by that measure, kevin mc carthy is underwhelmed, the red wave, we were all promised, remember that? it didn't materialize last time. the midterms were a crushing disappointment. that is not kevin mccarthy's fault if you want to blame a person, blame mitch mcconnell. kevin mccarthy was the head republican in the house when that happened when that debacle happened, and he shares responsibility for, that is true . but you never know that from listening to republican leaders in washington. they never atoned they have no plans to change for they like t ignore what happened in novembe and move on as if everything is fine that means mcconnell continuing to be the minority leader, that means mccarthy is speaker, that means mcdaniel still running the rnc, the seam team in place two months ago. how does that work exactly? if i crash her car, you don't get me another car to park unti i take a the driving lesson, right? not in washington. have another car more expensive because if there is one thing washington hates, on a bipartisan basis it's accountability, and unfortunately the republican par

congratulations to kevin mc carthy. >> how much power does the hous freedom caucus have. this is the 15th vote because of the members going forward. do they have more sway than the might have had had they just go along with kevin mccarthy in the first place? >> any five people on the republican side can get togethe and really hold things up the margin coming out of that election the first week of november portends help what you can do these. the total number of votes cast is 428 of which the honorable kept mccarthy up the state of california has received -- kevin mccarthy has received 216. hakeem jeffries has received 212 . therefore the honorable kevin m ccarthy of the state of california having received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. the clerk appoints the followin committee to escort the speaker elected to the chair. the gentleman from louisiana, misses gleason for the gentlema from new york, mr. jeffries. the gentleman from minnesota. the gentlewoman from massachusetts. the gentleman from new york. the gentleman f

gate let me be clear, kevin mc carthy is the odds on favorite to become speaker, now some members haveted that they will not vote for mc carthy no matter what, these quotes never kevin's whatever you want to call them, they nip they don't have a plan to install another speaker as a matter of fact almost every day they nominate somebody else, there is no with the motion to vacate and all these other concessions and complete agreement on the agenda as it relates to investigations, his commitments to america, it is kind of time they start getting to work for they should have been done before january 3rd, a of now, there is no viable alternative for a concrete vision for the country moving forward. the democrats are loving it, th media mob is loving it, i hope members will remember that they are supposed to be public servants. they are to serve you, the public, the put them in office, they gave them the opportunity to lead great at some point in the near future, house republicans will need to put aside their differences and actually govern, follow the commitments for america, follow the in

. >> time for the hannity hotseat 19ed that we are joined by a republican who opposed kevin mc carthy's bid for speaker and every ballotin. that is lower -- lauren beaufort and negotiation have been on since the summer. kevin mccarthy's camp is now trying to determine which of th 20 votes against him are becaus of avote policy disagreement ve a personal vendetta. here now wit vh reaction is the congressman. the town hall quoted you today saying the president, you said complimentary things about president trump. he's to tell kevin mccarthy that you do not have the votes i n and it is time to withdraw. t kevin mccarthy hasur 202 votes. your site has 20. so if i'm going to use your words and your methodology and your math,etho isn't it time fo to pack it ickn, considering he has over 200 and you have 20? >> sean, i understand the frustration. i promise you.stra >> i'm not frustrated. just want you to answer my question. i'm not frustrated. back there are many who are still voting with kevin mc carthy. they are cheering us on. there are more for us that are against us and they are waiting f