![]() You know, we are on the eve of new hearings by the congressional panel investigating those attacks. But I want to focus on, actually, some of the later years that your book covers - the period surrounding the 2020 election and culminating with the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. SUMMERS: So your book begins in the midst of the 2016 Republican presidential primary. And it's also the subject of his new book, "Thank You For Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington And The Price Of Submission." Mark Leibovich joins me now. ![]() SUMMERS: That fealty, that blind loyalty is something that Atlantic writer Mark Leibovich says has been central to Trump's ability to hold on to power in the Republican Party. Trump.ĬRUZ: Well, I am supporting the Republican nominee because I think Hillary Clinton is. The Republican candidate for president, Donald J. RUBIO: Donald Trump has committed to cut taxes. GRAHAM: Trump can be a handful, but he is the most dominant figure in the Republican Party. SUMMERS: Well, those Republicans - South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Texas Senator Ted Cruz - and many others have since changed their tune. ![]() ![]() TED CRUZ: This man is a pathological liar. MARCO RUBIO: We are not going to turn over the conservative movement to a con artist who is telling. LINDSEY GRAHAM: He's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. The first time he ran for president, his fellow Republicans - well, they were not so welcoming. Donald Trump has been teasing he plans to run for president in 2024. ![]()
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