but tonight, we begin with the story. the man waiting in the wings. while donald trump is finding a torrent of investigations, there is one person who has been ready to take the mic, should the former president go bankrupt, be caught in jail, or fall into a classified box. that man is florida republican governor ron desantis. the first term governor has catapulted to celebrity status among republicans thanks to his abrasive style and his relentless desire to weigh into the culture wars on behalf of the far-right. with his sights clearly set on 2024 run, governor desantis is now taking his show on the road. he is headlining rallies for k gop candidates all across the usa. just last week, he visited arizona to stop on behalf of the far-right election deniers running for governor and senate in that state. there, he was praised as the beast from the east, and the best governor we have in this country. gubernatorial candidate kari lake was downright giddy when saying that she had
6th attendee and candidate doug mastriano. all back in for the, desantis is bringing his far-right agenda to the classroom. the state telling educators what they must teach and what they are not allowed to say. tonight, part two of our special report. and democrats, hopeful as republicans run scared. new polling showing the gop is trump backed candidates could cost them a chance at taking the senate. republican strategist mike murphy who is fed up with this party joins us live. plus, a trump ally lindsey graham tells us he must testify next week. andrew weizmann, former prosecutor and senior member of robert mueller s team is our guest. but tonight, we begin with the story. the man waiting in the wings. while donald trump is finding a torrent of investigations, there is one person who has been ready to take the mic, should the former president go bankrupt, be caught in jail, or fall into a classified box. that man is florida republican governor ron desantis. the first term go
murphy who is fed up with this party joins us live. plus, trump ally lindsey graham is told he must testify next week. andrew weizmann, former prosecutor and senior member of robert mueller s team is our guest. but tonight, we begin with this story. the man waiting in the wings. while donald trump is fending a torrent of investigations, there is one person who has been ready to take the mic, should the former president go bankrupt, be caught in jail, or fall into a classified box. that man is florida republican governor ron desantis. the first term governor has catapulted to celebrity status among republicans thanks to his abrasive style and his relentless desire to weigh into the culture wars on behalf of the far-right. with his sights clearly set on 2024 run, governor desantis is now taking his show on the road. he is headlining rallies for key gop candidates all across the usa. just last week, he visited arizona to stop on behalf of the far-right election deniers running f
the curriculum to an ideology that you want, and then you are going to train generations of kids that this is the way the world looks. don falls is not the only person i spoke to who sees what s happening in florida as part of a long game. a diligent, coordinated effort using individuals at the local level to shape politics at the state and national level. which is, to be honest, why a lot of governors are doing the same thing. governor glenn youngkin in virginia, bill ye in tennessee. desantis also knows that in order to control the schools themselves, you need to control the school boards. in florida, the school boards are supposed to be nonpartisan. but this year, governor desantis decided to put his republican thumb on the scale by endorsing dozens of school board candidates across the state ahead of the school board elections that take place next tuesday on august 23rd. the governor is so connected to these races that he has even reportedly paid for campaign materials for at lea
and the pro-life community realized when roe was passed in 73 that they were not going to get it overturned then. so they played the long game which was, how do eventually win? you get the right people in power, the right people into the courts. so that some, where you are not going to win then, but, two generations, three generations down the road, then you win the game. i think it s a similar kind of thing here. it s not about august of 2022, it s about the next generation of kids, or the generation after that. because once you start molding the curriculum to an ideology that you want, and then you are going to train generations of kids that this is the way the world looks. don falls is not the only person i spoke to who sees what s happening in florida as part of a long game. a diligent, coordinated effort using individuals at the local level to shape politics at the state and national level. which is, to be honest, why a lot of governors are doing the same thing.