Former Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday on “MSNBC Reports” that the House Republican majority has an agreement with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to pass the bill. argued that it was necessary.
Guest host Yamiche Alcindor said, “How big a role do you expect President-elect Trump to play in voting for chairperson?”
Rose said: “All the evidence shows that Donald Trump actually likes Chairman Johnson as a person. So it's becoming increasingly unlikely that he'll rock the boat here. In fact. In the Republican Party, there is not only Chairman Johnson, but also President Donald Trump. There are also big political dynamics at play. You have to remember, they openly defied Donald Trump on this vote for CR because they didn't want to vote for continued increases in government spending. There were 38 Republicans who had just taken office a week or two ago. ”
He added, “Even though they consider themselves to be the center of this MAGA base, they did so in open rebellion and opposition to Donald Trump.” This was the same group that kicked out Kevin McCarthy. Remember, that is in many ways the only way this very small Republican majority can get anything productive done in the House, like passing a filibuster in the Senate. Keep in mind that the vote that it will be 60 people will be done with the consent of Hakeem Jeffries and the remaining Democratic members, or at least a majority of members. It doesn't matter if it's Chairman Johnson or any other speaker. There's going to be the same dynamic because the Republican House has 20 or 30 members who basically want to burn the house down. That's their nature, it doesn't matter who the speaker is. ”
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