Trump's endorsement braves election tests, but shows signs of weakness, with Marc Caputo and Brendan Buck

The Chuck ToddCast

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🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Trump-endorsed candidates are soaring through primary elections, but a string of losses in competitive races puts into question whether — two years since leaving office — former President Trump's influence on his party is finally waning. NBC News National Political Reporter Marc Caputo and Brendan Buck, a former advisor to Republican House Speakers, join Chuck to discuss the GOP's complicated relationship with its former flagbearer.

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0:00.0	Hello there I'm Chuck Todd, this is the Chuck Todd cast, so what do the Republican
0:09.0	primaries and the January 6 hearings have in common?
0:11.7	Former President Donald Trump.
0:13.6	Two years after leaving office, Trump remains one of the central figures in America, politics
0:17.6	thief, organizing principle behind these historic hearings and the biggest question going into
0:22.2	2024.
0:23.5	But Trump's influence over the Republican Party is more of a question than ever, especially
0:27.9	the power of his endorsement, which was illustrated again this week after reports that Florida
0:32.8	governor and potential 2024 candidate Ron DeSantis suddenly hasn't sought Trump's
0:37.3	endorsement.
0:38.3	He wouldn't be governor without him, of course, something Donald Trump reminds us of all
0:41.9	the time.
0:42.9	But his power was really on display in the Alabama Senate runoff or lack of power, depends
0:47.3	on your point of view.
0:48.9	Trump first endorsed Congressman Mo Brooks, but after his campaign started struggling,
0:52.1	Trump of course pulled the endorsement and eventually put a seal of approval on the
0:56.1	one candidate he had personally attacked the most.
0:58.8	Brooks's eventual challenger on the runoff Katie Britt, who by then was a virtual lock
1:03.0	to win.
1:04.0	My guest today, Mark Caputo, he's the NBC News National political reporter, has a great
1:09.0	year of what's going on in the state of Florida and Republican politics in general, Brendan
1:12.6	Buck, former top advisor to Speaker's Boehner and Ryan.
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