host: and in politico playbook, a note of caution, we should note that scalise's message goes beyond the wish list. and team trump doesn't wish to lift a finger.

the clock is not on his side. unlike mccarthy whipping votes, laying the grouped work, scalise was thrust in this power vacuum with little heads up. al in california, republican. caller: what a joke our republican party is and what we are going through. >> i voted for trump same crazy stuff. joe biden and democrats are destroying our country. host: bob in detroit, what do you say about the election? caller: it is essential that our government starts functioning

again given the crisis in the middle east. we need to help bring about peace with justice and humanitarian aid for both israel and palestine and deal with iran. host: bob on the house functioning as you just explained. fox news putting out, fox learned there are few republicans exploring ways to empower patrick mchenry with temporary powers through mid-november. november 17 is the deadline to continue funding the government. there is that tweet this morning. bob in detroit, michigan, independent, we'll take your thoughts. caller: anyone who can be elected who is republican

because there is a majority of republicans in the house ought to be elected on a temporary basis just so our government can function effectively for the sake of our country and the sake of the world. host: bob there in detroit. j.d. in ohio, what do you say? caller: good morning, greta. i think the republicans and democrats need to work together especially during the time of unprecedented conflict. being able to show the world that the united states is together on these issues and projecting to the world that we have the best. it would be great. caller: steve, bakersfield, california. republican. as republican, who would you

like to see as speaker? caller: coming from his hometown and why not kevin mccarthy back in? the crazy thing is about he got 210 votes and other eight threw him out and democrats would not step across the aisle. i get it. all kevin has to get back in the saddle and make a deal with the democrats to keep the country running. more experienced guy of working and getting people together. he's proven. can't see the writing on the wall. all these other guys, matt gaetz and his crew and send them down the road in the next election cycle. host: reporters are noting that mccarthy had more support than steve scalise.

eight voted to get kevin mccarthy out. there are 10 or 12 public noes against steve scalise and probably more than those dozen or so. caller: if they want to get on a committee, put them on a committee. put him in temporary. let him finish what he started. this whole situation has spun out of control over hard feelings and bad blood. that's all i got to say. host: steve there in california. robert in massachusetts, democratic caller. we have cameras up on capitol hill in several locations today as we wait for republicans to make their way to a meeting in the basement of the capitol.

there is the hallway heading into that meeting room where they are going to get behind closed doors. there is mike mccaul, chair of the foreign affairs committee in the house. he has made statements about the dangerous situation he believes we are in with what is happening in israel and gaza. and let's listen in what he is telling reporters now. mr. mccaul: our adversaries are watching and see weakness and dysfunction and plays into their hands that democracy doesn't work. that's dangerous. can't get anything passed on the floor. israel is going to need assistance to fight this war. and we don't have a speaker in the chair, we can't do that. >> thank you.

[indiscernible conversation] >> there is a lot of talk -- mr. mccaul: it's a dangerous game that we're playing. just proves our adversaries. our adversaries is watching and israel is watching. they have my help. i have my resolution condemning hamas. we can't vote on that until we put a speaker in the chair. and remind my colleagues about how dangerous this is. israel is going to need an aid package. if we don't have a speaker, we can't help israel in this great time of need. we are playing with fire and need to stop playing games in politics and vote a speaker in.

reporter: indiscernible question] host: the care of the foreign affairs committee talking to reporters as he heads into a closed door with his party what they do next. you heard him talking about how the house is paralyzed and cannot function and pass any legislation until there is a speaker. and he noted he has a resolution waiting to get to the floor in support of israel and that has over 400 co-sponsor support. bipartisan push happening behind the scenes. robert, thanks for waiting in massachusetts, democratic caller. go ahead. caller: maga faction in the

republican party and think they would be more considerate. we are in a moment of crisis here. bunch of idiots and as long this maga faction -- they are obstructionists and don't care about nothing but themselves and trump. host: who would you put in? matt gaetz, jim jordan and i can't think of the other names and the blond there. host: marjorie taylor greene. they are more concerned about getting trump back. host: matt gaetz yesterday after the secret ballot was made known

and steve scalise garnered 113 votes and came out to the podium and said he is on board. marjorie taylor greene cited his battle with cancer and doesn't want him in that role. jim jordan has said that he is backing now steve scalise and do a nomination speech for those. i'm frustrated and everyone else is, too. and the situation in israel, it's out of control. we have to unify over foreign policy and vote a speaker in and

stop fooling around. host: understood. there are knows and nancy said i can't support someone who went to a white supremes shy conference. and he notes in previous elections she has stood side by side in photographs with steve scalise touting his support for her races. that from sam brody from capitol hill. and lloyd smucker also a republican saying yesterday the house g.o.p. conference is broken and we oft.

two reporters on x. tony in georgia. you are our last call here. >> what the president should do that the president in limited situations should be able to have oh my god, you know when he makes an order on his own. he should have limited power for emergencies like this when they can't. limited just to deal with an immediate crisis. and second thing is curtail the speech and debate clause because we are spending our tax dollars both democrat and republicans to go on the house floor in congress on national tv and just

spew the most wild ridiculous things that have nothing to do with governing and law. they are using our tax dollars to subvert common law and shouldn't be allowed to do that and held responsible for their speeches and what they say because it affects americans' lives and the world. host: we are going to leave the conversation for now and will pick up with the reaction later today if there is a speaker vote. always on the ""washington journal" but continue to follow our coverage of the speaker elections by going to c-span. org or our free mobile app c-spannow. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023]

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