Does Trump Still Have A Grip On The GOP?

Polls close in the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries, in contests seen as tests of Trump’s dominance in the GOP. Does the former president still have as tight a grip on his party now he’s out of office and post-insurrection, and what weight do his endorsements now carry? The former defense secretary under Trump openly calls him a threat to democracy, but two top Republican leaders are caught on tape denouncing Trump’s actions on January 6 while continuing to support him publicly.

Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton joins to discuss how ex-corrections officer Vicky White was “basically the mastermind behind the escape” of convicted murderer Casey White that sparked an 11-day manhunt for the pair, and ended in the Alabama officer’s death by a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a dramatic car chase in Indiana. Plus, Tom Brady gets a $375 million contract to join Fox Sports after retirement and Mike Tyson won’t face charges after appearing to punch a plane passenger.

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