they want to go after joe biden on. it also has to speak fundamentally to the country about how the party is going to move the nation forward. what philosophical anchors will it have? not just the traditional tropes around, small government and all of that. brendon, you heard the reference to small government. this is something that really used to unite a lot of the party. indeed, some of the debates were around saying, not small enough. let s take a look at that history. return to a sense of limited government. house republicans unveiled a plan to dramatically shrink the size of government. the reality is, if we don t economy. we want it down to the size to where it would fit in a bathtub. then worry about what we are up to. i think this conversation is hard to nail down what do we stand for. we talk about policy. in reality, the party is much
so with many important questions facing the nation and conservatism today, we get into a very special panel. i m joined by several prominent conservatives with extensive experience. michael steele, former rnc chair, lieutenant governor of maryland. brendon buck, top advisor to paul ryan and john boehner. ashley davis, a former bush white house official. welcome to all of you. thank you. different conversation. we start with you, michael. okay. i don t know if that s a good idea. what does the republican party and conservatism stand for now? the party right now is a little bit rudderless with its platform. it doesn t have an official party platform. they didn t pass one in 2020. it has to lay out with clarity some of the not just the general big policy themes that
so many mash shootings and just shootings on the street. over 500 children have lost their lives and we re only at april, mid april here, in 2023 thousands have been thousands of children have been injured by gun violence so there is no bottom for the pandering of the republican party to the nra and the gun lobby. ashley parker, brendon buck, donna edwards, thanks to all of you. plugging the leak, the latest on the investigation into what is called the worst breaches of national intelligence in yeeshs. congressman jason crow of the house intelligence committee joining us next on andrea mitchell on msnbc
on your firearms the issue is not too many guns it s too many thugs, hoodlums and savage criminals on our streets. as long as there is breath in my lungs, i will stand with you to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infrijds. the second amendment insures that the american people have the capacity to defend their lives, fortunes and honor. i am a concealed weapons permit holder myself my husband is a hunter. just before mike pence spoke the former vice president was booed by tenants in his home state. hello nra i love you too. wow joining me now in washington, senior national correspondent ashley parker. brendon buck former communications to speakers ryan and boehner and former democratic congresswoman donna edwards. ashley, appears the shootings
taking the next step toward a bid for president in 2024. he is creating an exploratory committee making the announcement in a video message today, which he noted is the day marking the beginning of the civil war. i will never back down in defense of the conservative values that make america exceptional. that s why i m announcing my exploratory committee for president of the united states the move signaling his intent to enter that 2024 primary contest, plus scott is in iowa today. that s a big signal. the first republican caucus state. joining me is ali vitali from iowa, brendon buck and ashley parker welcome all. ali, to you. tim scott is in iowa of course, another south carolinian as well, nikki haley.