To be clear, Secretary of Defense Esper has no plans to resign. Michelle Fischbach defeating Peterson in the seventh district, flipping the seat red after thirty years. The congresswoman Elect joins us. A record number of conservative women elected to the house this year. Look at that total here to discuss her big win. Is congresswoman, Elect Michelle Fischbach good to see you this morning? Congratulations! Thank you. So much pleasurable to be with you today, Ainsley. Why do you think this change occurred in that part of Minnesota? I mean I was reading about Congressman Peterson three decade, career chairman of the House, Agriculture committee. Is he in his 70s? What changed why the change in the western part of Minnesota? Well, you know it is a conservative district voted for President Trump in two thousand and sixteen they voted for President Trump again this year. I really think the important part is we got the message out. We carried the message. We carried the strong conservative message forward.

We were able to tell people what Collin Peterson is all about. He has been able to fly under the radar voting for Nancy Pelosi and policies. We made sure people understood what he was going for and supporting when he was in Washington D dot c, and they were done with it. You know fourteen points we won by fourteen points. People wanted a conservative to represent them in Washington, D, DOT C Ainsley Donald Trump won by thirty percentage points in twenty. Sixteen. How much did he win this time? You know what you caught me off guard. I dont know the number off the Tom of my head. I believe he won fifty three percent of the vote in the seventh district Ainsley. What did you make of all these women that have now won their seats as of 700 p, DOT M last night, thirteen republican women and eight democratic women? You know we keep hearing that this is a referendum on Trump or it was going to be a blue wave, but Trump really expanded the base.

I think that the Republicans did a wonderful job of recruiting strong conservative women. Wonderful to see women are able to take that conservative message forward and I think they do a great job with it. I think thats important that we do that. Its always been frustrating to me lieutenant governor and first woman, president of the Senate. The Democrats have been able to say we are the party of the women. It is really Republicans giving women the opportunity and recruiting women and taking that conservative message forward Ainsley. How are you feeling about this presidential race? You know I pray that it will be handled correctly and that President Trump will win, because I believe he did win. I think that those votes they are just finding votes at this point Ainsley. I am proud to be able

to say, Congresswoman elect another female to represent that area in d dot. C, congratulations! Well! Thank you! So much.