WEBVTT - EMERGENCY POD: McCarthy OUSTED As Speaker

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everybody, some breaking news here in Washington. It's official.

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<v Speaker 1>The House is voted. Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as

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<v Speaker 1>the Speaker of the House of Representatives number three in

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<v Speaker 1>line to the Presidency. Let's take a listen to the

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<v Speaker 1>official declaration on this vote.

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<v Speaker 2>The Ya's are two sixteen, the nay's are two ten.

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<v Speaker 2>The resolution is adopted without objection. The motion to reconsider

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<v Speaker 2>is laid on the table. The office of Speaker of

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<v Speaker 2>the House of the United States House of Representatives is

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<v Speaker 2>hereby declared vacant.

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<v Speaker 1>Very very high drama here in Washington. Kevin McCarthy, for

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<v Speaker 1>those who want to know, is now the shortest lived

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<v Speaker 1>speaker since Speaker Michael Seeker, who served previously from December

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen seventy five to August of eighteen seventy six. He

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<v Speaker 1>ended his speakership because he died of tuberculosis or consumption

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<v Speaker 1>I guess as they called it at the time. So

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<v Speaker 1>eight republics voted to oust Speaker McCarthy, which really puts

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<v Speaker 1>us in a massive what if phase. Their names are

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<v Speaker 1>as follows. We've got Congressman Andy Biggs, ken Buck, Tim Burchett,

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<v Speaker 1>Eli Crane, Matt Gates, Bob Good, Nancy Mace, and Matt Rosendale.

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<v Speaker 1>So actually all across the spectrum, seven of those is

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<v Speaker 1>basically House Freedom freedom Caucus types. Nancy May is much

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<v Speaker 1>more of like a centrist Tye who actually has been

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<v Speaker 1>helped by Kevin McCarthy in the past. I'm just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>lay out three scenarios from where we go from here,

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<v Speaker 1>because we genuinely have no idea and the vote just happened.

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<v Speaker 1>So McCarthy he could just grind this out for a

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<v Speaker 1>few more votes. He could cut deals with some of

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<v Speaker 1>the eight Republicans he voted against him if he wins

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<v Speaker 1>back let's say three or four, depending on the attendance

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<v Speaker 1>within the House he survives. People in DC actually have

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<v Speaker 1>no idea right now. If he even wants to hang

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<v Speaker 1>on after all this nonsense, he could pull a banner

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<v Speaker 1>and just say, you know what, screw it. I would

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<v Speaker 1>continue to be one of the weakest speakers. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to deal with this every single time that I

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<v Speaker 1>have to try and govern. Forget it. It's possible if

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<v Speaker 1>he continues to grind it out, he might continue to

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<v Speaker 1>make votes. We'll see which it goes. The other option is,

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<v Speaker 1>he says screw it, I'm done. He either resigns the

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<v Speaker 1>House or he just steps back to a normal member.

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<v Speaker 1>Then there's a huge scramble for who the hell is

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<v Speaker 1>in the GOP is going to replace him, who can

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<v Speaker 1>get a majority of the votes. So the last time

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<v Speaker 1>that the GOP actually faces there was probably John Bayner

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<v Speaker 1>stepping down. Paul Ryan was basically drafted. He didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to be the speaker, but they were like, hey, Paul,

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<v Speaker 1>you're the only one who we can all agree on.

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<v Speaker 1>Former vice presidential person. Obviously, his speakership was basically a

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<v Speaker 1>similar disaster, and there's a reason that they ended up

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<v Speaker 1>leading Congress and ended up hating the job. Before that

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<v Speaker 1>was nineteen ninety eight, Knew Ginger stepped down as a speaker.

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<v Speaker 1>They ended up in twenty four hours. The party was

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<v Speaker 1>able to push Dennis Hastart forward. He had the votes.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously didn't work out so well considering what Hastart went

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<v Speaker 1>on to do, that's a whole other story. The current

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<v Speaker 1>leading contenders, from those who I've spoken with in Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>this is kind of the list. Number one is Tom Emmer.

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<v Speaker 1>People don't know Tom Memory is the number three Republican

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<v Speaker 1>in the House. Minnesota Republican. He's been there's this twenty fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the whip. He previously been involved in the NRCC.

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<v Speaker 1>He pursues some statewide office in the state of Minnesota,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, more of a Midwestern type Republican, pretty

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<v Speaker 1>standard cookie cutter. He's basically the leader because number two,

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<v Speaker 1>the Republican leader, Steve Scalise, is sadly undergoing cancer treatment

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<v Speaker 1>after everything else he's a deal with in his life

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<v Speaker 1>and he's very sick, so people don't expect him to

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<v Speaker 1>even want the speakership right now. Other contenders are people

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<v Speaker 1>like Jim Jordan. I think Jim Jordan is a very

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<v Speaker 1>strong dark horse Canada. I said it earlier this morning

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<v Speaker 1>on the show Freedom Caucus. Very popular, beloved by Trump,

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<v Speaker 1>beloved by MAGA. Obviously, he's behind a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>Biden investigation all that stuff, but he also backed up

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin McCarthy. I think some establishment GOP types could hold

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<v Speaker 1>their nose and they could vote for him, another option,

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<v Speaker 1>I actually think. And I was just speaking with someone today,

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<v Speaker 1>Byron Donalds. So Byron obviously is a new star in

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<v Speaker 1>the GOP. Trump loves this guy. He also led some

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<v Speaker 1>of the initial fight against Kevin McCarthy, but then did

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<v Speaker 1>vote for him this time around. So, you know, guy

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<v Speaker 1>willing to play ball all that stuff. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>would be you know, he'd have political constituency to have

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<v Speaker 1>the ability to get it done. Another name, atleast Dephonic

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<v Speaker 1>Elease is so ambitious. The problem that I and she

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<v Speaker 1>also beloved by Trump. Trump even floated her as a

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<v Speaker 1>potential vice presidential candidate. She led the charge on impeachment.

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<v Speaker 1>She has the ability potentially to unite the caucus. The

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<v Speaker 1>issue from what I've heard, is that at least Defonic

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<v Speaker 1>may not have enough credibility on conservative spending issues that

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<v Speaker 1>these other two candidates would have for the Freedom Caucus

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<v Speaker 1>types to go with her. Another name that was floated,

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<v Speaker 1>I actually don't know much about this person's commerce and

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Johnson, but apparently he's not necessarily pursuing that all

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<v Speaker 1>these are massive maybees there's no indication an of these

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<v Speaker 1>people want the job. Whether McCarthy's gonna bean out of

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<v Speaker 1>this job, I mean, wow, just it's it's massive, It's truly,

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<v Speaker 1>this is stunning. Is the first time that's happened, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even the vote itself in over one hundred years. So

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<v Speaker 1>the bet question, the big, big question right now, how

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<v Speaker 1>does this get resolved? I don't know. Nobody in this

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<v Speaker 1>town can tell you. So how is currently not allowed

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<v Speaker 1>under their rules to do literally anything else? Accept continue

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<v Speaker 1>voting for speaker until we get a majority vote. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be fun. We're gonna be rolling people. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have votes and votes and votes and votes. We

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<v Speaker 1>could be stuck here for a long time, just like

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<v Speaker 1>we were last time around, whenever I think it took

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen ballots from McCarthy to even get the speakership counterpoints

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna have a great show for everybody tomorrow. Tomorrow morning,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm certain that a ton of news gonna be breaking overnight.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll break it down for all of you. Ryan in

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<v Speaker 1>particular has got some great capital news sourcing and reporting.

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<v Speaker 1>will see you all on Thursday. You guys will have

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