had come true. let s go out front. good evening, i am erin burnett. out front tonight a new lie. it is a lie being pushed on republicans by republicans that jeopardizing the whole nation. the lie is that the vaccine is not working. the lie is working right now. according to a new poll, 49% of republican men say they won t get the vaccines. the number of trump supporters overall who say the same, 47%. who can turn this around? the people who are committed to president trump and his leadership still matters a great deal. it is important for former president trump and as well as the vice president to encourage all followers to get the vaccine. trump is not doing this and not doing this any way shape or form despite the fact he went and get vaccinated himself in secret. he s happy to have the protection for himself but he s not carrying enough about his supporters or the american population at large to tell others to follow suit. his supporters are following what he says
republican rank and file voters are very concerned of what s happening in ukraine and so i think republicans are thinking they have a midterm election coming up and they got to shift the message here. i am curious of there are midterm elections, i am curious of the impact. i want to bring in rachel vinman, thank you for being here and so happy to have you back on our connection. you heard this between lucy and i, your husband alexander vindman were at the center discussion. what s your take on this flip-flop, you saw jim jordan and now listen to congressman hawthorne. we don t know when this audio
thank you. you two. anita: great information there. the us looking to set up more talks with russia with tension still high over vladimir putin amassing tens of thousands of troops along the ukraine border. is there a path for diplomacy? north carolina congressman hawthorne joins us with his take straight ahead. (kate) this holiday, verizon has the deal that gets better and better and better. get iphone 13 pro, on us, when you trade in your old or damaged phone. (kate) better? (guy) better. (kate) hey. (kate) and up to $1,000 when you switch. (carolers) better (kate) because everyone deserves better.
and i just was upset seeing my community up in flames. reporter: rittenhouse is being hailed as a hero in other corners of the far right with republican congress members matt gaetz, lauren boebert, and madison hawthorne competing with each other to offer rittenhouse internships on capitol hill. kyle rittenhouse would make a good intern. madison hawthorne, he said he would arm wrestle me for this kyle rittenhouse intern shift. but madison hawthorne has some pretty big guns. so i would like to challenge him to a sprint instead. reporter: congressman hawthorne uses a wheelchair. republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is also jumping in pushing a bill to award rittenhouse a congressional gold medal which has been bestowed on people like george washington, nelson mandela, winston churchill, and the wright brothers. he stands as an icon on the far right as someone who pushed back against the black lives matter movement, and he stands as someone who s sort of stands
more of this, and you have to understand the tucker carlssons of the world who are playing the game, fox news, they re living in the land of white grievance. you ve got rupert murdaugh saying move on. white grievances driving this and they re specifically tapping into the white grievance of young, white men. this willnot be the last time this happens. i tend to agree with you, roland. and kaie, we talked last hour about the support in the halls of congress. i want you to take a listen to congressman hawthorne and his thoughts on the verdict. kyle rittenhouse is not guilty, my friends. you have a right to defend yourselves. be armed, be dangerous, and be moral. be armed, be dangerous and he follows that up with be moral. he has made a lot of