crazy, but this would be a level of intensity that i am not sure we can exactly described today, but i honestly think they ought to do it. i mean, look, the core of this case was that it was a campaign finance violation. so agreed that it might have changed the outcome of a presidential election. so if you actually believe that don t want to, just lock him up. why don t you just want me just play it out and put your logical thinking. i don t know why scott is looking at me this one i think because i think democrats or tip toeing around the toe something where it s a toy tip toeing around the tulips, which is a new one for me. but the fact is your candidate for president of the united states decided to cheat on his wife by sleeping was like, wow, she was no, definitely not while she was while she was pregnant by sleeping with a porn star violated campaign finance laws and then then committed fraud and bookkeeping that s a fact now. and he s a felon now. and so what should we lock hi
well, first of all, i think he s right. i think people would be i mean, republicans would go crazy. they re already going crazy, but this would be a level of intensity that i i m not sure we can exactly describe today, but i honestly think they ought to do it. i mean, look, the core of this case was that it was a campaign finance violation. so agree. just that it might have changed the outcome of a presidential election. so if you actually believe that don t want to, they just lock him up. why don t you just want me just play it out in its logical conclusion, alaska is looking at me this one i think because i think democrats or tip toeing around the toe no i don t think we re tip tip toeing around the tulips, which is a new one for me but the fact is your candidate for president of the united states decided to cheat on his wife by sleeping was any election while she was no, definitely not while she was while she was pregnant by sleeping with a porn star, violated campaign finance law
that. dana: presidential candidate will hurd drawing boos in iowa friday there for the annual lincoln dinner. it drew nearly the entire republican field. here to talk about is the politics reporter at the des moines register and a bureau chief for the gazette. this caucus is getting closer. let me show you here. this is call for number one here, des moines register article saying 2024 candidates are tip toeing around trump indictments and lincoln dinner shows why. why is that? well, we heard it in the clip that you showed from friday night. that was really the first time that i ve seen i haven t been to them all but to a lot of candidate events here in iowa in the last few months. that was far and away the harshest and most direct criticism that we ve seen of
i mean here we go again. that is a great point. and it is a little inevitable given that you have the first federal indictment of a former president. but it is i think a litmus question about their own courage and independence and leadership abilities. the ability to clearly condemn actions which are alleged in this indictment with a lot of supporting evidence, it is sort of a bear minimum for a party in the past that have stood for patriotism, individual responsibility, the rule of law, strong national security, condemning these actions should be a no-brainer. to the exception that their tip toeing around trump, i think that becomes disqualifying. and tim naftali was making this point for us earlier on in this program, basically asking the question, why aren t some of the national security or republicans crying foul more over what trump did.
first hand how a cavalier and arrogant attempt for the rule of law can backfire. the jury verdict should be treated with the seriousness and another example of the indefensible behavior of donald trump. let s get the read on this from tom bevan of real clear politics. you know, he stands out as some of the other candidates that are tip toeing around these legal issues as they pop up. what he s saying is it s a mess, you should be out of the race. he s not going to do that obviously. what do you make of it? no, he s not. he s not. look, there is a certain faction of folks in the wreck party, liz cheney released an ad saying donald trump is unfit to be president after january 6. asa hutchison is a vocal voice that says that. but again, trump s not dropping out of the race and the fact is, most republican voters don t believe that.