of the race. he is running for his life, for his freedom. and, at the very least, if he wasn t running, he is never going to tell his supporters to back anyone but him. so, either he has to be the nominee, or he is going to spoil it for them. i think you hit the nail on the head, they made a deal with the devil, as i think i might have even said on your show before. and now they are stuck with him. as you said, no one can beat him, probably, in a primary election. if someone, by some miracle, stephanie ruhle, were to, he would tell his 30%, 35% of the republican base nationally, these people are you know, they are out to get me. they are part of the deep state. whatever it is. don t vote for any of them. you vote for me or you just stay home. and what happens?
unmoored from reality. but they are not at this hour. and the american right has become unmoored from reality because of their devotion to this singular figure. and that way, madness lies. and the singular figure we should all be moored to is democracy and our constitution, if we love this country. jon meacham, always good to see you, especially on a friday night. thank you for joining us. stephanie. when we come back, if you can dream it, you can do it. an inspirational story you must stay up for that is taking place right here in the when the 11th hour continues. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. cabenuva is two injections, given by my healthcare provider, every other month. it s really nice not to have to rush home and take a daily hiv pill. don t receive cabenuva if you re allergic to its ingredients or if you taking certain medicines,
the lincoln project. he has worked on a number of gop campaigns, including john mccain, arnold schwarzenegger, and george w. bush. reed, here is my question. all republicans basically trapped with donald trump at this point? he is never going to drop out of the race. he is running for his life, for his freedom. and, at the very least, if he wasn t running, he is never going to tell his supporters to back anyone but him. so, either he has to be the nominee, or he is going to spoil it for them. i think you hit the nail on the head, they made a deal with the devil, as i think i might have even said on your show before. and now they are stuck with him. as you said, no one can beat him, probably, in a primary election. if someone, by some miracle, stephanie ruhle, were to, he would tell his 30%, 35% of the republican base nationally, these people are you know, they are out to get me. they are part of the deep state. whatever it is. don t vote for any of them. you vote for me or you just
republicans lose more and more and more. they have made this deal and they are stuck with it. it s a catch 22 from start to finish, and here is the other part too. it s that even if that s a he made a deal with jack smith, i don t run again. what is everyone going to want? they are going to want his endorsement. so, no matter, what the poison of donald trump s with the gop for some time to come. jon, what do you think? there is this sort of romantic notion floating out there that more moderate republicans are going to pull together and they are going to step forward. but those moderate republicans are going to get tagged as the establishment, and trump s base despises them. you need look no further, stephanie, then the box that ron desantis is in right now. he has been watching his poll numbers fall. we saw him today start to change his tune a little bit. i think we are going to talk about that a little bit more. but change his tune a little bit on whether the election was legi
republicans lose more and more and more. they have made this deal and they are stuck with it. it s a catch 22 from start to finish, and here is the other part too. it s that even if that s a he made a deal with jack smith, i don t run again. what is everyone going to want? they are going to want his endorsement. so, no matter, what the poison of donald trump s with the gop for some time to come. jon, what do you think? there is this sort of romantic notion floating out there that more moderate republicans are going to pull together and they are going to step forward. but those moderate republicans are going to get tagged as the establishment, and trump s base despises them. you need look no further, stephanie, then the box that ron desantis is in right now. he has been watching his poll numbers fall. we saw him today start to change his tune a little bit. i think we are going to talk about that a little bit more. but change his tune a little bit on whether the election was legi