How pro-Trump extremists are planning to take over the country, state by state

The national Republican Party has been going through a very public period of strife, punishing members that don't toe the line when it comes to former President Donald Trump. [View in browser]( [Image]( May 27, 2021 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [How pro-Trump extremists are planning to take over the country, state by state]( by Hayes Brown The national Republican Party has been going through a very public period of strife, punishing members that don't toe the line when it comes to former President Donald Trump. It's why you've seen GOP leaders twist themselves into knots trying to avoid directly dealing with Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. It's a fight that's playing out in state Republican Parties across the country, too, Hayes Brown writes. "But the problem is much, much worse at the state level," Brown says. "In effect, it’s not just one party of Trump that we’re going to have to deal with — it’s 51 of them." Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis here]( and be sure to check out the rest of your Thursday [MSNBC Daily.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of a Trump flag in front of the Capitol building]( [Steve Vladeck]( [Trump's latest legal argument makes absolutely no sense]( This argument isn't for the courts — it's for Trump's fans. [Read More]( [An illustration of Ron DeSantis with a Twitter logo over his face]( [Tiffany C. Li]( [Florida's new social media law has a laughable carveout. That's the least of its problems.]( Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a terrible, probably unconstitutional, bill. [Read More]( [A photo of a vote early sign ]( [Steve Benen]( [Arizona GOP's election 'audit' is going far worse than Trump realizes]( Like...a lot worse. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of the crime scene in San Jose, CA]( [San Jose Shooting]( ['What is wrong with us?': Gov. Newsom pleads for gun control after yet another shooting]( [A photo of Steve Bannon]( [The ReidOut]( [A judge dismissed Bannon's indictment. But the N.Y. Trump probe could spell trouble.]( [A photo of Trump leaning in to Bill Barr]( [Deadline White House]( [Fmr. top Mueller prosecutor: Trump no longer has the power to protect himself]( [A close-up photo of a Proud Boy uniform ]( [Ayman Mohyeldin]( [Nevada GOP members cancel meeting after getting threats from the Proud Boys]( LISTEN NOW [Alternate text] Into America After George Floyd Trymaine Lee sits down with Christopher Martin, the 18-year-old clerk at a Minneapolis Cup Foods who accepted George Floyd’s counterfeit $20 bill. In a rare, intimate conversation, Martin opens up to Trymaine about his life before George Floyd, the trauma of that day and his path forward a year after Floyd’s death. [Listen now.]( MORE ON MSNBC [Alternate text] Today, Andrea Mitchell reports live from Jerusalem as she covers Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s diplomatic effort to ensure that the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds. Andrea has covered every attempt at peace in the region since President Carter's Camp David Accords, and will draw on her decades of experience to cover this developing story from every angle. On Saturday, Tiffany Cross is live from Tulsa, Oklahoma, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, one of the deadliest acts of racial terror in U.S. history. Tiffany will speak to those seeking justice for survivors and descendants, examine the fight for reparations, voting rights and police reform, and reflect on where the nation stands today. Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)