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for him to say, i wish kevin mccarthy was there. his strength isn't there, their policies aren't committed and they don't know what to do for the next six months because they don't want the news to be filled with court cases about trump. >> it's been a disaster. it's hard to top you, you're a regular. we love you and some would say, i'm not taking a position, some would say we're topping jason johnson with ava duvernay next. >> i feel topped. >> great to have you. ava's next....
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mitch mcconnell was very good at obstruction in the same way we somewhat kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy maybe was not great at his job, he was better at his job than johnson and that presented to the republicans benefit. >> is a house went from kevin mccarthy to mike johnson, the senate goes from mitch mcconnell. >> thank you for helping me ride the chariot into darkness tonight. i appreciate your time. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. neal katyal and harvard law professor laurence tribe. they have a lot to say, and i'm going a to get straight to it. >> do it, i will be watching. >> thank you. gh
mitch mcconnell was very good at obstruction in the same way we somewhat kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy maybe was not great at his job, he was better at his job than johnson and that presented to the republicans benefit. >> is a house went from kevin mccarthy to mike johnson, the senate goes from mitch mcconnell. >> thank you for helping me ride the chariot into darkness tonight. i appreciate your time. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with lawrence...
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that's no different than what kevin mccarthy went through, it's no different than why paul ryan went. left it's no different than why john boehner left. this is in ungovernable conference. the republicans as their currently constituted have no interest in governing. have no interest in fulfilling the basic responsibilities of being a member of congress, which is to extend chilly bumped the government and keep the government running. they do want to do that. so anyone who's in that position who does anything that would resemble responsible governing gets run out of town. >> okay, david, johnson is of course, unsurprisingly, trying to downplay all of this criticism, right? one of the things that he said is, i don't think that this is a reflection on the leader, it's a reflection on the body itself, and the place where we've come in this country. so david, is there any truth to that at all? actually trying, trying to see his side, is there any truth to that? is what we are seeing a reflection of the way that trump has hijacked the party? he sort of has his arms stuck. >> it is a reflecti
that's no different than what kevin mccarthy went through, it's no different than why paul ryan went. left it's no different than why john boehner left. this is in ungovernable conference. the republicans as their currently constituted have no interest in governing. have no interest in fulfilling the basic responsibilities of being a member of congress, which is to extend chilly bumped the government and keep the government running. they do want to do that. so anyone who's in that position who...
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kevin mccarthy maybe wasn't graded his job, he was better at his job than mike johnson. and that redounded to the republicans benefit. >> as house went from kevin mccarthy to make johnson, so the senate goes for mitch mcconnell to someone named john. >> someone named john. michelle goldberg, thank you for helping me ride the chariot into darkness tonight. i appreciate your time, my friend. that's our show for tonight. now it's time for the last world with don lawrence o'donnell. good evening on this big newsnight. >> good evening, alex. and of course we have our supreme court experts with us, neal katyal and laurence tribe. they've got a lot to say. and i'm gonna get straight to it. >> do it. >> thank you, alex. thank you. >>> lost in the fog of today's supreme court news is the hard fact that donald trump is still scheduled to go to trial in manhattan on march 25th to face criminal charges in his first criminal trial, charges that he tried to effect the results of the 2016 presidential election by making hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels, who will likely b
kevin mccarthy maybe wasn't graded his job, he was better at his job than mike johnson. and that redounded to the republicans benefit. >> as house went from kevin mccarthy to make johnson, so the senate goes for mitch mcconnell to someone named john. >> someone named john. michelle goldberg, thank you for helping me ride the chariot into darkness tonight. i appreciate your time, my friend. that's our show for tonight. now it's time for the last world with don lawrence o'donnell....
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mitch mcconnell was very good at obstruction in the same way we somewhat kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy maybe was not great at his job, he was better at his job than johnson and that presented to the republicans benefit. >> is a house went from kevin mccarthy to mike johnson, the senate goes from mitch mcconnell. >> thank you for helping me ride the chariot into darkness tonight. i appreciate your time. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. neal katyal and harvard law professor laurence tribe. they have a lot to say, and i'm going a to get straight to it. >> do it, i will be watching. >> thank you. gh >>> boston the fog of today's supreme court news is the hard fact that donald trump is still scheduled to go to trial in manhattan on march 25th to face criminal charges in his first criminal trial, charges that he tried to effect the results of the 2016 presidential election i by making hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels, who will likely become one of the star witnesses against donald trump in that trial, a witn
mitch mcconnell was very good at obstruction in the same way we somewhat kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy maybe was not great at his job, he was better at his job than johnson and that presented to the republicans benefit. >> is a house went from kevin mccarthy to mike johnson, the senate goes from mitch mcconnell. >> thank you for helping me ride the chariot into darkness tonight. i appreciate your time. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with lawrence...
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mccarthy and has gotten worse under johnson. okay, reed, let's just say that johnson's ousted. does that even solve the dysfunction? >> it frankly, might, as i wrote a couple, 34 months ago now on substack, that i think that republicans in those very biden districts that you're talking about sort of said that a lot of us are probably done anyways, let's cross over and give hakeem jeffries the gavel, get some real things done for the country in that time. maybe it costs us our jobs but it will help the country. at this point the democrats might get the house back this election anyway just on the attrition right going on, but i would also say this. the things that johnson is holding up, whether or not it is israel aid, ukraine aid, the border, as the former congresswoman said, this march 1st deadline, these are things that have overwhelming support. the republican party, which is a donald trump and mike johnson's republican party, are holding these things up almost singlehandedly. i would also say that only republicans shut down t
mccarthy and has gotten worse under johnson. okay, reed, let's just say that johnson's ousted. does that even solve the dysfunction? >> it frankly, might, as i wrote a couple, 34 months ago now on substack, that i think that republicans in those very biden districts that you're talking about sort of said that a lot of us are probably done anyways, let's cross over and give hakeem jeffries the gavel, get some real things done for the country in that time. maybe it costs us our jobs but it...
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he was great at his job like mike johnson. >> right, as the house went to kevin mccarthy to mike johnson so does the senate go to mitch mcconnell -- >> to someone named john. >> michelle goldberg, thank you for helping me ride the chairimate tonight. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> a surprising decision from the supreme court could have a massive impact on the 2024 presidential election. the justices will hear arguments on donald trump's immunity claim, which will delay his federal election interference trial.
he was great at his job like mike johnson. >> right, as the house went to kevin mccarthy to mike johnson so does the senate go to mitch mcconnell -- >> to someone named john. >> michelle goldberg, thank you for helping me ride the chairimate tonight. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> a surprising decision from the supreme court could have a massive impact on the 2024 presidential election. the justices will hear arguments on donald...
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he was great at his job like mike johnson. >> right, as the house went to kevin mccarthy to mike johnson so does the senate go to mitch mcconnell -- >> to someone named john. >> michelle goldberg, thank you for helping me ride the chairimate tonight. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> a surprising decision from the supreme court could have a massive impact on the 2024 presidential election. the justices will hear arguments on donald trump's immunity claim, which will delay his federal election interference trial. we'll have expert legal analysis for you on that in just a moment. also ahead, the end of an era for senate republicans. the party's longest serving leader in the upper chamber is stepping down at the end of the year. we'll take a look at mitch mcconnell legacy and who could replace him. and that comes as congressional leaders now have a deal to fund part of the government for a few more weeks, giving lawmakers a little more time to get a lot done. o get a lot done >>> good morning, and welcome to "way too early" on this thursday, february 29th, a weekda
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of course what we saw successful for former speaker kevin mccarthy last year. so this is a very complicated road map and path for speaker johnson. of course, a lot of pressure on him two reasons. "a" if the senate passes this bill, and "b" democrats and officials sounding the alarm they need this support. >> ukraine set to abandoning america's allies. thank you congressional reporter for the hill for joining us this morning. >>> still ahead i'll be joined by our friends at cnbc for a look at the morning's business headlines plus inis insight on the market which is off to a pretty strong start this year. we'll be back with that. pretty strong start this year. we'll be back with that. a few years ago, i came to saona, they told me there's no electricity on the island. we always thought that whatever we did here would be an emblem of what small communities can achieve. trying to give a better life to people that don't have the means to do it. si mi papá estuviera vivo, sé que él tuviera orgulloso también de vivir de esta viviendo una vida como la que estamos v
of course what we saw successful for former speaker kevin mccarthy last year. so this is a very complicated road map and path for speaker johnson. of course, a lot of pressure on him two reasons. "a" if the senate passes this bill, and "b" democrats and officials sounding the alarm they need this support. >> ukraine set to abandoning america's allies. thank you congressional reporter for the hill for joining us this morning. >>> still ahead i'll be joined by...
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could johnson be heading for the same fate as kevin mccarthy? >> maybe. this is a completely ungovernable caucus. these are not serious. people they demonstrated this repeatedly. i am not surprised at that. plus, what do you expect? they elevated a guy who has relatively no experience in republican leadership. he did not work his way through the ranks traditionally to understand how to work the speaker of the house position. and, so what do they expect? he is learning on the job. you get what you pay for. i want to answer your question about why he doesn't condemn those comments or in these groups. it's because he believes it, amen. he is in line with them. he is aligned, ideologically, with them. with people who are passing themselves off like david barton as historians and have no degree. he's not a historian. he doesn't have a degree in that we're in law. he has a degree from oral roberts in christian education. these people are grifters. they recognize there are a lot of people out here who are susceptible, there are low information voters. they manip
could johnson be heading for the same fate as kevin mccarthy? >> maybe. this is a completely ungovernable caucus. these are not serious. people they demonstrated this repeatedly. i am not surprised at that. plus, what do you expect? they elevated a guy who has relatively no experience in republican leadership. he did not work his way through the ranks traditionally to understand how to work the speaker of the house position. and, so what do they expect? he is learning on the job. you get...
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and i think that probably does include kevin mccarthy who is the first and only speaker in the u.s. history to be dumped by his own caucus midstream. speaker johnson jumped one donald trump said, how high. that weakness, right there. and, then it's preventing the u.s. from doing its work right now. and, of course there's president biden. he is suffering from the lowest approval rating, really, out of any incumbent in the history of pulling as this time heading into a reelection. he's not in the position to muscle through legislation. and here he is, having to hold late night press conferences and defended himself from the charge of being a well-meaning elderly gentlemen. it's a crisis, unfortunately, of leadership in our system. >> mike, peter pointed out in the last segment, he agrees with the critics that this white house keeps the president under wraps, doesn't let him out. and we'll peters right, heat has not done an interview with major newspapers. i can, stay off the top of my head, i can see the president in the last year interview with -- david newer, john harwood and yours
and i think that probably does include kevin mccarthy who is the first and only speaker in the u.s. history to be dumped by his own caucus midstream. speaker johnson jumped one donald trump said, how high. that weakness, right there. and, then it's preventing the u.s. from doing its work right now. and, of course there's president biden. he is suffering from the lowest approval rating, really, out of any incumbent in the history of pulling as this time heading into a reelection. he's not in the...
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september 2023, then speaker kevin mccarthy announces the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into joe biden, declaring, quote, even a trusted fbi informant has alleged a bribe to the biden family. now that same month, the fbi halls smirnov into an interrogation room and presses him about his claims about the bidens. prosecutors say smirnov, quote, repeated some false claims, changed his story as to other of his claims, and promoted a new false narrative after he said that he met with russian officials. finally, that brings us to last week. when smirnov was arrested in las vegas after returning on an international flight, and charged with two counts of lying to the fbi. obviously, if house republicans had any sense of shame, any whatsoever, any decency, they would pack up their circus of a sham impeachment and call it a day. but you know what happens. they're not going to do that. in fact, just take a listen to this exchange between a reporter and chairman jim jordan. >> it is what it is. so, you can't change the fundamental facts. there are four fundamental facts. hunter biden get
september 2023, then speaker kevin mccarthy announces the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into joe biden, declaring, quote, even a trusted fbi informant has alleged a bribe to the biden family. now that same month, the fbi halls smirnov into an interrogation room and presses him about his claims about the bidens. prosecutors say smirnov, quote, repeated some false claims, changed his story as to other of his claims, and promoted a new false narrative after he said that he met with...
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like, i'm sure kevin mccarthy is smoking a cigar and drinking a glass of wine somewhere, it just laughing his tail off at all of this. and i think to lose twice in one day just speaks to a dysfunction that that one member, eli crane, whoever the heck he is, like, that's what they want. you talk about leadership, this happened because donald trump wanted it to happen. and remember, that they are responsible for all of this stuff based on the fact that they have not, will not, and haven't ever stood up to him. and as i've said before, stephanie, we've got a long way to go, but this is the kind of stuff that's going to cost republicans dearly in the fall. because of those two things voters really care about, one's confidence. they want their government to be confident, even if they don't really like it. and i think they like a least's corruption. and that's what these guys have in spades. donald trump is the epitome of in confidence and the opinion of corruption hole in one. so what we saw this week should not surprise any of us. it was always going to come this way. >> well, reed laid it ou
like, i'm sure kevin mccarthy is smoking a cigar and drinking a glass of wine somewhere, it just laughing his tail off at all of this. and i think to lose twice in one day just speaks to a dysfunction that that one member, eli crane, whoever the heck he is, like, that's what they want. you talk about leadership, this happened because donald trump wanted it to happen. and remember, that they are responsible for all of this stuff based on the fact that they have not, will not, and haven't ever...
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kevin mccarthy sold out the whole notion of governing when he first said one member of the republican congress can't get rid of him as speaker if they don't like what he is doing. we moved from this new speaker, let's be clear, mike came in with me -- speaker johnson came in with me. it is the same menu, different waiter. [laughs] >> i mean, yes! yes! >> i think he's dealing with the same issues the republican conference has had this whole time. he is in a situation where he has a significant number of republicans. i think it is around 100 who have voted against ukraine aid in the past. he can't bring this thing up because he is afraid they're gonna kick him out a speaker, unless he uses -- unless he goes with democratic support. in that case he is zeroing against donald trump. and they have, unfortunately, become a cult party to donald trump. i think that this is a real challenge for us at a time when we desperately need a functioning congress and republicans are continuing to be in ruin. >> it is harrowing to watch. no doubt, same menu different waiter. i will be quoting you on that
kevin mccarthy sold out the whole notion of governing when he first said one member of the republican congress can't get rid of him as speaker if they don't like what he is doing. we moved from this new speaker, let's be clear, mike came in with me -- speaker johnson came in with me. it is the same menu, different waiter. [laughs] >> i mean, yes! yes! >> i think he's dealing with the same issues the republican conference has had this whole time. he is in a situation where he has a...
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mccarthy has emphasized how smart, sharp and tough he finds the president. the best they can do to shift the messaging around it is to put people who regularly interact with the president out in front of the public to talk about their experiences with him. that's exactly what we saw this weekend when dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas and biden campaign co-chair mitch landrieu were on "meet the press." >> i'm telling you this guy is tough, he's smart, he's on his game. this kind of sense that he's not ready for this job is a bucket of bs that is so deep your boots will get stuck in it. >> the most difficult part about a meeting with president biden is preparing for it because he's sharp, intensity probing and detail oriented and focused. >> reporter: ana, over the weekend the biden campaign saent rare email in the first lady herself in what she addressed we know was the most personal and painful for the bidens, one of these accusations in the report about the president not being able to remember the date of his be loved son beau's death. i can't imagine someon
mccarthy has emphasized how smart, sharp and tough he finds the president. the best they can do to shift the messaging around it is to put people who regularly interact with the president out in front of the public to talk about their experiences with him. that's exactly what we saw this weekend when dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas and biden campaign co-chair mitch landrieu were on "meet the press." >> i'm telling you this guy is tough, he's smart, he's on his game. this kind...
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mccarthy. is this the most vulnerable you've ever seen him? >> you know, i don't know. boy, if you count mitch mcconnell out, so far you've been wrong, and -- >> true that. >> so i'm not going -- i'm not going out on that limb. as senator cruz said, the people there who were apparently or at least visually backing his call for mcconnell to step down were the ones who opposed him the last time in favor of rick scott who lost. it's not at all clear to me that mcconnell has lost the confidence of the majority of his caucus. i don't thing that's true. i've certainly seen no evidence that's true. >> adrienne, obviously the politics of this matters who gets blamed. it matters a lot what happens in nofr. there's still this race to save aid for ukraine. the border by the own republicans' own preaching is a security issue. what's at stake here as this chaos continues? >> oh, chris, there's so much at stake. you just laid it out. we've got to pass aid for israel. we've got to pass aid for ukraine. you kn
mccarthy. is this the most vulnerable you've ever seen him? >> you know, i don't know. boy, if you count mitch mcconnell out, so far you've been wrong, and -- >> true that. >> so i'm not going -- i'm not going out on that limb. as senator cruz said, the people there who were apparently or at least visually backing his call for mcconnell to step down were the ones who opposed him the last time in favor of rick scott who lost. it's not at all clear to me that mcconnell has lost...
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that photo echos the pandoring trip that his predecessor kevin mccarthy took which again was in the context of donald trump's violent adjacent attacks on democracy. mccarthy only went down for this photo op after he had criticized donald trump's coup. so haley is calling out these public embraces as clearly false and we know they're false not because she says so, well, because she's running against trump. because of what i just said mike johnson said about trump being unfit for office and what mccarthy said before the photo i showed you. >> the president bears responsibility for the activity. >> i don't see how he could be criminally charged. mccarthy's rhetoric there. what criminal activity did he engage in? there's an answer for that. prosecutors have answered there were several criminal plots to overthrow the election and they met the requisite bar to indict on that. donald trump is presumed innocent until those trials but those looming trials are part of this tonight. that's why -- one of the reasons why haley's staying in, that's why it's a factor for haley to stay in even if she trail
that photo echos the pandoring trip that his predecessor kevin mccarthy took which again was in the context of donald trump's violent adjacent attacks on democracy. mccarthy only went down for this photo op after he had criticized donald trump's coup. so haley is calling out these public embraces as clearly false and we know they're false not because she says so, well, because she's running against trump. because of what i just said mike johnson said about trump being unfit for office and what...
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that means that 1% cuts, negotiated by ousted speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden last year to raise the debt ceiling, that would kick in, in april, taking them through at least, though, the september 30th deadline. that's something johnson doesn't even want according to my sources. if that doesn't happen, if neither of those happen, that means we're entering a partial government shutdown at the end of the day on friday. that would shut down the agencies concerning agriculture, transportation, water and the va as well. then you're looking at a shutdown that could potentially drag into the next deadline, next friday. that would shut down all agencies including doj, including critical agencies that would impact millions of americans around the country in order to avert all of this, in order to not pass the stopgap government funding measures, they have to agree on full year appropriations bills. that's not looking likely. there are still disagreements i'm told between republicans and democrats, even though those four leaders that aaron was talking about that are going to meet in
that means that 1% cuts, negotiated by ousted speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden last year to raise the debt ceiling, that would kick in, in april, taking them through at least, though, the september 30th deadline. that's something johnson doesn't even want according to my sources. if that doesn't happen, if neither of those happen, that means we're entering a partial government shutdown at the end of the day on friday. that would shut down the agencies concerning agriculture,...
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mccarthy has emphasized how smart, sharp, and tough he finds the president. the vice president yesterday, alex, also coming to the presidents defense. saying as a former prosecutor herself, she found those mentions by hur about this memory lapses, included in that report, she says she found the irrelevant and not appropriate. listen to more. >> the way that the presidents demeanor in that report was characterized could not be more wrong on the fact. and clearly politically motivated. gratuitous. and so i will say that when it comes to the role and responsibility of prosecutor in a situation like that, we should expect that there would be a higher level of integrity than what we saw. >> and alex, the white house special counsel's office is also slamming this report. saying it included a number of inconsistencies and an accurate information. we spokesperson sam's, the white house press briefing yesterday, not ruling out the possibility of releasing some of the transcripts from the president interviews with the special counsel to clear some of those, what they c
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he also championed the idea to tie ukraine and border aid after then house speaker kevin mccarthy tied the two items, speaker mike johnson endorsing that after the fact. twha is leader schumer going to do moving forward? he has a backup plan. when that vote on the bipartisan national security supplemental including the border security provision fails after republicans are expected to block it this afternoon. schumer is going to put another bill on the floor, a clean bill with israel, ukraine and taiwan, and we'll see if republicans push it through or kill that effort too. >> julie, stand by. everybody stay with me. joining us by the phone from the hospital democratic congressman al green of texas who made that stunning appearance to cast a crucial vote in the house yesterday. congressman, first, thanks for joining us. first, your health, are you doing okay? i understand you're still in the hospital. >> thank you for having me. i'm in recovery. i have excellent health care providers and i will recover, and i'm grateful you will give me the opportunity to speak on this subject. >> thank
he also championed the idea to tie ukraine and border aid after then house speaker kevin mccarthy tied the two items, speaker mike johnson endorsing that after the fact. twha is leader schumer going to do moving forward? he has a backup plan. when that vote on the bipartisan national security supplemental including the border security provision fails after republicans are expected to block it this afternoon. schumer is going to put another bill on the floor, a clean bill with israel, ukraine...
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mccarthy, of having a better bond to donald trump which is supposed to matter to the maga right. yet democrats were applauding on the house floor moments ago because the republicans still came up short. >> if you watch "house of cards" you know frank underwood would never -- you really need to count the votes before you go into it. this was always doomed to failure even if it got a majority in the house and articles of impeachment was met. it was almost certainly going to fail. again, emily makes a really important point here, this always seemed more like political vengeance than actual real governance here. the president and the executive have broad authority to control the border. not unlimited or unfettered authority, but broad authority here. and there's no indication that a simple difference in policy preferences would rise to the level of the high crimes and misdemeanors that typically are contemplated for impeachment. we have talked a lot about what high crimes and misdemeanors means in the context of impeachment over the years, but we know at the very least it is not simp
mccarthy, of having a better bond to donald trump which is supposed to matter to the maga right. yet democrats were applauding on the house floor moments ago because the republicans still came up short. >> if you watch "house of cards" you know frank underwood would never -- you really need to count the votes before you go into it. this was always doomed to failure even if it got a majority in the house and articles of impeachment was met. it was almost certainly going to fail....
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i am sure that kevin mccarthy is smoking a cigar, drinking a jack of all classified somewhere, laughing his tail off about this. i think twos twice in one day speaks to a dysfunction that one member, eli crane, whoever the heck he is. that's what they want. you talk about leadership, this happened because donald trump wanted it to happen. remember, they are responsible for all of the stuff based on the fact that they have not, we'll not and i have never stood up to him. as i have said before, stephanie, we have a long way to go, but this is the kind of stuff that will cost republicans dearly in the fall. because if there are two things that voters care about, one is competence. they want their government to be competent, even if they don't like it. the thing they like least's corruption, and that is what these guys have been spates. donald trump is the epitome in competence and epitome in corruption all at once. what we saw this week should not surprise any of us. it would always come this way. >> reed late it out for democrats if they're watching. the belief, maria, that there is a way
i am sure that kevin mccarthy is smoking a cigar, drinking a jack of all classified somewhere, laughing his tail off about this. i think twos twice in one day speaks to a dysfunction that one member, eli crane, whoever the heck he is. that's what they want. you talk about leadership, this happened because donald trump wanted it to happen. remember, they are responsible for all of the stuff based on the fact that they have not, we'll not and i have never stood up to him. as i have said before,...
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could johnson be heading for the same fate as kevin mccarthy? >> maybe. i mean, this is a completely ungovernable caucus. these are not serious people. and they demonstrated this repeatedly. i am not surprised at that. and, plus what do you expect? the elevated a guy who has relatively no experiencing in leading republican leadership. he did not work is way up, really, through the ranks traditionally to understand how to work the speaker of the house position. and, so, what do they expect? he is learning on the job. so, you get what you pay for. i just want to answer your question about why he doesn't condemn those comments or these groups because he believes it a minute. he is on the line with them. he is unlined ideologically with them. with people who are passing themselves off as david martin, as historian who have no degree. he's not a historian, he doesn't have a degree in that or in law. he has a degree from oral robertson, in christian education. but these people are drifters, they recognize that there are a lot of people here who are susceptible.
could johnson be heading for the same fate as kevin mccarthy? >> maybe. i mean, this is a completely ungovernable caucus. these are not serious people. and they demonstrated this repeatedly. i am not surprised at that. and, plus what do you expect? the elevated a guy who has relatively no experiencing in leading republican leadership. he did not work is way up, really, through the ranks traditionally to understand how to work the speaker of the house position. and, so, what do they...
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mccarthy was an unmitigated disaster for your party. what do you say to that? >> it was a mess what happened here. but we're cleaning it up and massey is one of my dear friends and colleagues and i don't think that this is a reflection on the leader, it is a reflection on the body itself and the place where we have come in this country. look, the nation is divided. we lament that. the differences, the chasm between the two parties right now is wider than it has ever been. and there are lots of emotions and we live in the age of social media and 24 hour news cycle. there are previous congresses where this -- a gaggle like this would not have been possible. so, we're in a different time. but we need to do in a time like this, a time of great challenge, is lead on principle. and that's what we're doing. again, the process is messy sometimes. the job will be done. and we're going to govern this country, the greatest country in the entire world, the entire world is counting on us. we'll get through it. everybody take a deep breath. it is a l
mccarthy was an unmitigated disaster for your party. what do you say to that? >> it was a mess what happened here. but we're cleaning it up and massey is one of my dear friends and colleagues and i don't think that this is a reflection on the leader, it is a reflection on the body itself and the place where we have come in this country. look, the nation is divided. we lament that. the differences, the chasm between the two parties right now is wider than it has ever been. and there are...
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mccarthy got fired for doing it. but speaker johnson has done it, and republicans will come together with democrats to move forward a temporary patch that will allow them to keep negotiating and ultimately, chris, ultimately when they do come up with an omnibus bill or a series of bills to fund the government, this will require republicans and democrats voting to get it across the finish line. some republicans don't like to hear that. but it is the only way forward, especially when you only have a three-vote majority. >> another patch. congressman carlos curbelo, thank you. >>> you know, you can't ignore the fact that age remains big in 2024's election, but ageing politicians are not uniquely american. the "wall street journal" reports that a decade ago, just one of the world's ten most populous countries, india, had a leader who was 70 or older. that number today, 8 out of 10. which means right now, at least half of the global population is in the hands of people who are in their 70s or 80s. as the journal puts it,
mccarthy got fired for doing it. but speaker johnson has done it, and republicans will come together with democrats to move forward a temporary patch that will allow them to keep negotiating and ultimately, chris, ultimately when they do come up with an omnibus bill or a series of bills to fund the government, this will require republicans and democrats voting to get it across the finish line. some republicans don't like to hear that. but it is the only way forward, especially when you only...
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mccarthy has emphasized how smart, sharp, and toffee finds the president. the memo also mentioning republican senator from utah, mitt romney, and his defense of president biden yesterday when he told a huffington post, essentially, everybody makes mistakes. everyone confuses words. he also mentioned how former president trump, in recent days, confused his gop opponent nikki haley for congresswoman nancy pelosi. we are also seeing the white house counsel's office slams this report. we saw spokes person in san stat at yesterday's white house press briefing saying the included multiple inconsistencies and inaccuracies. he did not rule out the possibility of the white house releasing, possibly, the transcripts of some of the interviews president biden sat down for with the special counsel's office. saying that clearly some of that information would have to be redacted for privacy concerns. and the past couple of minutes we have also seen the presidents own sister valerie come to his defense. in wilmington they had lunch together at a local restaurant. she, afte
mccarthy has emphasized how smart, sharp, and toffee finds the president. the memo also mentioning republican senator from utah, mitt romney, and his defense of president biden yesterday when he told a huffington post, essentially, everybody makes mistakes. everyone confuses words. he also mentioned how former president trump, in recent days, confused his gop opponent nikki haley for congresswoman nancy pelosi. we are also seeing the white house counsel's office slams this report. we saw spokes...
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mccarthy moment. the only thing stopping mike johnson right now is nobody wants his job. so maybe -- i don't see how he pulls this rabbit out of the hat. >> so we have congressman elise stefanik, she's rooting for another kind of job. she's facing backlash from both sides of the aisle for saying she would not have certified the 2020 election had she been vice president. but take a listen to this. >> i would not have done what mike pence did. i don't think that was the right approach. i specifically stand by what i said on the house floor. and i stand by my statement which was -- the constitutional overreach. there was unconstitutional overreach in states like pennsylvania. listen, we need to make sure the election is constitutional and legal. we're talking about democrats -- it was not. >> don, is this kind of an audition process that she finds herself in to be trump's vp? and if so, what does it tell you about the people that he is auditioning? >> this is really difficult because, you know, when you
mccarthy moment. the only thing stopping mike johnson right now is nobody wants his job. so maybe -- i don't see how he pulls this rabbit out of the hat. >> so we have congressman elise stefanik, she's rooting for another kind of job. she's facing backlash from both sides of the aisle for saying she would not have certified the 2020 election had she been vice president. but take a listen to this. >> i would not have done what mike pence did. i don't think that was the right...
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mccarthy has emphasized how sharp, smart, and tough he finds the president. the white house also mentioning republican senator mitt romney's defense of the president yesterday when he essentially made light of these gaffes. he also mentioned that former president trump, in recent days, has also confused, has also made confusing thoughts that he confused his gop opponent nikki haley with nancy pelosi, when referring to january 6th and the attack on the capitol. we're also seeing the white house counsel's office come out and slam the report. we shall spokes person in sam's at the what house press briefing yesterday say multiple inconsistencies and an accuracies and the report. he did not rule out the possibility of the transcript between president biden's interview with the special counsel to potentially be released, saying that any of those releases would have to be reviewed and possibly some information we have to be rejected for provocations. listen to more of his defense from yesterday. claude >> when the inevitable conclusion is that the effect and the evi
mccarthy has emphasized how sharp, smart, and tough he finds the president. the white house also mentioning republican senator mitt romney's defense of the president yesterday when he essentially made light of these gaffes. he also mentioned that former president trump, in recent days, has also confused, has also made confusing thoughts that he confused his gop opponent nikki haley with nancy pelosi, when referring to january 6th and the attack on the capitol. we're also seeing the white house...
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be to work with democrats to pass funding which you'll remember is exactly what got former speaker kevin mccarthy booted last year. >> the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. >> ali, just wow. >> reporter: yeah, i had an audible wow, too. yeah, that's us, witnessing history together there. it's really, really stunning. >> it was stunning. now, add to that the finger-pointing blame game has already begun between senate majority leader chuck schumer and johnson. smum her warrants the republican leader coming to the demands of the hard right wing of their party. johnson firing back accusing schumer of petty politics. joe biden bringing congress leaders to the white house and trying to find a path to a long illusive deal. nbc's aaron gilchrist is reporting from washington, d.c. also with us jake sherman, co-founder of punchbowl news and an msnbc political contributor. jake, i was struck by the punchy punchbowl headline today "welcome to another shutdown week." is this groundhog day, mccarthy 2.0? what's happening where you a
be to work with democrats to pass funding which you'll remember is exactly what got former speaker kevin mccarthy booted last year. >> the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. >> ali, just wow. >> reporter: yeah, i had an audible wow, too. yeah, that's us, witnessing history together there. it's really, really stunning. >> it was stunning. now, add to that the finger-pointing blame game has already begun...
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it's a kevin mccarthy moment. i don't know that he has the steeliness to do it. but i'll tell you about the importance of tuesday, reverend, is this. i was a special election candidate myself in a swing state that obama had won twice, i had won twice as a republican. and what it is is it's a proving ground for the national parties to message test ahead of november, which is why you see the issue of immigration being the issue that, race even though they are not on the border. the national authorities are dying to test their messages and they are hopeful, both parties are hopeful they have a clear message to take the november. this goes to why hogan may have gotten in the senate race as well. republicans are growing optimistic about november. not just the white house, but down-ballot. you are seeing in swing races like this, santos's district race as well as the hogan race, republicans are making some bold moves. democrats, though, keep showing up to beat back republicans and win special elections. that will likely happen on tuesday. >> thank you. former congressw
it's a kevin mccarthy moment. i don't know that he has the steeliness to do it. but i'll tell you about the importance of tuesday, reverend, is this. i was a special election candidate myself in a swing state that obama had won twice, i had won twice as a republican. and what it is is it's a proving ground for the national parties to message test ahead of november, which is why you see the issue of immigration being the issue that, race even though they are not on the border. the national...
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mccarthy put in place last year that said if they don't enact all of the spending bills, the entire government gets a 1% spending cut. to them, that's a better deal, and i think the longer this thing drags out, the more you're going to have conservatives saying hold on a second, even if we get to put our imprint on it, even if it's no longer nancy pelosi's budget as ryan said, it's a 1% cut, and we'll take that over anything else. you rightly pointed out the margin for passing these things now is 290 votes. two-thirds, not just a simple majority, and the more that those conservatives speak up, demand a 1% cut, it's going to get harder and harder for johnson to get the necessary number of votes to pass these things. there's a lot of open questions about whether we're going to actually be able to get these bills done, even though there's happy talk about finding agreements. >> you're not ruling out a shutdown. >> i'm ruling out a shutdown this week, but maybe next week, maybe later in march we might be seeing one stwl ryan nobles, brendan buck, ground hog day, we'll see you guys again
mccarthy put in place last year that said if they don't enact all of the spending bills, the entire government gets a 1% spending cut. to them, that's a better deal, and i think the longer this thing drags out, the more you're going to have conservatives saying hold on a second, even if we get to put our imprint on it, even if it's no longer nancy pelosi's budget as ryan said, it's a 1% cut, and we'll take that over anything else. you rightly pointed out the margin for passing these things now...
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mccarthy his job last fall over this exact same issue. he's in the lead up to this pointing out that they don't control the white house and they'll have to settle for single and doubles, that there won't be home runs and grand slams on this front. a few things to remember going forward, fir is the ticking clock. he wants to give 72 hours to read any piece of legislation. that means he has to get something ready by tomorrow or he won't get the ball rolling in time for the buzzer. the funding levels in this government funding package have been agreed to for some time. the lingering dispute are the policy addition, speaker johnson is seeking demands to add things that the senate won't accept and he does not want to shut the government down because nobody wins, instigators always lose. he's been around long enough to know that. he also doesn't want a stop-gap bill. this continuing resolution that congress has done three times sin last fall, because they can't get a deal. but johnson has not ruled out the idea of resorting to another stopgap i
mccarthy his job last fall over this exact same issue. he's in the lead up to this pointing out that they don't control the white house and they'll have to settle for single and doubles, that there won't be home runs and grand slams on this front. a few things to remember going forward, fir is the ticking clock. he wants to give 72 hours to read any piece of legislation. that means he has to get something ready by tomorrow or he won't get the ball rolling in time for the buzzer. the funding...
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mccarthy -- i think president biden is incredibly experienced, knowledgeable, wise, and i don't have concerns about his age. remember, the job of the president is to guide our country. it is not to be a cheerleader for the united states. it is to govern our country, and i think when you see the juxtaposition of how he handled this case, fully cooperating, respecting the rule of law, respecting the independence of the sister part mint, and you juxtapose that with donald trump, what you see is someone that cares about our country anchors but our democracy, juxtaposed and opposite to a criminal. to someone who is clearly out for himself, does not believe the law applies to him, and is a danger to this country. and that's the choice that the american people are going to have. >> all right, democratic member of the house oversight and ig homeland security committees, congressman dan goldman, thank you for being with us this morning. >> we have lots more to get to this hour. morning joe: weekend continues, after a short break. stg farxa and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms
mccarthy -- i think president biden is incredibly experienced, knowledgeable, wise, and i don't have concerns about his age. remember, the job of the president is to guide our country. it is not to be a cheerleader for the united states. it is to govern our country, and i think when you see the juxtaposition of how he handled this case, fully cooperating, respecting the rule of law, respecting the independence of the sister part mint, and you juxtapose that with donald trump, what you see is...
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it was kevin mccarthy in september who tied ukraine and border security, that was echoed by speaker johnson who embraced that approach. now when you have republicans railing why are these two issues tied this is like ground hog day all over again. we've been living through it for the last four months. this is something schumer is planning to do today. the house has made it clear they're not interested in ukraine aid. it certainly is making things more interesting here. >> sam stein, we heard from president biden forcefully yesterday urging passage of this. that seems deeply unlikely, and he said if it didn't, he would go around the country and blame donald trump and maga republicans for killing the bill. we know -- we talked about the implications ukraine is deeply worried. to this point it's been a winning issue for them. do you think this is a moment that could change? with donald trump nakedly saying i want the issue run upon, therefore, the border will stay open for a while, do you think the democrats could take it to an advantage or negate the republicans' advantage? >> you don't think
it was kevin mccarthy in september who tied ukraine and border security, that was echoed by speaker johnson who embraced that approach. now when you have republicans railing why are these two issues tied this is like ground hog day all over again. we've been living through it for the last four months. this is something schumer is planning to do today. the house has made it clear they're not interested in ukraine aid. it certainly is making things more interesting here. >> sam stein, we...
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mccarthy's shirt. i think president biden is incredibly experienced, knowledgeable, wise, and i don't have concerns about his age. remember, the job of the president is to guide our country, not to be a cheerleader for the united states. it is to govern our country. i think when you see the juxtaposition of how he handled this case, fully cooperating, respecting the rule of law, respecting the independence of the department of justice, and you just pose that with donald trump, what you see is someone who really cares about our country and cares about our democracy. juxtaposed and different from a criminal, who is out for himself, doesn't believe the law applies to him, and is a danger to this country. that's the choice the american people will have. >> democratic member of the house oversight and homeland security committees, congressman dan goldman, thank you for being with us this morning. >>> chuck rosenberg, this was not the only major story yesterday. the morning was dominated by the supreme court
mccarthy's shirt. i think president biden is incredibly experienced, knowledgeable, wise, and i don't have concerns about his age. remember, the job of the president is to guide our country, not to be a cheerleader for the united states. it is to govern our country. i think when you see the juxtaposition of how he handled this case, fully cooperating, respecting the rule of law, respecting the independence of the department of justice, and you just pose that with donald trump, what you see is...
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. >> kevin mccarthy endorsed to be the next rnc chair by none other than matt gaetz. does that speak to the fact that they're not worried about this institution, that it's all become more of the show, more of the bluster? to david's point, where does the rnc actually matter to these candidates? ron? i think -- >> sorry, alicia. >> we got you now. go ahead. >> i think that for these rnc members, a lot of these folks are long time rnc committee members who have been working for them forever. tleez more than two thirds of those individuals that weren't even in the party when donald trump ran to power. when i was covering some of my rnc meetings, they're no longer involved. instead it's the likes of charlie kirk and turning point usa, trump allies who have been working at the county level and state level to get these maga-time characters into committee positions, into county and state chair positions so they would eventually be able to rule the republican party. that's what you are seeing coming to a head here, is one year ago the rnc committee woman out of california act
. >> kevin mccarthy endorsed to be the next rnc chair by none other than matt gaetz. does that speak to the fact that they're not worried about this institution, that it's all become more of the show, more of the bluster? to david's point, where does the rnc actually matter to these candidates? ron? i think -- >> sorry, alicia. >> we got you now. go ahead. >> i think that for these rnc members, a lot of these folks are long time rnc committee members who have been...
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that was what failed kevin mccarthy before him. if he does that, that's the end of his speakership. that's exactly the position he is in. you know, the supplemental has been dragging on since november, right? or october, that's when biden initially proposed it. i don't know what changed. something big has to motivate it to change. i don't know. it was asked, does navalny change the calculation, and he said no. >> that was the outlier. they're trying to give the speaker political cover so they have enough votes to somehow get it on the floor and say, you know, i was outgunned there. the other thing that's happening is that this has really focused attention on seizing russian assets. that was the talk of the conversation. the democratic congressional delegation leader said that they're looking at ways and that it could, you know, be taken up by the g7. there are a lot of ways different countries could do it individually. they want to make sure that russia never sees its money and that it goes to rebuilding ukraine. there's a lot that can still be done, but, you know, you're absolutely
that was what failed kevin mccarthy before him. if he does that, that's the end of his speakership. that's exactly the position he is in. you know, the supplemental has been dragging on since november, right? or october, that's when biden initially proposed it. i don't know what changed. something big has to motivate it to change. i don't know. it was asked, does navalny change the calculation, and he said no. >> that was the outlier. they're trying to give the speaker political cover so...
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mccarthy. there are a few other options that are being debated at the moment. some senators were talking to my colleagues overnight about the potential to work around speaker johnson, help him keep his job, and work with democrats to have democrats have a discharge petition, which would require four signatures from republicans who were supportive of this funding in order to introduce it and get it onto the floor. ultimately, that would require 218 votes. unclear whether or not those votes exist. as we also know, there are a handful of democrats who are opposed to this funding. you had people like senator welch, bernie sanders, and one other democrat in the senate who ultimately joined with the 29 to vote against this package in the senate. that number might be a bit bigger in the house with some of these anti-israel, far-left democrats. so we'll see what happens. there are a number of options, and it could go any which way with a house this divided. >> all right. "the washington post"'s jackie
mccarthy. there are a few other options that are being debated at the moment. some senators were talking to my colleagues overnight about the potential to work around speaker johnson, help him keep his job, and work with democrats to have democrats have a discharge petition, which would require four signatures from republicans who were supportive of this funding in order to introduce it and get it onto the floor. ultimately, that would require 218 votes. unclear whether or not those votes...