from republicans about this today. reporter: that s right, they just got back from washington. i ve caught up with several top republicans as they headed into mitch mcconnell s office for a leadership meeting and some of them are criticizing donald trump. they re doing it after being asked by reporters like me. senator corner called this an irresponsible statement, john thune saying he couldn t disagree more with the former president. rick scott, head of the senatorial committee, defending the constitution. all three of them, none of them would say that this disqualifies trump from being president. this has given some potential trump opponents in 2024 an opportunity to go after him, including his former vice president, mike pence. i think everyone that serves in public office, everyone that aspires to serve or to serve again should make it clear that we will support and defend the constitution of the united
as well as the so many other cases that are pending around the country. georgia, new york, against the former president. congressman cicilline, one way that congress could hold donald trump accountable is by taking action on a piece of legislation that you are pulling together. you sent it trying to invoke the section three of the 14th amendment that basically says anybody who is involved in the insurrection if the government should never hold public office again. talk more about that. sure, so the 14 amendment specifically prohibits or disqualifies anyone from holding federal office who has incited an insurrection or assisted others and inciting insurrection against the united states. we know there is overwhelming evidence that donald trump did exactly that. section five at the 40 moment specifically authorizes congress to pass legislation to
it freaks people out. so kemp had that advantage. walker is the candidate who is in the republican seat on the senate side could also add it, but he is terrible. so he didn t have it. so this is a big problem. this idea of him being a carpetbagger and getting a tax break in texas only adds a marginally to that. because there is so much other stuff. it all disqualifies him from being yeah, the senator there is where i do think there is a little bit of a similarity with mehmet oz. it s like, what mehmet oz is running for senate in pennsylvania i was like, what is the argument? what is the logic? mehmet oz, pennsylvania senator. right? like, pat toomey, he was a republican congressman before. you know, katie britt, just got elected in alabama. it worked in alabama politics, i believe she was a preacher and shelby staffer in alabama. right? so, you know, if you or have a certain logic there. it s like, why is this person gonna be the senator for this place. there is literally no reas