during a call with house gop leader kevin mccarthy while the capitol was under siege on january 6th along with congressman the three had been facing trump s wrat. republicans in two of those states, arizona and wisconsin, set to make their picks for statewide offices in the next few weeks. arizona today and wisconsin next tuesday. amid a rift between donald trump and mike pence that dates back to january 6th. the washington post reports, quote, two gubernatorial candidates in arizona and wisconsin backed by trump will face-off this month against those endorsed by former vice president mike pence. who split with trump after refusing pressure to reject the results of the 2020 presidential race. but make no mistake, this year s republican primaries have been shaped in large part by who donald trump is endorsing. and competition for his endorsement took a surreal turn last night when trump endorsed eric in the missouri primary. just eric, no last name, you know, like beyonce
again, in what s expected to be a good republican year, the president s the former president s endorsement is modestly helpful. there are plenty of states, alicia, that are just he needs to stay away from. he s not had the discipline to stay out of races where he would not be helpful in a general election. there are states across the country where his his endorsement is not helpful, states he lost, a state like georgia, for example. he s proven to be an unhelpful surrogate. but, again, in the republican base in a state like missouri as yamiche said, donald trump is incredibly popular and his endorsement does matter, but not when you endorse when you play a game like this which is just really bizarre and too cute by half. here s the thing, jake, there s the trump hangover of trump himself, and then there is the trumpism that has just seeped into our politics. so i want to go back to michigan
reporter: sakura says that april day only motivated her to keep going. as athletes, we always tend to use whatever obstacle to empower and keep moving. that was vicky nguyen reporting. as we hit a new hour, america s headache. the trump hangover in full effect with the former president on stage in arizona furthering his big lie about the election. as another big lie about covid is stealing lives across republican strongholds. plus beto o rourke joins us with a march he s leading through texas all to protect the american right to vote. plus, my take on the high-stakes future of child care and why our action on this issue is bound to determine the future of our country. and our loudest voices of the week, the cuban standing up without fear. this is american voices.
it appears red states are paying the highest price. thanks to vaccine disinformation spread among right-wing skpligsz media outlaws. 8 of 10 states with the highest spike of coronavirus hospitalizations are led by republicans. of course this can be linked to our former president and his allies. we re still dealing with a trump hangover, the consequences of more than a year of him downplaying the pandemic even six months into the biden administration. one of the biggest disinformation offenders, georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. twitter suspended her account for spreading lies about the virus, making it more important for republicans to see those who see the danger. these folks are choosing are horrible lifestyle of self-inflicted zane what is it