“He finds it intolerable whenever any woman accuses any man of wrongdoing”: @DavidFrum on Trump’s defense of Ramaswamy’s ad despite bipartisan backlash.

Erin asks GOP Rep. Mark Amodei whether he thinks Ramaswamy’s ad featuring his Dem opponent’s estranged mother is appropriate: “So much of the political culture has gone down to the point now where it's just, who can do the biggest kick in the rear, whether it's really relevant or not.”

Kerry Kennedy talks to @ErinBurnett about her new book honoring the “extraordinary life” of her mother, Ethel Kennedy: “She never looked at herself and saw a victim. She always saw somebody who had the power to make a difference… and that’s what she did.”

Retiring GOP Congressman Mark Amodei says he did not vote for the Republican vying to replace him, calling him a “fraud”: “I’m sorry, but at some point in time, you got to look yourself in the mirror.”

Former Trump WH lawyer Ty Cobb on Trump’s DOJ investigating Corey Lewandowski: “There’s no chance in hell that Corey Lewandowski is going to be indicted by this Justice Department.”

Former Trump WH lawyer Ty Cobb says Trump’s $10b lawsuit “backfired” against him after a judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition: “He complained about it, hoping that they would cave and pay him off, but they didn’t.”

CNN talks to voters in Ohio about the firestorm over Ramaswamy’s ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother: “It’s the ugliest thing I’ve seen in pretty much my lifetime”

Republican Texas State Rep. Dade Phelan says he was “speechless” when he saw Ramaswamy’s attack ad: “This was a Hail Mary that landed in the end zone and may have been returned for a touchdown for the other team.”

“Invasion”: Trump voters in deep-red Kentucky tell @Donie they’re furious over Trump’s stance on A.I. data centers.

Ukraine’s top diplomat tells @ErinBurnett that Starlink service still has not been restored on the battlefield: “We’ve been waiting for a week… this technology is very important.”

Ukraine’s top diplomat in the U.S. Denys Sienik rejects Witkoff calling Putin a “humanitarian”: “As I speak, Ukraine is under aerial attack.”

Can Dems pull off a Mississippi miracle? Senate candidate Scott Colom says he’s seeing momentum in Trump territory as a top Dem super pac pours money into his race: “There's more corruption than ever… Mississippians are ready for somebody who's gonna fight for them.”

Former Republican Gov. Bill Graves says he thinks Ramaswamy will lose his race over the backlash to his ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother: “This is probably the final nail in the coffin in the Ohio governor’s race.”

President Obama is about to campaign with Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan as Republican Mike Rogers is making inroads with black voters. @JeffZeleny reports.

Our panel answers viewer questions: “How fast do you think Republicans who are in the new Congress will turn on Trump?”

Former GOP Gov. Mark Sanford says the Republicans trying to reignite outrage over transgender issues are “off topic”: “Folks that I talk to in and around South Carolina are worried about the economy… it’s a way of changing the subject.”

Top political forecaster details the “unforced error” by a Republican candidate that caused his team to shift a race in deep red Mississippi toward Democrats.

GOP Texas State Rep. Dade Phelan says he will not vote for fellow Republican Ken Paxton: “He does not align with my morals and integrity… I’m a team player, but at some point, I got to draw the line.”

Republican Senator Thom Tillis says he’s looking into Zelensky’s claim that the Trump Admin. is holding up transfers of critical patriot missiles: “Whoever that person is… has the blood on their hands every bit as much as Vladimir Putin.”

Republican Senator Thom Tillis unloads on Trump for attacking Zelensky while easing up on Russia: “Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle.”