2020 election. additionally, vice president mike pence stood his ground, acknowledged president biden s victory, and acted with integrity. it s time the rest of us do the same. joining us now is cnn political commentator s.e. cupp, here to discuss this. let s take a closer look, s.e., just at the totality of what trump said in his response. he said, is he crazy or just stupid? the only reason he did this is because he got my endorsement and easily won his state in 2020, so he thinks he has time. and those are the only ones, the weak, who will breakaway. even though his election will not be coming up for five years, i will never endorse this jerk again. what do you make of this? well, listen, not being up until 2026 comes with some perks. mike rounds is taking advantage of those perks. i guess he s betting that donald trump won t be as much of a force in 2026 to not endorse him
and house speaker keeping close to the vest her plans whether or if to move forward. the senate majority calling her bluff. do you think this is indeed putting pressure on mitch mcconnell? well, whether or not mcconnell s feeling pressure, he s the key person here. that is, trump, look, it s a distraction talking about mike pompeo is a distraction. bottom line is mitch mcconnell is blocking witnesses, he s blocking documents from being presented in any trial of donald trump. a trial without witnesses and a trial without documents in the view of nancy pelosi and in the view of many others is not really a trial. now, the question is not whether mcconnell is under pressure from pelosi and the democrats, it s whether republicans in the senate will breakaway from mcconnell. while it requires a two-thirds vote to convict donald trump. it only requires a simple majority to overrule mcconnell and say, yes, we will have a