"THE REIDOUT" WITH JOY REID
STARTS NOW.
>>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
WE BEGIN "THE REIDOUT" WITH A
WELLNESS CHECK ON THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
THEY’RE EXILING ONE OF THEIR
LEADERS BECAUSE SHE REFUSES TO
GO ALONG WITH A DERANGED LIE
ABOUT THE ELECTION BEING STOLEN
FROM DONALD TRUMP.
WHILE APPLAUDING THE WOMAN
LIKELY TO REPLACE HER FOR
PERPETUATING THE BIG LIE.
>>> AND THE STATE PARTY IN
ARIZONA IS OPENLY MOCKING THE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS BY ATTEMPTING
TO PROVE THAT LIE IN THE MOST
BIZARRE AND DANGEROUS WAY
POSSIBLE.
AND LET’S BE CLEAR.
THIS IS NOT A BATTLE FOR THE
SOUL OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
THAT’S OVER.
WHAT WE’RE SEEING NOW IS WHAT
TOTAL SURRENDER TO TRUMP LOOKS
LIKE.
AND EVEN THOUGH HE’S TWICE
IMPEACHED AND GONE, RETIRED,
DISGRACED, FACING LEGAL AND
FINANCIAL TROUBLE, BLOCKED FROM
SOCIAL MEDIA AND PLAYING
PROFESSIONAL WEDDING CRASHER AT
MAR-A-LAGO, THE GREAT PURGE IS
ON.
CONGRESSWOMAN LIZ CHENEY IS ON
THE VERGE OF BEING BOOTED FROM
HER HOUSE LEADERSHIP POSITION
AND THE DPOPGOP’S HEIR APPARENT
OPENLY CAMPAIGNING TO REPLACE
HER.
THAT’S ELISE STEFANIK WHOSE
EMBRACE OF TRUMP HAS PROPELLED
HER TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE.
HER ONLY APPARENT QUALIFICATION
IS HER WILLINGNESS TO REPEAT THE
BIG LIE OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AGAIN, EVEN AFTER THE CAPITOL
SIEGE ON JANUARY 6th.
NATURALLY SHE WAS AMONG THE 139
HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO TRIED TO
INVALIDATE THE RESULTS OF A
DEMOCRATIC ELECTION.
NOW STEFANIK SAYS SHE SUPPORTS
THE ODD IT IN ARIZONA WHICH IS
BEING CONDUCTED BY A FIRM
LITERALLY CALLED THE CYBER
NINJAS WITH THE HELP OF A
JANUARY 6th INSURRECTIONIST TO
BOOT.
SHE IS ALSO CHECKING ANOTHER
MAGA WORLD BOX, SEEKING THE
BLESSING OF TRUMP PARDON
RECIPIENT STEVE BANNON, FORMERLY
OF BREITBART.COM WHO WAS ACCUSED
LITERALLY OF SCAMMING TRUMP
SUPPORTERS.
>> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT
WHAT’S GOING ON IN ARIZONA?
>> I FULLY SUPPORT THE AUDIT IN
ARIZONA.
WE WANT TRANSPARENCY AND ANSWERS
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
WHAT ARE THE DEMOCRATS SO AFRAID
OF?
WE NEED TO FIX THESE ELECTION
SECURITY ISSUES GOING INTO THE
FUTURE.
THIS IS ALSO ABOUT BEING ONE
TEAM.
AND I’M COMMITTED TO BEING A
VOICE AND BEING A CLEAR --
SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT WE
ARE ONE TEAM, AND THAT MEANS
WORKING WITH THE PRESIDENT AND
WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR
EXCELLENT REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.
>> YOU GOT IT?
THE GOAL IN REPUBLICAN POLITICS
RIGHT NOW IS NOT TO EXPRESS YOUR
PRINCIPLES NO MATTER HOW FAR
RIGHT OR LEFT OR WHATEVER YOUR
PRINCIPLES MAY SWING.
EVEN IF YOU VOTED ALONG WITH
JUST EVERY ROTTEN THING TRUMP
DID DURING HIS TERM, WHICH LIZ
CHENEY DID, THAT DOESN’T MATTER
NOW.
ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU BE
A, QUOTE, TEAM PLAYER ON THE
TEAM OF SOMEONE WHO ISN’T EVEN
PRESIDENT ANYMORE.
JUST SHUT UP, TUCK YOUR DIGNITY
AWAY AND SAY WHAT HE WANTS TO
SAY, MAKE HIM HAPPY.
CONGRESSMAN JIM JORDAN PUT IT
THIS WAY LAST NIGHT.
>> YES, SHE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO
GO AND THE SPEAKER IS RIGHT.
WE ARE A PRO AMERICA POPULIST
PARTY ROOTED IN CONSERVATIVE
PRINCIPLE WITH DONALD TRUMP AS
OUR LEADER.
YOU CAN’T BE THE CONFERENCE
CHAIR WHEN YOU CONSISTENTLY
SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE LEADER OF
OUR PARTY.
SHE CONTINUES TO SPEAK FOR
HERSELF AND NOT FOR THE
CONFERENCE, NOT FOR THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
>> SPEAKING FOR HERSELF.
GOT IT.
IMAGINE.
JORDAN ALSO SAID HOUSE
REPUBLICANS ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH
VOTES TO OUST CHENEY, WHICH
COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS NEXT
WEEK.
AND SEEN.
WHILE STEFANIK HAS RECEIVED
TRUMP’S BLESSING WHO SHE IS OR
WAS IS INSTRUCTIVE.
SHE WAS CONSIDERED A MODERATE,
NORM CORRINE WHO ONLY
RELUCTANTLY SUPPORTED TRUMP
AFTER INITIALLY BACKING JOHN
KASICH IN 2016.
KASICH OF COURSE WENT ON TO
SUPPORT JOE BIDEN FOUR YEARS
LATER.
SHE ONLY EMERGED AS A RISING GOP
STAR THANKS TO HER OUTSPOKEN
DEFENSE OF THE DEAR LEADER
DURING HIS FIRST IMPEACHMENT,
EVEN GETTING SPECIAL RECOGNITION
DURING TRUMP’S POST ACQUITTAL
VICTORY LAP.
IN OTHER WORDS, SHE PLAYED THE
GAME.
WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUAL POLICY,
THOUGH, SHE’S ACTUALLY BEEN MORE
OUT OF SYNC WITH TRUMP AND
CHENEY.
AND ON THE RIGHT WING HERITAGE
FOUNDATION SCORECARD, WHICH
RANKS LAWMAKERS ACCORDING TO HOW
CONSERVATIVE THEY ARE, SHE RANKS
WAY BELOW CHENEY.
IT DOESN’T MATTER TO THESE