules. How much out there. And i, you know, talking about the mar lago documents and in the fight and tussle between the National Archives and president drum. How many of these holes do we need to fill and get away from ceremony and habit, and actually need to begin to look at what could go wrong . It not just with President Trump but that other future president s. Just take advantage of opportunities out there. Nobody had thought about before. I mean its, its amazing to me. We had former high ranking, democrat, National Security officials, stuff clash. I documents into their suit and, and as brushed aside your democracy is not under attack when democrats still classified information, right. But all the sudden theres an unprecedented raid on the former president s whole mean he lives neurologic. Im not happy that he came out and made sure that i didnt win. But also you got to take a step back and ask yourself, would that have happened under any other former president . I dont know, well apt to see what the evidence is put forth by Law Enforcement officials. But we shouldnt have an attack on Law Enforcement by democrats or by republicans. But keep in mind, you mentioned the election certification. I remember in 2017 should on the alas for watching my colleagues who are dominating near wage talking about how rejecting certification of a lot of the luck tours is a threat to democracy. They were trying to do that themselves and think back to 2004 when we actually had a boat to decertify ohios electoral vote for president george w bush. Many come not, many of your Current Committee chairman voted to be certified. Now was that democracy under attack, did we begin to look at changing the process, which i think personally, should be looked at. But in the, in my colleagues who voted to be sure to buy a luxury result or not the irs. And it shouldnt be a partisan issue, natural boat they made on behalf of their constituents. I made a different war. I voted to certify those electoral result results. Just like many of my democratic colleagues voted to certified President Trump select result, a president george w bushs, and we have to make sure dont put a red shirt or blue shirt on decisions that have been made by the over 40 years ago. What was it creates this can use it, create an environment where its nothing but polarization states. Well, you know, one of the things i was really grateful to you, you know, doing this show today and coming in as i like our audience to know that all of america is not brooklyn, new york, that there are many other parts of the country. You are in illinois, 50 miles away from the iowa border, i think driving the iowa. I would just love our and people dont see everything the same way. Just show us where you are. Pick up the camera and show our audience a little bit of rural illinois that youre proud of. You know, im actually in would hulu. Right now, stevens in henry county. As matter of fact, im for the morning, i. Oh, sure. My mom and dad used to drive bus back home to see our relatives. We were always stop here and would hope was. So im here and i tried to get this is my backdrop earlier, like the son didnt cooperate . Look at that core. Wow. I see good court thats ill annoyed court. I was in california this past week and their court does not look like this corps, but come out here to the midwest. Come join us. Randy pinkstra, mary. Annette miller. Meeks nikki arch lar and gt. Thompson to make. Come out to the before broad rachelle, boone county, iowa. Well, i will have to end it there, but republican congressmen, rodney davis, civilian oy, really appreciate you pulling over on the road and thank you so much for talking with us and look forward to seeing you in washington soon. Absolutely take care sleep. So whats the bottom line . Lets dispel a myth. Donald trump is not all powerful. He lost the presidency. Of course he still really influential and his brand still help some, but it hurts others. But lets get beyond trump. Whats happening in both parties today is something far more worrisome. Stridency is on the rise, the desire to listen to one another. Negotiate make a deal is fading away. Todays american politics is about never giving up, never surrendering your own views, pounding on the table. No compromise is that the rapid recipe for getting elected today. So getting things done, bad, not getting things done and being ideologically outrageous and unyielding good. Will. The outcome of these politics is going to be messy, and what allows the model for the world. And thats the bottom line. Ah, hulu. Mm. Ah. Seek that, hed been home and then international intake option excellence award, boot now for your hero, lou. Hello, i got adrian. Instead of going here in dough. How about the headlines on al jazeera russians a paying their respects to the last soviet union leader ahead of his burial in moscow . The cow gorbachev will be lay