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The GOP Is All-In For The Big Lie
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 01:17:32
Publish Date: 2021-06-03 05:04:00
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Don starts the show by considering what Democrats need to do to win the fight over voting rights and explains that the filibuster is a major roadblock for them. He also shares that, according those closest to the former president, Trump is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election.   

Michael Fanone, a police officer and hero who defended Capitol Hill during the Jan. 6 insurrection, joins at the beginning of the show to speak out against Trump supporters who are calling for a coup and the former president’s reinstatement. He also shares his disappointment about Senate Republicans’ move to block the Jan. 6 commission after he himself visited the capitol to tell Senators his story about the traumatic day. 

After reports that Trump is telling allies that he expects to be reinstated by August, Senior Political Analyst John Avlon and Political Commentator Ana Navarro join Don to discuss that, though Americans shouldn’t take Trump seriously on this issue, we should be worried about the people who are listening to Donald Trump. 

Prosecutors are requesting a 30 year sentence for Derek Chauvin. Senior Legal Analyst Laura Coates joins to put the sentence into perspective.   

Correspondent Donnie O’Sullivan brings a report on QAnon followers’ talk of overturning the 2020 election on the Telegram app and explores why this discourse sparks fears of new violence. 

A 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl opened fire on law enforcement after breaking into a house and finding guns. Law Enforcement Analyst and former Washington DC Police Chief Charles Ramsey joins to shame his perspective. 

Some states across the country are providing incentives to get the COVID-19 vaccine, with lotteries including prizes like scholarships, $1 million, guns and more. Medical Analyst Jonathan Reiner and Don discuss the benefits of this approach to public health, and how different communities have different motivations for getting the vaccine. 

Candidates who are embracing QAnon conspiracy theories are running for local, state and national offices across America, using their platform to endorse Trump and conspiracy theories. CNN’s Senior National Correspondent Sarah Sidner reports.

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