like representative jim jordan, marjorie taylor greene, and matt gaetz. keri lake for, example, a prominent election denier who lost the governor s race in arizona last year, was also a guest speaker. so or steve bannon and pillow salesman mike lindell. key republican leaders like house speaker kevin mccarthy, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, and our and see chairwoman, rhonda mcdaniel, did not take part in cpac this week. meanwhile, other presidential candidates possible presidential candidates set out the conference in favor of a different event this week. a sign of the republican party remains somewhat splintered with some members trying to charter new path forward and leaving donald trump far behind. instead of cpac, florida governor ron desantis, former vice president mike pence, south carolina senator tim scott, and new hampshire governor chris sununu opted to attend a private retreat with donors hosted by the conservative organization club for growth.
pretext or the other person talking to the new york times onstage in new york. but in both cases, they would ve been advised to get a lawyer and top less. at least she s honest. this is a pretext. but you are right. it is denying their own voters, their own citizens, and by the way they re a pretty republican county, of having their votes including the statewide vote. shut the new york times reporter who got a real good right up. marc elias as always thank you very much. thank. you still had. republicans try to figure out what went on in the midterms as a pillow salesman throws his hat in the ring to lead the rnc. what could go wrong? next. go wrong? next ingrix protects. proven over 90% effective, shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. an increased risk of guillain-barré syndrome was observed after getting shing
reporter who got a real good right up. marc elias as always thank you very much. thank you. as republicans try to figure out what went on in the midterms as a pillow salesman throws his hat in the ring to lead the rnc. what could go wrong? next.
election, about covid vaccines, about the january 6th insurrection. he also had reposted videos from mike lindell, the my pillow salesman. it is their worst nightmare. this is someone predisposed to act on them with violence. the rhetoric does not come without consequences. josh campbell, thank you very much. members of congress has been expressing outrage on the attack. sunlen, what are lawmakers telling you? reporter: there is bipartisan outrage about this attack across the board condemning the violence that was seen against paul pelosi and expressing sympathy for the pelosi family. but what we have really seen in responses from lawmakers, politicians hitting the campaign trail today, it is a shift to
the first places they went was to the speaker s office. it just shows us the danger of our democracy. this is what happens when you convince a third of the country that the election was stolen. this isn t how democracies or self-governance works. we re in a bad moment. reporter: outfront now, josh campbell. he is outside the pelosi home in san francisco. josh, what else are investigators learning about this attack and the suspect here? reporter: erin, this individual appears to be the exact type of person that is law enforcement s worst nightmare. it s what they ve been warning about, people who not only consume so many of these conspiracy theories but also appears to be predisposed to violence. this individual s social media presence contained numerous conspiracy theories about the election, about january 6th, about covid vaccines. he reposted information from mike lindell, the election-denying pillow salesman. and again, he s accused of