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>> let's be honest, we have mike johnson because nobody hated mike johnson. there was nothing in his prior life political or private that qualified him for this job. he's a lost ball in tall weeds. he's unequipped to negotiate with chuck schumer and a lot of people have ideas about why he's betrayed us. i think it's pretty simple he's over his head and so, i would say there are at least a dozen members of our conference who either politically or privately have done things in their life that qualify them to lead and i'd be willing to consider any of them and we don't have a list. >> would you guys-- what do you say to republicans who are saying that you guys are playing into the hand of the democrats that this will cause chaos and essentially-- >> that, that little narrative that you echoed is a lie and that comes from the republican establishment that republican voters are ready to take a sledgehammer to and destroy. they're fed up with it. you want to know why? that's bull-- >> (inaudible) >> oh, yeah, absolutely. he just had -- he had another thing he had t
>> let's be honest, we have mike johnson because nobody hated mike johnson. there was nothing in his prior life political or private that qualified him for this job. he's a lost ball in tall weeds. he's unequipped to negotiate with chuck schumer and a lot of people have ideas about why he's betrayed us. i think it's pretty simple he's over his head and so, i would say there are at least a dozen members of our conference who either politically or privately have done things in their life...
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massie: we have mike johnson because nobody hated mike johnson. there was nothing in his prior life or political or private that qualified him for this job. he's a loss ball in tall weeds. he's unequipped to negotiate with chuck schumer. and a lot of people have ideas about why he's betrayed us. it's pretty simple. he's over his head. i would say there are at least a dozen members of our conference who either politically or privately have done things in their life that qualify them to lead. i would be willing to consider any of them. we don't have a list. >> what do you say to republicans who are saying that you guys are handing it to the democrats. this will cause disunity and they believe -- ms. greene: that little narrative that you echoed is a lie. that comes from the republican establishment. that republican voters are ready to take a sledgehammer to and destroy. they are fed up with it. you want to know why? that's bull. it is. >> a few weeks ago -- [indiscernible] ms. greene: he had another thing he had to attend to. absolutely. >> motion t
massie: we have mike johnson because nobody hated mike johnson. there was nothing in his prior life or political or private that qualified him for this job. he's a loss ball in tall weeds. he's unequipped to negotiate with chuck schumer. and a lot of people have ideas about why he's betrayed us. it's pretty simple. he's over his head. i would say there are at least a dozen members of our conference who either politically or privately have done things in their life that qualify them to lead. i...
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mike johnson put forth seven tenants that would guide the conversation under his speakership. restore trust by ensuring total transparency. transparency, open processes and regular order. >> order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentlewoman from georgia is recognized. ms. greene: two, advance a comprehensive policy agenda supported by conference consensus. three, promote individual members and thus the whole team by working to understand and emphasize each member's unique strengths, district dynamics and challenges and individual goals and directives. four, engage members in productive working groups to formulate solutions in key policy areas and enhance our internal communications and team building. five, effectively message to persuasively perform the republican base and the american people of our policy agenda why we're pursuing it and how it will ensure liberty, opportunity, and security for all americans. six, build and utilize internal coalitions in the internal ecosphere including think tanks and oral lied organiza
mike johnson put forth seven tenants that would guide the conversation under his speakership. restore trust by ensuring total transparency. transparency, open processes and regular order. >> order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentlewoman from georgia is recognized. ms. greene: two, advance a comprehensive policy agenda supported by conference consensus. three, promote individual members and thus the whole team by working to...
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went very well for mike johnson. the former president did not throw him under the bus. he also expressed support for this idea there's another bill in the series that dealt with repossessing some of the russian assets and kind of leasing some of this aid to ukraine. that was something the fuller president endorse and that was in this bill. even some members who do not support funding ukraine saw that signal from former president trump. politics does make strange bedfellows member nancy post as speaker of the house he former speaker use or talk about it being a kaleidoscope it's constantly rotating in the person you're with today might be the person or against tomorrow and vice versa. how he navigates that, i do not know that is why come back to the point i made a few minutes ago about particle politics. it is so hard to see oso and stays in the speakership or any leadership position a lot of people do not think kevin mccarthy on that friday night about 15 months ago it was going to survive after 15 votes and finally
went very well for mike johnson. the former president did not throw him under the bus. he also expressed support for this idea there's another bill in the series that dealt with repossessing some of the russian assets and kind of leasing some of this aid to ukraine. that was something the fuller president endorse and that was in this bill. even some members who do not support funding ukraine saw that signal from former president trump. politics does make strange bedfellows member nancy post as...
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johnson and all democrats vote to house mike johnson. that would be keeping senders chamber into a yet another state of paralysis that's what we witnessed last fall about almost are more than three weeks of no speaker of the house, no action could be taken. that was the first time that ever happened in history. the sitting speaker ousted by his own own colleagues that have kevin mccarthy, can that happen again to mike johnson? that is still a question at this critical moment here, not just with funding the government, but also made peter issues that are hanging in the balance. aid to aid ukraine, aid to israel, which are stalled currently in this bitterly divided house. but marjorie taylor-greene has filed this motion. so what is next? year, jim, the house is actually scheduled to go on a two-week recess. half of his vote series in order for this to move ahead, marjorie taylor greene has to be has to address the house for an announced that she is moving ahead. then there'll be two legislative days within two legislative days, the house c
johnson and all democrats vote to house mike johnson. that would be keeping senders chamber into a yet another state of paralysis that's what we witnessed last fall about almost are more than three weeks of no speaker of the house, no action could be taken. that was the first time that ever happened in history. the sitting speaker ousted by his own own colleagues that have kevin mccarthy, can that happen again to mike johnson? that is still a question at this critical moment here, not just with...
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mike pence will join us live in moments to weigh in on speaker mike johnson's future amid calls for him to resign. let's keep on going. griff:president biden is solid on his relapse retaliatory strike against iran as tensions remain high in the region with calls for de-escalation. lucas tomlinson live on the north lawn of the white house to kick things off with the latest. >> reporter: white house officials closely monitoring the vote on capitol hill keeping president biden updated. the democratic congressman who applauded the job the republic now speaker is doing. >> mike johnson has one of the hardest jobs in the country, in the world, trying to bring together bipartisan legislation, i applied speaker johnson's courage, back home all of us want democrats and republicans working together. >> reporter: white house and israeli officials have been silent about the strike in iran the destroyed russian defense systems in iran's uranium enrichment plant, a necessary element to make nuclear weapons. >> is real satisfied the demand for response to iran's attack without opening a new campaign a
mike pence will join us live in moments to weigh in on speaker mike johnson's future amid calls for him to resign. let's keep on going. griff:president biden is solid on his relapse retaliatory strike against iran as tensions remain high in the region with calls for de-escalation. lucas tomlinson live on the north lawn of the white house to kick things off with the latest. >> reporter: white house officials closely monitoring the vote on capitol hill keeping president biden updated. the...
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this is another headache for mike johnson. he doesn't want to have to react to everything donald trump says, but in this case, he has to. host: do you have time for one more call before you go? guest: of course. host: thanks for hanging on the line, democrat, go ahead. caller: thanks for taking my call today. it seems like the last motion to vacate last year was pretty chaotic and the house gop conference wasn't prepared for the amount of conflict that came from it. it seems like the threat is still looming. should we expect the a future possible motion to vacate as chaotic or is the house more prepared for this to be different than last time? guest: i don't think anybody is more prepared for it. that was the first time it had ever happened. it came out of nowhere and there is just -- how could you prepare for it? the only way they could prepare for it is mike johnson's allies are talking with a bunch of democrats and saying if you will help if you keep mike johnson in power, we will have some kind of power-sharing agreement a
this is another headache for mike johnson. he doesn't want to have to react to everything donald trump says, but in this case, he has to. host: do you have time for one more call before you go? guest: of course. host: thanks for hanging on the line, democrat, go ahead. caller: thanks for taking my call today. it seems like the last motion to vacate last year was pretty chaotic and the house gop conference wasn't prepared for the amount of conflict that came from it. it seems like the threat is...
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saved mike johnson. and when you have nancy pelosi who was speaker of the house when they impeached president trump twice and and you have jerry nadler who was chairman of the judiciary committee that led e the impeachment against president trump voting to save mike johnson, that tells the american people everything that they need to know. mike johnson is owned by the democrats and refuses to protect president trump even though he runs down the mar-a-lago every chance he gets and hugs him as a tightly as possible. maria: well, look, we all know how the democrats see this. hakeem jeffries, the minority leader in the house, was on "600 minutes" last sunday, and here's what he said. let's roll it. >> even though we're in the minority, we effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority because we continue to provide a majority of the votes necessary to get things done. those are just the facts. maria: i mean, congresswoman, he said it, those are the facts. they are, they're providing the bridge
saved mike johnson. and when you have nancy pelosi who was speaker of the house when they impeached president trump twice and and you have jerry nadler who was chairman of the judiciary committee that led e the impeachment against president trump voting to save mike johnson, that tells the american people everything that they need to know. mike johnson is owned by the democrats and refuses to protect president trump even though he runs down the mar-a-lago every chance he gets and hugs him as a...
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but the betty mike johnson's speakership. but here i just wanted to alert you, fred, because marjorie taylor greene is now coming down the steps of the capitol. and we're going to try to make sure that we agree fabra stay with me okay. maybe a little chaotic as we go into my seat are you letting your shoulder knowing i need to she said she has declined to comment, let's stick with you of the day say it with me live because we don't want to get an answer to her look, down. look about welcome back, guys going to right here. right, right. right let my colleagues go home and hear from their constituents because i think people have been too obsessed with voting for foreign wars and the murder industry. >> here in america, it actually understand how angry americans are when you have the strongest loudest voices? in republican and the republican movement and grassroots, furious calling for mike johnson to be vacated. the people here, my my colleagues have not heard the message, so i'm looking forward for them to go home on hearing h
but the betty mike johnson's speakership. but here i just wanted to alert you, fred, because marjorie taylor greene is now coming down the steps of the capitol. and we're going to try to make sure that we agree fabra stay with me okay. maybe a little chaotic as we go into my seat are you letting your shoulder knowing i need to she said she has declined to comment, let's stick with you of the day say it with me live because we don't want to get an answer to her look, down. look about welcome...
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and we'll democrats come to mike johnson's defense. all major questions at this key moment on the house floor? >> yeah. i'll big questions. and hakeem jeffries saying that the lac at our conversation is one that will come after the vote. all right. mano. i'll get back to you in a moment. let's now check in with priscilla alvarez, white house correspondent joining us from washington. so what is the position of the white house as it to awaits of the results of today's votes will leading up to this bot, president biden has thrown, had thrown his support behind these national security bills. and of course, these are funds that the president asked for last year and the white house has maintained that they are urgent and necessary especially for ukraine and often over the course of the last few months when president biden would speak about these funds to ukraine, he would frame this as a national security priority, noting that they should not be ceding any ground to russia. now, this week in a wall street journal op-ed, the president said th
and we'll democrats come to mike johnson's defense. all major questions at this key moment on the house floor? >> yeah. i'll big questions. and hakeem jeffries saying that the lac at our conversation is one that will come after the vote. all right. mano. i'll get back to you in a moment. let's now check in with priscilla alvarez, white house correspondent joining us from washington. so what is the position of the white house as it to awaits of the results of today's votes will leading up...
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you know, as we've seen, she seems dedicated to coming after mike johnson. i'm sure she'll say she's just as close of an ally to donald trump. i don't know this saves him, but i'm worried what mike johnson may give away to donald trump. perhaps scuttling ukraine, for example. >> keep an eye on that tomorrow. let's talk more about marjorie taylor greene and her threats. we played sound earlier in the show. she's very much on this, saying that johnson's leadership on issues like fisa and ukraine make her think, more or less, he's not up for the job. do republicans, though, will they really want to go through this process again? will she have support? >> they don't want to go through the process, but they didn't want to go through the process with kevin mccarthy either. that was really unpopular in the conference. all it takes is one member who can force them into it. what this feels like is she is trying to build that requisite support to go there. this is all good politics for marjorie taylor greene, where she comes from. she's never cared about being popular
you know, as we've seen, she seems dedicated to coming after mike johnson. i'm sure she'll say she's just as close of an ally to donald trump. i don't know this saves him, but i'm worried what mike johnson may give away to donald trump. perhaps scuttling ukraine, for example. >> keep an eye on that tomorrow. let's talk more about marjorie taylor greene and her threats. we played sound earlier in the show. she's very much on this, saying that johnson's leadership on issues like fisa and...
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largely president trump and speaker mike johnson have had a great relationship and speaker mike johnson put out a tweet congratulating him on securing the nomination. seems like a big voice you would want to get input from since he's the head of the party at the moment. >> we are seeing yet another tantrum by a tiny fraction of that conference that is disrupting the entire machine that we just exhaustively waited for it to get back on track. here we are again watching someone steal the time and the audio and the limelight and the attention and she says we should have our attention on the illegal streaming across the border but our attention was on you. i am sick and tired of it as a republican and an american citizen. i want them to get to work. who is better than him? what is the plan? i don't want them to take two days off to vote for that and figure everything out and look incompetent during a presidential election year. this is the last thing i want to be subjected with and at a minimum it is disappointing. >> there's a great irony here. as i listen to her and i hear her say that th
largely president trump and speaker mike johnson have had a great relationship and speaker mike johnson put out a tweet congratulating him on securing the nomination. seems like a big voice you would want to get input from since he's the head of the party at the moment. >> we are seeing yet another tantrum by a tiny fraction of that conference that is disrupting the entire machine that we just exhaustively waited for it to get back on track. here we are again watching someone steal the...
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mike johnson's s speakership is over. he needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. if he doesn't do so he will be vacated. maria: again, she had no plan, congressman. but she still is pushing that she wants change. she wants the border secured. your rehe action to a -- reactin to all of this? >> she is right, maria, that we expected a more conservative speaker. americans don't expect us to win every fight. they do expect us to fight. that's what's been shocking about it. where i disyou agree with marjorie and i told her, we've got to have an election coming up. we have got to win this election to preserve the countries. you ask most americans who is the next speaker, is that at the top of the agenda? no. inflation, border, crime, all of the above. now is not the time and who is in line to be speaker, who wants it? they don't have anybody. we've only got, what, six months left, two months we're going to be out of session. the american people don't deserve the drama that too
mike johnson's s speakership is over. he needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. if he doesn't do so he will be vacated. maria: again, she had no plan, congressman. but she still is pushing that she wants change. she wants the border secured. your rehe action to a -- reactin to all of this? >> she is right, maria, that we expected a more conservative speaker. americans don't expect us to win every fight. they do expect us to fight....
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do you support mike johnson? i support mike johnson . and look, it is a tough job. but the thing republicans need to do, focus on what we've done, do not give up on h.r. two. you can do ukraine and the border at the exact same time. that's what we would have done last year. that's what we would have been able to accomplish. i want to thank you so much for being here today. speaker mccarthy, especially since i know that this is your first mother's day without your mom, who passed earlier this year. how wonderful it must feel to you that you took her to this state dinner at the white house. you actually even took her on some travel. you took her to israel as well? yes. to all mothers out there. happy mother's day, but give your mother an extra hug from me. i lost my mom just a couple of months ago. god bless me with a tremendous mother, and i was able to take her to israel. she talked to bibi. she went to locations that on october 7th were raided and she she saw firsthand. and i took her to the state dinner as well. and mothers make such a difference in everyone's liv
do you support mike johnson? i support mike johnson . and look, it is a tough job. but the thing republicans need to do, focus on what we've done, do not give up on h.r. two. you can do ukraine and the border at the exact same time. that's what we would have done last year. that's what we would have been able to accomplish. i want to thank you so much for being here today. speaker mccarthy, especially since i know that this is your first mother's day without your mom, who passed earlier this...
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speaker mike johnson -- asking you to read speaker mike johnson's performance as speaker of the house. paul, minnesota, republican. caller: thank you for taking my call. give the speaker a break, nobody would like that job. our legislature is split down the middle. how are you supposed to get much of anything done? that is the way our government was set up to be. how are things supposed to move forward if we are split 50/50 down the middle? the poor guy has a job nobodys want. the democrats are just plain on the split vote, and the poor guy has a tough job. give him a break. host: you are sympathetic to him, but how would you rate how he is doing, specifically? caller: he's still in there, isn't he? he is a tough guy. i give him a 10. host: ok. paul there in minnesota. you can use letter grades or number grades or just give your assessment over the phone if you would wish. independent line from kentucky, oliver. caller: good morning. how are you? host: well, thank you. what to think of the speaker's job? caller: i think it is a failing grade. listen, i was born in the 1960's, and bein
speaker mike johnson -- asking you to read speaker mike johnson's performance as speaker of the house. paul, minnesota, republican. caller: thank you for taking my call. give the speaker a break, nobody would like that job. our legislature is split down the middle. how are you supposed to get much of anything done? that is the way our government was set up to be. how are things supposed to move forward if we are split 50/50 down the middle? the poor guy has a job nobodys want. the democrats are...
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johnson -- mike johnson had a very small minority. i mean, i don't know if we have ever had as small a minority as mike johnson has right now. so, pelosi became masterful at this. he can offer the state must pass none. if johnson could muscle it through with republicans, he would be able to argue for more conservative wins, but because he can't he has to bring the bills to where he can get democrats through. if he doesn't want to keep the lights on, he could go and face the republicans. host: that idea of republicans being ok with losing the house, is that ok in the republicans you talk to? guest: not the ones i talk to, they feel majority is very important, however you do get a lot of them worrying that this chaos could cause them to lose the majority, which is why i think some of them want to get the motion to table out of the way and they want to be done with it to show that they can govern. host: let's hear from louise. democratic line, thanks for calling. caller: i think that speaker johnson did the right thing. votes like marjor
johnson -- mike johnson had a very small minority. i mean, i don't know if we have ever had as small a minority as mike johnson has right now. so, pelosi became masterful at this. he can offer the state must pass none. if johnson could muscle it through with republicans, he would be able to argue for more conservative wins, but because he can't he has to bring the bills to where he can get democrats through. if he doesn't want to keep the lights on, he could go and face the republicans. host:...
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it was a victory forrous speaker mike johnson who -- house speaker mike johnson who receiveed support from democrats while facing a threat from georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene of filing a motion to vacate. the congresswoman did not file the motion yesterday despite the bill's passing, and she will join us live coming up many just a few moments as the bill sends $60 billion to ukraine, $26 billion to israel, $8 billion the taiwan and the indo-pacific along with humanitarian aid for gaza all in the face of a $34.6 trillion national debt in america. it is headed to the senate floor for the vote on tuesday. of joining me now ahead of it in this "sunday morning futures" exclusive is texas senator ted cruz, a member of the senate foreign relations and judiciary committees. senator, thanks so much for joining us. >> good morning, maria. good to be with you. maria: what is your expectation for the foreign aid bill once it reaches the senate on tuesday? if. >> well, as you noted, we're going to take it up this week. i think there's a lot of support for the bill in the senate. i th
it was a victory forrous speaker mike johnson who -- house speaker mike johnson who receiveed support from democrats while facing a threat from georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene of filing a motion to vacate. the congresswoman did not file the motion yesterday despite the bill's passing, and she will join us live coming up many just a few moments as the bill sends $60 billion to ukraine, $26 billion to israel, $8 billion the taiwan and the indo-pacific along with humanitarian aid for...
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wall street editorial defending mike johnson. too many house republicans would prefer to be in the minority. and they write this. marjorie taylors -- marjorie taylor greene's motion to oust mr. johnson poses the deception behind the coup against mccarthy. after we criticized the coup as destructive and self-serving, matt wrote us a letter, saying that in electing mr. johnson the gop had a real consso what's wrong with mr. johnson now? apparently, because he's not willing to indulge, because he acts like shutting down the government, mr. johnson is a sellout too. marjorie taylor greene republican of georgiathe sunday morning futures to explain her reason for filing a motion to vacate against speaker mike johnson, saying he failed to secure the border. here is what she had to say. >> there's nothing in this bill that's a core -- secures the border. -- that secures the border. it does everything to keep the biden administrations horrible deadly invasion happening every civil day.speaker johnson's one chance, his one chance to truly
wall street editorial defending mike johnson. too many house republicans would prefer to be in the minority. and they write this. marjorie taylors -- marjorie taylor greene's motion to oust mr. johnson poses the deception behind the coup against mccarthy. after we criticized the coup as destructive and self-serving, matt wrote us a letter, saying that in electing mr. johnson the gop had a real consso what's wrong with mr. johnson now? apparently, because he's not willing to indulge, because he...
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but that this meeting today between donald trump and mike johnson are really joint press conference. i should call it was part of johnson's idea as he faces this thread showing his ties to donald trump. but luck the two are going to appear side-by-side today at mar-a-lago at 4:30 p.m. and they're going to be discussing what they argue are state proposals and lawsuits to have noncitizens be allowed to vote. now of course, it's important to point out that non-citizens and migrants here, undocumented in the country are not able to vote in federal elections and those who do cast their ballots illegally face steep fines, deportation and even prison. but of course, this has been a main topic of donald trump's as we look forward to november, he has really been stoking fears around immigration undocumented immigrants in this country, whether it's about election security or about crimes that they've allegedly committed in the country. it's something that has been a focal point for donald trump republicans ahead of the elections. and so i think that's very important to keep in mind here. and o
but that this meeting today between donald trump and mike johnson are really joint press conference. i should call it was part of johnson's idea as he faces this thread showing his ties to donald trump. but luck the two are going to appear side-by-side today at mar-a-lago at 4:30 p.m. and they're going to be discussing what they argue are state proposals and lawsuits to have noncitizens be allowed to vote. now of course, it's important to point out that non-citizens and migrants here,...
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they in the past voted against measures mike johnson has put forward. it remains to be seen whether they would support this. the majority of the house freedom caucus has already come out against this unless it contains some offset of aid for ukraine. a lot of them are against that in the first place. the bigger picture is mike johnson has had this problem for a long time. he has conservatives in his own party that have not been able to help him get bills across the finish line, but because he continues to work with democrats, that's the major question of what it means for his future as speaker if he does end up putting a bill on the floor and using democrats to move that legislation, whether that means marjorie taylor greene and other conservatives will trigger the motion to vacate that could remove speaker mike johnson from his speakership. helena: touching on the motion to vacate, is there a possibility it could get more support? daniella: definitely. a lot of conservatives have said they are interested. so far there is marjorie taylor greene and anot
they in the past voted against measures mike johnson has put forward. it remains to be seen whether they would support this. the majority of the house freedom caucus has already come out against this unless it contains some offset of aid for ukraine. a lot of them are against that in the first place. the bigger picture is mike johnson has had this problem for a long time. he has conservatives in his own party that have not been able to help him get bills across the finish line, but because he...
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we will break down what's next for speaker mike johnson. his job is still on the line. >>> retired military leaders have a warning for the supreme court why they say trump's presidential immunity claim is jeopardizing the nation's security. the 11th hour just getting underway on an important monday night. business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer....
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that mike johnson needs to go. neil: when you told him to his face this, to your credit you didn't do something behind someone's back. to his face, i think you should go. how did that go? >> when i told him to his face, this was in front of our conference in a private meeting and i'd same the same thing more or less to mike johnson two weeks earlier. of course it didn't go well, he didn't think he should resign, he says he's not going to. that's what john boehner said up until the day he resigned and i'd like to see mike johnson do the honorable thing like john boehner did and not put us in the lurch. mike johnson is the only one that can prevent what happened last fall without a speaker. he can acknowledge he's a lame duck, doing things we don't want and acknowledging he's not the man for the job and announcing his resignation and give us notice so we can replace him in conference. neil: let me come back, it comes back to the aid package that's cobbled together i'm not on the rules committee and i don't understand
that mike johnson needs to go. neil: when you told him to his face this, to your credit you didn't do something behind someone's back. to his face, i think you should go. how did that go? >> when i told him to his face, this was in front of our conference in a private meeting and i'd same the same thing more or less to mike johnson two weeks earlier. of course it didn't go well, he didn't think he should resign, he says he's not going to. that's what john boehner said up until the day he...
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that is next. >>> moments ago, mike johnson, the u.s. house speaker, told the that at the border it is a catastrophe. doug, your reaction? >> one of the things that members of congress do, that is always smart, they leave washington, d.c. and they make site visits. they go see the problem. they bring the media and they bring attention to that. what did we see? we saw people crossing as they were talking, as he was visiting. those are important visuals. and it is part of how they were trying to separate themselves from the policies of the biden administration. what the speaker says is almost less important than what we see. i think that is why that biden administration realizes this. they are talking about the $14 billion so much. biden's numbers on the border are terrible, they are really bad with hispanics, as well, a key demographic he does not do well with. >> boy, they have done more on the conservative side than any other president in recent history in keeping the covid- era rules in, for as long as they could, in their view. you kn
that is next. >>> moments ago, mike johnson, the u.s. house speaker, told the that at the border it is a catastrophe. doug, your reaction? >> one of the things that members of congress do, that is always smart, they leave washington, d.c. and they make site visits. they go see the problem. they bring the media and they bring attention to that. what did we see? we saw people crossing as they were talking, as he was visiting. those are important visuals. and it is part of how they...
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he can afford to lose mike johnson, mike johnson is completely expendable because he can't afford to lose congress, he can do this the other way, the way the hardcourt members of his base would be happy to have him do it. >> clearly he doesn't want any legislation to pass which is why he is killing all of it. >> you don't need a republican legislature if you have great -- >> the governance doesn't seem to be the essence. >> it's an argument that applies to the thing he cares most about all is keeping himself out of prison. he just needs that attorney general, the worst version of bill bar. >> the other part of it that should not be ignored as he was asked about marjorie taylor greene, i don't think we have time to play the sound. i'm sorry, we don't have time. we will keep you guys for -- we do have time, let's play it. >> we are getting along very well with the speaker and i get along very well with marjorie, we have a speaker, who was voted in and it was a complicated process and i think it's not, not an easy situation for any speaker, i think he's doing a very good job. about as g
he can afford to lose mike johnson, mike johnson is completely expendable because he can't afford to lose congress, he can do this the other way, the way the hardcourt members of his base would be happy to have him do it. >> clearly he doesn't want any legislation to pass which is why he is killing all of it. >> you don't need a republican legislature if you have great -- >> the governance doesn't seem to be the essence. >> it's an argument that applies to the thing he...
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host: why mike johnson? because democrats voted in october against kevin mccarthy when one of their own republicans brought forward a motion to vacate the chair. why mike johnson? guest: i would like to see hakeem jeffries as speaker, obviously. but at this juncture we all thought it was prudent to put people over politics to ensure that the american people gain confidence in what we are doing in congress. that they continue to have a positive outlook at what we may be able to accomplish, which has not been the case. enough is enough. host: if congresswoman marjorie taylor greene or another republican offers another motion to vacate the chair, what will democrats do then? guest: we'll cross that bridge when we get there. certainly during these uncertain times in the world and in our country, it is not a good thing to have dysfunction at the house of representatives. again, the maga republicans continue to drag not just democrats, but also a good chunk of republicans off that cliff. so we got to stop that. ho
host: why mike johnson? because democrats voted in october against kevin mccarthy when one of their own republicans brought forward a motion to vacate the chair. why mike johnson? guest: i would like to see hakeem jeffries as speaker, obviously. but at this juncture we all thought it was prudent to put people over politics to ensure that the american people gain confidence in what we are doing in congress. that they continue to have a positive outlook at what we may be able to accomplish, which...
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he can afford to lose mike johnson. mike johnson is expendable. he can afford to lose congress. he can do this the other way, the way the hard-core members of his base would be happy to have him do it. >> quite clearly he doesn't want any actual republican legislation to pass, which is why he's killing all of it. >> you don't need a republican legislature if you have the courts. >> he has no interest. the governance doesn't seem to be of the essence here. >> that is an argument that applies to anything he cares about most of all, which is keeping himself out of prison. he doesn't need a republican house or senate for that, just means the attorney general, the sweet sweet, the worst version of bill barr. >> the other part of it, john, that should not be ignored, he was asked about marjorie taylor greene. he just said, i don't think we have time, i'm sorry. we will keep you guys here for a long time tonight. let's play it. >> marjorie taylor greene's motion to vacate, would you stand behind speaker johnson ? >> we are getting on very well with the speaker and i get along very well
he can afford to lose mike johnson. mike johnson is expendable. he can afford to lose congress. he can do this the other way, the way the hard-core members of his base would be happy to have him do it. >> quite clearly he doesn't want any actual republican legislation to pass, which is why he's killing all of it. >> you don't need a republican legislature if you have the courts. >> he has no interest. the governance doesn't seem to be of the essence here. >> that is an...
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during the vote marjorie taylor greene filed a motion to oust congressman mike johnson as speaker. she spoke to reporters on the steps of the house vote on the spending bill. >> could you step down. today i filed a motionen our rules. we were promised regular order and what our conference had started out as with rules and te we would bring regular order back to congress. speaker johnson has betrayed that by passing three c.r.'s and forcing us to vote on a two-part omnibus, the second one being today. he also only gave us -- i had oy to read 1,012 pages, breaking the 72-hour rule. this is a betrayal of the american people and a betrayal of republican voters. and the bill we were forced to vote on, forced republicans to chooseetween funding to pay our soldiers, and in doing so funding late-term abortions. this bill was basically a dream and a wish list for democrats and for the white house. it was completely led by chuck schumer, not our republican speaker of the house, not our conference, and we we amendmente floor to have a chance to make changes to the bill. i filed a motion to va
during the vote marjorie taylor greene filed a motion to oust congressman mike johnson as speaker. she spoke to reporters on the steps of the house vote on the spending bill. >> could you step down. today i filed a motionen our rules. we were promised regular order and what our conference had started out as with rules and te we would bring regular order back to congress. speaker johnson has betrayed that by passing three c.r.'s and forcing us to vote on a two-part omnibus, the second one...
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she is still hanging this over mike johnson said. a lot of this, frankly, has to do with fundraising. by leaving this issue out of them and making it something she can talk about for weeks and weeks and weeks on end, that definitely helps her fundraising numbers. of course, raise her profile and she is a powerful member of the house because only of this rule whereby one member can trigger a motion to vacate. the longer she teases it, the more she will get the attention for it. that is important here. >> congressman garcia, the question, the important question to you is this, will you vote to save the speaker? right now, if not, what concessions will you need from him to turn your no into a yes? >> the only vote for speaker i am going to make is for hakeem jeffries. there's no circumstance where i'm going to support a far right extremist republican for speaker. i understand that there might be other considerations that might be made where democrats might feel differently because of the vote. i understand that. at the end of the day, w
she is still hanging this over mike johnson said. a lot of this, frankly, has to do with fundraising. by leaving this issue out of them and making it something she can talk about for weeks and weeks and weeks on end, that definitely helps her fundraising numbers. of course, raise her profile and she is a powerful member of the house because only of this rule whereby one member can trigger a motion to vacate. the longer she teases it, the more she will get the attention for it. that is important...
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mike johnson very well might know that. i do expect democrats to step in and help support mike johnson, really because this is -- these are critical matters that need to get passed. also, there's very little legislation of consequence between now and the end of the year. i think what hakeem jeffries and democrats largely know is, you can bail him out now. that doesn't mean you have to be in a relationship forever. this can be a short-term relationship until democrats take back the house or until republicans topple mike johnson next january. >> i guess it's speed dating or something on the house floor. charlie sykes, the ukraine aid likely to pass. it could almost be too late given how many losses they have suffered. a lot of people have died in the last six months while, frankly, these people have been screwing around. >> they have been dithering. let's not pass over what an extraordinary this is. you have a temporary break in congressional dysfunction. what you saw on the house floor today was basically a bipartisan coalit
mike johnson very well might know that. i do expect democrats to step in and help support mike johnson, really because this is -- these are critical matters that need to get passed. also, there's very little legislation of consequence between now and the end of the year. i think what hakeem jeffries and democrats largely know is, you can bail him out now. that doesn't mean you have to be in a relationship forever. this can be a short-term relationship until democrats take back the house or...
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. >>> also breaking at this hour, the move just moments ago to try to oust house speaker mike johnson. the vote, and how this went. rachel scott live on the hill. >>> and the dramatic images tonight. you'll see the boeing 767 forced to land without nose gear. >>> first tonight, multiple states under tornado alerts at this hour, from texas to missouri. a tornado touching down north of nashville. a confirmed ef-2 in michigan destroying homes. the new danger tonight. and this system moves into the east tomorrow. ginger zee with the latest forecast. >>> at this hour, congresswoman marjorie taylor greene making good on her threat, forcing a vote to oust house speaker mike johnson. that vote just moments ago. the boos inside the chamber and how this went. rachel scott live on the hill. >>> tonight, the battleground state of wisconsin. a state that will help decide this election. the new poll just out tonight, biden/trump. and president biden is there. with a major announcement from microsoft. and biden asking voters, what about the promise trump once news the made in wisconsin? what happene
. >>> also breaking at this hour, the move just moments ago to try to oust house speaker mike johnson. the vote, and how this went. rachel scott live on the hill. >>> and the dramatic images tonight. you'll see the boeing 767 forced to land without nose gear. >>> first tonight, multiple states under tornado alerts at this hour, from texas to missouri. a tornado touching down north of nashville. a confirmed ef-2 in michigan destroying homes. the new danger tonight. and...
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it didn't start with mike johnson. this has been going on many years now in the house republican conference. it's really got to end. those who vote for the bills determine the content, not those who are voting against the bills, very simple. >> what report doing you have about what's going on in the house? >> it's been a very bad day for house republicans. let's start with that. first off you have the majority -- >> hold on, tell me when's the last time you said it was a very good day for house republicans? >> i can't remember the last time it's been this bad of day. it's been a very, very tumultuous majority, but today was unusual in the sense it distilled all the fractures and governing struggles and in- fighting and disenchantment among institutionalists like mike gallagher who decided at age 40, a rising star in the party, he's done with this, he's going to walk away. the fact ken buck is leaving is indicative of the fact he's been pushed out because he demanded that party leaders stand up and emphatically reject t
it didn't start with mike johnson. this has been going on many years now in the house republican conference. it's really got to end. those who vote for the bills determine the content, not those who are voting against the bills, very simple. >> what report doing you have about what's going on in the house? >> it's been a very bad day for house republicans. let's start with that. first off you have the majority -- >> hold on, tell me when's the last time you said it was a very...
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>> trey: the difference this time is democrats will rescue mike johnson. democrats let kevin mccarthy hang, but they will protectic mike johnson, which makes this whole exercise utterly meaningless. a single republican triggered the removal of a speaker forngle allegedly working with democrats only to then work with democrats to get a ocra new speaker amo oneuc democrats enjoy so much, they will save him. >> what di yd you get? joining us is a national political reporter from the hia hill, joey manchester. welcome, joey. democrats will join with most republicans in table this motiot to vacate, which makes i guess mike johnson more palatable forh democrats and the eight that remove kevin mccarthy come ist that the take away? >> i think that is the take away. i think we solve this deal mike johnson made with democrats where democrats looking to make that deal. they want to more funding to ukraine, more funding to israel. we saw a number of republicans who are also on board with that dealboar. i find it so ironic marjorie findtaylor greene is sitting oue of t
>> trey: the difference this time is democrats will rescue mike johnson. democrats let kevin mccarthy hang, but they will protectic mike johnson, which makes this whole exercise utterly meaningless. a single republican triggered the removal of a speaker forngle allegedly working with democrats only to then work with democrats to get a ocra new speaker amo oneuc democrats enjoy so much, they will save him. >> what di yd you get? joining us is a national political reporter from the...
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i'm not saving mike johnson. i'm voting against marjorie taylor greene. >> got it. >> even though in a >> way you wouldn't be voting for mike johnson, who's good owing to your home state today to mar-a-lago to hold a press conference with donald trump when they are going to engage in election conspiracies. once again, you're okay with that? >> no, of course not. but remember, we're pretending like this motion to vacate by marjorie. she makes it and it fails somehow the speaker is going to survive, right? it's very likely that once we start down that path right, that hit the clock is ticking on him anyway, which is why i'm saying i'm not interested in saving mike johnson. i'm just not interested in turn turning this body one of the greatest legislative bodies ever created, turning this over to marjorie taylor greene. >> i just wanted to ask you because say is friday, monday something historic? boric in this country happens, which is that a former president will go on criminal trial. here in new york city. i just w
i'm not saving mike johnson. i'm voting against marjorie taylor greene. >> got it. >> even though in a >> way you wouldn't be voting for mike johnson, who's good owing to your home state today to mar-a-lago to hold a press conference with donald trump when they are going to engage in election conspiracies. once again, you're okay with that? >> no, of course not. but remember, we're pretending like this motion to vacate by marjorie. she makes it and it fails somehow the...
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this and passed by mike johnson. reporter: should johnson step down? ms. greene: that would be a choice he'd have to m speaker candidate after another has fallen short. how can you possibly find anyone or see someone to succeed mike johnson to■0 find the votes and keep the conference together and not plunge congress into chaos? ms. greene: we have to do it because we have a country in crisis. we have a border invaon happening every single day. we have americans under the age of 30 for the first time showing in all types of polling have lost hope for their future. the younger generations can't afford to buy a home. inflation is running rampant. our country is in crisis. and we need real leaders that know to fight, that know how to walk in a room and don't get rolled by the deep state and don't get rolled by the democrats and don't get rolled into doing whatever it takes to maintain that power and position. we need a speaker of the house that actually represents the people. this is the people's hoe. this is not washington, d.c.'s house. this is the people'
this and passed by mike johnson. reporter: should johnson step down? ms. greene: that would be a choice he'd have to m speaker candidate after another has fallen short. how can you possibly find anyone or see someone to succeed mike johnson to■0 find the votes and keep the conference together and not plunge congress into chaos? ms. greene: we have to do it because we have a country in crisis. we have a border invaon happening every single day. we have americans under the age of 30 for the...
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especially when both of those tweets were dispersing mike johnson directly. that is what this tweets were about. that was a colleague attacking him. he said you have to let this one go. host: democrats are celebrating johnson's "total capitulation with no victory for securing our border." a caller for michigan has been waiting. what is your question? caller: good morning. i would more like to make a statement instead of asking the question. how come we do not get better information from the news reporters and stuff like that. it seems like everything is slanted against one side and the other side and then the other side so it does not fix anything. that makes it not worth even having a government to begin with which is really nerve-racking. out here in the real world we are just working and doing our own thing trying to pay bills. this doesn't make sense to me why it is happening. host: in defense of congressional reporters? guest: i am the leading of one of the standard committees of correspondence on capitol hill and we credential a wide range of outlets, s
especially when both of those tweets were dispersing mike johnson directly. that is what this tweets were about. that was a colleague attacking him. he said you have to let this one go. host: democrats are celebrating johnson's "total capitulation with no victory for securing our border." a caller for michigan has been waiting. what is your question? caller: good morning. i would more like to make a statement instead of asking the question. how come we do not get better information...
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it's suddenly of come is come back by this peculiar guy named mike johnson. what do you make that it's well, a piece of the expression is a level of retired. um it, it is true, is it else a has it that who maybe you vote for in the united states? you always have john mccain in power and so it doesn't matter. john mccain may lose in 2000. you like george w bush, and i think john mccain program same back obama defeats john mccain, john mccain still empower. so now what we've got is this apparently magazine like which is what a dollar trunk goes in. megabyte so essentially presided over the most massive transfer of funds, obviously to the us military industrial complex, but also to your brains all the gods, the mass of a transfer of funds to a israel, as he presided over a kind of a pop 3 overall mind of of, of the restrictions of civil liberties restrictions on freedom. so tick tock that's selected there ought to be burned in the 9 months time. um, supposedly, uh, there's going to be a seizure of, uh, russian solver and assets in the united states. so essential
it's suddenly of come is come back by this peculiar guy named mike johnson. what do you make that it's well, a piece of the expression is a level of retired. um it, it is true, is it else a has it that who maybe you vote for in the united states? you always have john mccain in power and so it doesn't matter. john mccain may lose in 2000. you like george w bush, and i think john mccain program same back obama defeats john mccain, john mccain still empower. so now what we've got is this...
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we're seeing mike johnson mature a little bit in this job. now, he's still a hard-line conservative, but he has decided to lead in this moment, and you saw democrats recognize that and offer support. i have long believed that mike johnson is not the speaker of the house come january. largely because it's probably hakeem jeffries. but even if republicans keep the majority, i think that's where you see mike johnson come up short with the votes. if they were to call for a motion to vacate now, and it appears that they will, i suspect democrats will back mike johnson, and the reason why, ayman, is this. there is very little legislation of consequence between now and the end of the year. on matters that really do count, including keeping the government open past october 1. johnson has shown us that he's willing to work with democrats to make that happen. so i would say to hakeem jeffries and democrats, look, it's okay to date mike johnson for about seven months. it doesn't mean you have to marry him, right? this is going to be a short- term relati
we're seeing mike johnson mature a little bit in this job. now, he's still a hard-line conservative, but he has decided to lead in this moment, and you saw democrats recognize that and offer support. i have long believed that mike johnson is not the speaker of the house come january. largely because it's probably hakeem jeffries. but even if republicans keep the majority, i think that's where you see mike johnson come up short with the votes. if they were to call for a motion to vacate now, and...
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even mike johnson. even this election denier who no one heard of who is now the speaker is constrained by this law passed at the end of the last congress. the electoral count reform act. it is harder for him to try to throw the election in that way than it would have been a few years ago. that's the good news. the bad news is we have to be really vigilant, for example, the attacks on these things have actually moved to the states. we now have election deniers who sort of wormed their way into jobs running elections in local areas. now, there's courts and there's laws and constitutions in the states that have stopped that kind of stuff up until now. but we need to be on our game. anybody who cares about democracy, between now and when the next president puts their hand on that bible. >> i mean, congressman swalwell, here's the challenge. pretty much everyone who is setting themselves up in their hope of being the next hang mike pence, which i don't know why anyone would want that job since donald trump d
even mike johnson. even this election denier who no one heard of who is now the speaker is constrained by this law passed at the end of the last congress. the electoral count reform act. it is harder for him to try to throw the election in that way than it would have been a few years ago. that's the good news. the bad news is we have to be really vigilant, for example, the attacks on these things have actually moved to the states. we now have election deniers who sort of wormed their way into...