mccarthy. for many years i supported candidates, many i admire here, many of the ladies did fundraisers, came to my house. kevin was one of them. and when this race came up where i decided to run for congress, i looked to the example of kevin mccarthy and said america is about to turn socialist. if i don't stand up and work alongside kevin mccarthy to win this seat, win this critical majority today, i may grow old in a socialist country for lack of my own efforts, for lack of seeing the inspiration and responding to the tireless work of speaker kevin mccarthy, a dear friend of mine, a dear friend of many. i know in the years to come, how far forward it is, when i talk about my time in congress, the conversation will quickly go to an american hero, kevin mccarthy, who tirelessly and successfully worked to stop socialism in america by winning this critical majority here in congress. so kevin, i thank you for our freedom, i thank you for your leadership, and thank for you your friendship. best to

i think speaker mccarthy, speaker emeritus mccarthy, really embody that sense of political leadershipof being firmly grounded in your principles but also having appreciation for the consequences of our actions and the you nook responsibilities we have when it comes to exercising political power. so i'm -- it was also, of course, a great benefit to have a californian leading this house. i know that kevin understands as well as anyone the challenges we face in california. he and our delegation will continue to be a check there and i know he will continue to be in the fight to turn around california and this country. so thank you for your service, which will be felt by this institution for a very long time. i yield back. mr. calvert: the gentleman from arkansas, mr. hill. three minutes. mr. hill: mr. speaker, it's a -- for me it's a sad day to come to this house floor when i think of all the battles on this house floor over the better part of a decade that i've been part of and witnessed, witnessed the leader ship of kevin mccarthy, i have to flip shakespeare on his head today. mr. mccar

and mccarthy, of course, knows that. but mccarthy now run out of congress by maga hard-liners is trying to still somehow, and his new post congress iteration, sit around, sacking up to maga hard-liners. which he doesn't have to do. he could just be an independent citizen and kind of move past all of this. but he thinks this is what he has to do to help himself. >> i believe donald trump will win. i believe that republicans will gain more seats in the house, and that republicans will win the senate. >> can you count on your support? >> yes. >> that's an endorsement. >> i will support the president. i will support president trump. >> would you be willing to serve in the trump cabinet? >> in the right position. look, if i'm the best person for the job, yes. >> in the right position. you know, there's an almost silly, maybe practiced nonchalance that he's going for here. when we all know, if we pay any attention, that kevin mccarthy was privately horrified by the coup, and then publicly blasted it. how can you say that a cou

mccarthy: trump will become the nominee. >> is that why you endorsed him? rep. mccarthy: no. i think from the aspect of where we are, i've watched america's policies under trump, i watched america's policies under biden, it's not hard to make that determination of which way is best to go. the other thing that i see, if you just put -- take every name out of it and look at shira data, no one has a stronger position right now than trump to win. no one is in a weaker position to lose them since jimmy carter. there's this underlying issue. i served with both individuals and i served with biden. biden can't fix his problems at his age. what's going to happen here is, in the 1960's, america made this decision that we wanted to elect people who were younger. you are all ceos, right. there's not one of you in here that the ceo that's 81 years old and has signed up again for your board of directors for another four years, are you, because why? the exact probability of you able to carry out those other four years, no, there's a greater probability that you won't be alive. if we are the

what do you make of kevin mccarthy's legacy here?is he going to be most remembered for, if anything. will he truly be remembered ten years from now, and if so, what do you think it will be for? >> oh amen, you laid it out beautifully. but he won't be remembered. oh, this is the young. that's no one is speaking about eric kanter, no one remembers paul ryan. we might remember kevin mccarthy because he was the first to get ousted, and he might go down in history as the person who banded the republican party to the massive maga conservatives, who were trying to destroy this country. i mean, by leaving his position, kevin mccarthy was no true friend of democrats, but he is essentially handing the silo the asylum over to the inmates. he is making sure that the lauren boebert's and the marjorie taylor greene's at the back gates is, as you said, have even more power and influence. mitt romney is leaving. i mean, we see time and time again, there is no abyss for the republican party. we know that they are going to try to keep as much power as

that is kevin mccarthy's legacy according to kevin mccarthy.in mccarthy's legacy according to the facts involves normalizing an attempted coup and barr getting away the dignity of the speakership. perhaps the most consequential thing he did was not even a speaker. a few weeks after the insurrection on the capitol, mccarthy traveled out to mar-a-lago to have dinner with donald trump. instead of doing, mccarthy effectively brought donald trump into the good graces of the party and set the stage for his political comeback. in her new book, liz cheney explains why kevin mccarthy made that fateful trip. the truth was pretty simple. kevin mccarthy went to mar-a-lago because his ability to raise money a dried up after january 6th. haven't needed money. trump had a list of small donor dollar donors, but trump kevin would have to go big trump for them. in order to use those lists, kevin enough to help donald trump cover up the stain of his assault on our democracy. it was a price kevin mccarthy was willing to pay. joining me now is congressman jamie ras

has mccarthy indicated what is next? >> no. the fact he is leaving at this point -- congress has rules for when you can start to become a lobbyist. that's a big deal. in the senate it's two years. in the house it is one. by leaving now it means by early 2025 he can be in the lobbying business lobbying for things he thinks are important for organizations he thinks are important. that's what will happen with mccarthy. i don't think you will go away. he will be in a better position and sleep better at night. as far as his district, i think it's fair to say we are likely to see when that special election comes we are likely to see republicans to get it because the district is overwhelming. 36% republicans, 30% democrat. yeah. for those six months it's going to be a majority of two. in a strange way, the democrats will have more power than ever. >> thank you so much. >>> john fisher has a huge bill to pay. $45 million. the san francisco chronicle reports the board of supervisors will be informing him he still owes $85 million, the a

and then when trump told mccarthy told mccarthy no there will be no investigation january 6th, mccarthy withdrew his own proposal and opposed his own proposal and then tried to sabotage the house select committee which nancy pelosi set up in the absence of a bipartisan, independent outside investigation. and then later after biden was elected, although he couldn't bring himself to support the impeachment of donald trump for inciting a violent insurrection, which almost got even kevin mccarthy killed, he decided to support an impeachment investigation against joe biden for nothing, without even identifying a potential crime. so simply said, good riddance to him. he did nothing for his country or his constitution at its moment of crisis. >> you mention the house impeachment investigation into joe biden, and i believe house republicans are preparing for an official vote on that next week. do you have an expectation as to what is going to come of that? and is there anything democrats should prepare to do in advance of it? >> well, remember that all the republicans do now is fratricidal, int

the other one as far as mccarthy, mccarthy hason no way to kind of get back into politics since he -- it sad you have no way to go but down. finally, they are attacking biden for his age and is memory loss, but the country is still running smooth. they are attacking them because, that to me that's discrimination against the elderly. >> host: thanks for calling in. let's start with hakeem jeffries and mike johnson, the relationship if any at this point. >> guest: it doesn't seemr quite as productive as the one that actually even mccarthy and jeffries had. jeffries is a democrat from newy york who is the house minority leader. if democrats the house he would more likely to become the speaker pass, the first black speaker in the u.s. house history. certainly somebody who is rising up through the ranks for plenty of time and leapfrog a couple more senior lawmakers just like mike johnson did at the end of the day, steny hoyer and jim clyburn are not the house minority leader right now. i think that was a purposeful move on behalf of house democrats to try totr elevate te next generation of

especially not to kevin mccarthy. it is interesting. you could tell that kevin mccarthy is far more candid now that he doesn't have the weight of the house gop conference on his back. but no, i mean, donald trump, very much he's already -- their relationship has become for more tense and strains is not going to listen to mccarthy. >> wand i had a chance to talk o the chairman of the house gop committee campaign hudson, despite facing a very difficult map with redistricting an the like and the fact that mccarthy is no longer there to be the prolific fundraising that he was and hudson brushed it off and said they believe they're in a strong position because of donald trump. >> did you feel you could keep the majority? >> we're going to grow the question. >> that is a bold assessment when you look at the map. >> if you look athe polls, we won 15 seats and we beat 15 democrats with trump at the top of the ticket and i think he'll do better then time than in 2020. >> is he right about that? there are 18 biden district democrats, is trump goi

mccarthy is too qualified to do that. there is a long tradition in washington of former speakers, former lawmakers staying in government relations base and the lobbying space and continuing to be part of the conversation. he has been lobbying on cannabis issues. it is unclear what his next steps are, but certainly anything that he wants to do, there will be plenty of people interested in him doing it. host: let's talk with wayne in new york. go ahead. caller: good morning, gentlemen. in regards to speaker johnson, this man has been groomed into being a speaker. on the other hand, nancy pelosi groomed jefferies. you can see the difference in style in how they operate. the other one, as far as mccarthy, he has no way to get back into politics. it is said. if you stop for donald trump, you have nowhere to go but down. they are attacking biden for his age and his memory loss, but the country is still running smoothly. they are attacking him and it is discrimination against elderly. host: thank you for calling in. let's start

speakers included postmaster general lewis to joy, kevin mccarthy and hakeem jeffries. it is about 50 minutes. >>> ladies and gentlemen please welcome speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. house democratic leader, hakeem jeffries. postmaster general, louis dejoy. and mr. michael collins, chief of staff to the honorable john robert lewis. >> [ applause ] >> kevin mccarthy, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> thank you very much. good afternoon. it is my privilege to recommend to the u.s. capital. we are honored to have with us the u.s. postmaster, . and linda early chastain to participate and share a special occasion. each of them is instrumental in honoring the legacy of congress ms. -- congressman luis and having the special stamp. commemorative stamps are more than just pieces of paper with pictures on them. they tell stories. they honor heroes and they capture important moments in history. we are honoring and extraordinary contributions to the american people. an inspiring future generations to follow his lead. i want to thank you for joining us

kevin mccarthy calls it quits. the ousted house speaker set to retire at the end of the month, not the end of his term. ending a congressional career with an astronomical rise and publically embarrassing downfall. >>> former president trump sparking a firestorm by doubling down on whether he would turn the presidency into a dictatorship, after his friend and ally sean hannity gave him repeated chances to deny it. we will play it all in a moment. judge for yourself. >>> president biden telling donors off camera, he is not sure he would be running for re-election if donald trump weren't. but retracts that when reporters ask him about it later. >> would you be running for president if trump wasn't running? >> i expect so. look, he is running. i have to run. >> the former president responding in iowa. >> president biden says he is running because you are running. do you have any comment? >> i doubt it. i doubt that. they don't want me to run. everybody wants to run against biden. >>> president biden speaking this hour

kevin mccarthy calls it quits.nth, not the end of his term. ending a congressional career with an astronomical rise and publically embarrassing downfall. >>> former president trump sparking a firestorm by doubling down on whether he

clearly mccarthy doesn't care. explain why and how much harder -- it will be that much harder -- marjorie taylor greene put it in stark terms. >> yeah, this majority is slimming and slimming and slimming. now with kevin mccarthy leaving, house republicans essentially can still only afford to lose three votes on any partisan vote. but they lose that cushion. so this narrows the house majority which at the start of the congress was slim. i don't think that anybody could get this slim. and you mentioned marjorie taylor greene, of course very close ally of kevin mccarthy, has spoken out against the eight republicans who forced this vote to oust mccarthy and has since been critical of speaker johnson. she bluntly said yesterday i hope nobody dies because if anybody dies in the republican conference, that slims their majority even more and brings them in very close territory of losing the majority. so in any way that you look at this, kevin mccarthy's leaving capitol hill at the end of the year is significant for house r

i would do it all again. >> only kevin mccarthy knows what's next for kevin mccarthy. certainly, a well-paying job lobbying the government would be a possibility. if donald trump is president again, maybe a job in the trump administration. mccarthy blamed trump for january 6th attacks but was one of the first appear to forgive him. back to you. >> thanks, scott. >>> the holidays are inching closer, so you know what time it is. it's time to get those packages ordered. we'll break down the deadlines. >>> and many sites are using artificial intelligence to simplify your process. how you can use the new chat box. >>> and our school shout-out series. here's a fifth-grade class from oakland lockwood s.t.e.m. academy. [ speaking foreign language ] in oakland, california. >> i am mrs. clark. this is the dual language grade in california. >> we would like to say -- >> good morning, bay area! ? in espanol! [ [ speaking in a global language] >> good morning to you. >> hello to them and a great friday it is. we would love to see students you know take part. email us your video. ho

and kevin mccarthy wants to play in that. he wants to play in the primaries because he wants to seek that revenge. so it is fascinating that this happens today. it is 95% of its about timing. and we see that evident today with the mccarthy's announcement. we see that happening today. >> yes, he says he wants to serve america in new ways. what do you think is next for him? >> he's going to sprinkle money from those packs. he's going to sprinkle that money far and wide, especially in primary contests against people like matt gaetz against people like nancy mace and against people like bob, good. so he's going to play there and he's going to raise a lot of money because kevin mccarthy raises a heck of a lot more money. then speaker mike johnson is ever raised. and present some opportunities for him in the near term. and the longer term will certainly go after he sets out to make as a lobbyist and to be influential just his his previous folks have done. paul ryan and eric cantor. >> all right. tonight is a republican debate. we'r

but mccarthy was much more loyal to donald trump than donald trump was to kevin mccarthy.ember, kevin mccarthy went down to mar-a-lago shortly after january 6th and helped trump off the map when he was in a bad place and many thought, including me, at that point, trump could have been kept down, but mccarthy helped him. in the most recent speaker election in the case of trying to remove kevin mccarthy, i didn't see donald trump do anything to try to persuade th those eight holdouts to vote with kevin mccarthy. trump's loyalty has been much more of a one-way street, which is usually the case with donald trump. he expects loyalty, but doesn't return that loyalty. i'm not at all surprised that kevin mccarthy is somewhat reticent to jump completely on the trump train at this moment. >> what do you think kevin mccarthy's aspirations are at this point? >> i haven't talked to him. i don't know. but he's -- he's in the process right now -- >> what does he seem to be positioning himself for? >> well, he could be doing one of a few things. looking at private sector opportunities, i'

former house speaker kevin mccarthy will soon be former member of congress kevin mccarthy.igning. our chief capitol hill correspondent manu raju here with the news. manu, what have you learned? >> yeah. this is a big deal. this is former speaker of the house kevin mccarthy announcing he will retire at the end of this year, resign his seat from congress and will step aside and no longer serve the district in california that he has for some number of years now in the aftermath of his ouster as speaker of the house. two months ago the historic vote pushing him out of speakership when he led by matt gaetz and voted out by seven other republicans along with democrats pushing him out as the first speaker ever to lose his position at the hands of his colleagues now announcing that he won't even serve for the rest of his two-year term that would have expired at the end of 2025 saying in this new article that he wrote for "the wall street journal" that his time was up. he writes it is in this spirit that i have decided to depart the house in the endthe year to serve america in new w

larry, mccarthy oust as a speaker in part by certain members of his own party. do you think this is a reaction to that at all? >> well, it's hard to know. he's had gouf. there's no question about that. he wanted to be speaker badly. he tried once in 2015, got elected, gave up everything to get elected, all the power, virtually, which cost him in the end. but no question this is a loss to him. going from the pinnacle of power to nothing, basically, has left him angry, hurt, and he's ready to go. in doing so, he'll cut down that small house majority for republicans from three to two. >> larry, i know this announcement from mccarthy is different in the sense that he is leaving before the end of his term. but we've seen senator joe manchin, congressman patrick mchenry, anna eschew have all announced they're not sneaking re-election. do you think this is indicative of the change we're seeing in the landscape on capitol hill moving forward? >> marcus, this is really a case of i think a result of his bitterness. he just doesn't want to be around anymore. by the way, by

mccarthy empowered her. mccarthy lifted her up, and the fact that she is staying loyal to him, some supporters may see as admirable, but is scary to me that she gets the amount of attention that she gets. >> the whole thing, every time you go through it, like a horror movie in the beginning, it's such a clichÉ, the devils bargain. the devils bargain is called a devils parking for a reason. it is a troop under the western buttery cannon, which you are offered a thing, and then you'll pay back recently and. we watched them do it over and over again. eventually, the devil comes calling as, he has for kevin harvey. i mccaskill, thank you so much. >> you bet. >> still to come, after the passing of tv legend norman lear, rob reiner joins me on why lear's has significance today. i got this $1,000 camera for only $41 on dealdash. dealdash.com, online auctions since 2009. this playstation 5 sold for only 50 cents. this ipad pro sold for less than $34. and this nintendo switch, sold for less than $20. i got this kitch

mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: thank you very much. i want to thank the dean, mr. calvert, for putting this together. to my colleagues from california i'm so very, very proud of you. i appreciate the kind words. to the constituents, thank you. thank you for ever giving me this opportunity. to serve you. to america. i loved every single day. less than 13,000 people have ever been given the privilege, the honor, to serve in this body. to those colleagues on the other side of the aisle, i thank you for the work you've done. we may disagree at times, i disagreed with the vote on this one too, but one thing i think we must quite understand. if there's advice i can give. do not be fearful if you believe your philosophy brings people more freedom. do not be fearful that you could lose your job over it. i knew the day we decided to make sure to choose to pay our troops while war was breaking out, instead of shutting down, was the right decision. i also knew a few would make a motion. somehow they disagreed with that decision. do it anyways. i would do it all again. but the

and i served with mccarthy.fe wisdom become speaker and then nine months later he lost it. johnson is more dangerous. >> okay, christina? >> i would say johnson by a landslide. -- mccarthy's feckless, so are the vast majority of almost all republicans in congress right now. they really -- low with the wind. you can't trust them in any way to stick by their word. johnson is a true believer. and, as you laid out with his anti lgbtq beliefs, regions and alliances with so many right-wing, extremist groups that are so anti -- i mean, just anti-civil liberties, anti-civil freedoms. it is frightening what he truly believes, unlike donald trump, who really doesn't care about half the things that he spouts, johnson has been indoctrinated. he wants to indoctrinate others. so, i find him to, be as joe walsh, said, incredibly dangerous, because he actually has a very clear vision of what he thinks america should look like. and i think he is willing to try and finagle his beliefs into every corner and crevice of the legislat

to which mccarthy replied "what happens now?" to which gaetz said, "not sure bro."which mccarthy replied "i'm not ur bro, bro, but i think if i get a simple majority i survive" prompting gaetz to ask, "simple majority of total or just those present?" to which mccarthy said "simple majority of your mom." and gaetz replied "cool comeback." to which mccarthy said "thanks." to which gaetz replied "i'm being sarcastic b-t-dubs." to which mccarthy replied "i know, dumbass," to which gaetz responded "whatever, dude. my dad says i have to go eat dinner now." so there's a process. so there's a... there's a process. it's chaos! in the end, mccarthy lost with matt gaetz, plus his seven republican cronies, and all of the democrats voting to give him the boot. seems like strange bedfellows, between those two groups, but in a democratic meeting earlier today, california representative adam schiff quoted "the big lebowski," saying "gaetz isn't wrong. he's just an [bleep]hole." true story. that's right. he's right. the douche abides. you may remember, back in just this january, con

and then, there's mccarthy successor. speaker mike johnson, whose nickname, of course, maga mike for a reason, for many reasons. there are his ties to religious extremists, his anti lgbtq beliefs, his election denialism and his support of the impeachment inquiry into biden. most recently, he promised to blur the faces of the capitol rioters from january 6th footage before releasing it to the footage so they don't face charges. that's what he's worried about. >> all right, joe walsh and christina greer, you are both back with me. joe, you go first. who is your pick? >> the biggest loser of those two would-be mccarthy. because, you are right. he sold his soul and then to become speaker -- and i served with mccarthy. all he wanted in life was to become speaker, and then, nine months later, he lost it. johnson is more dangerous. >> okay. christina? >> i would say johnson violence lied. >> by a landslide? >> yes. >> mccarthy's feckless, so are the vast majority of almost all republicans in congress right now. they -- blow with

when mccarthy asked why the former president did not help him keep the speakership, trump blasted mccarthy not expunging and endorsing. mccarthy felt very free and emboldened to tell it straight to trump when he was feeling now that he has been ousted. what do you make of this? >> given all that kevin mccarthy has done to support donald trump and going down there to mar-a-lago when he supposedly couldn't eat after he lost, donald trump certainly should have had his back. this is a classic case of loyalty with donald trump is a one-way street. mccarthy was loyal to trump. he did not return the favor. he encouraged matt gaetz to oust him from being speaker, and he didn't do anything to help him win. the votes were mounting up against him. i would have dropped the f bomb and a lot more. his campaign says he didn't say that, says they have a good relationship, work well together, talk often, they've agreed and disagreed in the past. it's much better to talk about the f bomb than kumbaya. >> here's what was also interesting in that piece. it talked about people were saying kevin mccarthy's rati

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he is talking about mccarthy, mccarthy was a politician.ost: silver spring, maryland, independent line. caller: i don't really think there was a top congressional story, only a bunch of noise. i think that is predictable. we have had one of the least productive congress is in history. if you look back to the 2022 election year, the republicans never had a plan for governing. they don't want to pass laws. they want work with democratic colleagues in the senate. any realistic law has to pass the house and the senate. even if they did have a trifecta , the republicans have the house, descendant, and the presidency, they still would not fix the border. guess what? this country needs cheap labor. the republicans also need the border to be a problem. i always figured they would go for impeachment. what i did not predict is they would also have a civil war the publican party. all this stuff is just noise. it is manufactured drama to distract from our embarrassingly little they have gotten accomplished. host: in south carolina, this is sal. democra

mccarthy was widely expected to depart after his unprecedented ouster from the speaker's suite. the deadline to file for election was friday. >> disappointed, but happy for him. >> mccarthy felt burned by colleagues who removed him in october. former house majority leader steny hoyer said the two became friends and others say it's a loss. >> the loss of speaker mccarthy to this institution is going to be felt for a long time. he is an institution unto itself. you know, there are days where i respected kevin mccarthy and some days i did not. >> but i have to tell you that i do believe in his heart he was trying to keep the republic in party and conference together. >> mccarthy's departure narrows the house republican majority. the new breakdown 220 republicans to 213 democrats. house republicans can only afford to lose three votes to pass any legislation. when asked about the new slim majority, house speaker mike johnson said he wasn't concerned. >> but kevin is a has been a long and trusted friend and we commend his long service and sacrifice. as for the house and we wish him we

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mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: thank you very much. i want to thank the dean, mr. calvert, for putting this together. to my colleagues from california i'm so very, very proud of you. i appreciate the kind words. to the constituents, thank you. thank you for ever giving me this opportunity. to serve you. to america. i loved every single day. less than 13,000 people have ever been given the privilege, the honor, to serve in this body. to those colleagues on the other side of the aisle, i thank you for the work you've done. we may disagree at times, i disagreed with the vote on this one too, but one thing i think we must quite understand. if there's advice i can give. do not be fearful if you believe your philosophy brings people more freedom. do not be fearful that you could lose your job over it. i knew the day we decided to make sure to choose to pay our troops while war was breaking out, instead of shutting down, was the right decision. i also knew a few would make a motion. somehow they disagreed with that decision. do it anyways. i would do it all again. but the

you may remember two months ago mccarthy became the only house speaker in history to be ousted by hisagues. and although his retirement will cut into the republicans' already slim house majority, mccarthy insists he's got other plans to help the gop. robert costa reports. >> when you go into senate it's like being in a country club. not a lot of people. the house, it's like you walk into a truck stop to have breakfast, right? but that's the way the founders designed it. we're a microcosm of society. so everything good and bad in society is going to be here. >> it's rough. >> it's rough. >> truck stop rough. eight of them kicked you out of the speakership. there are still those in the ranks who want to burn the house down. >> they never said it would be fair. but i give as good as i get. >> reporter: california republican kevin mccarthy holds a place in history. as the first ever speaker of the house to be voted out of that position. >> keeping government open and paying our troops was the right decision. >> reporter: historic. >> mr. kevin mccarthy for speaker of the house. >> reporte

that's when mccarthy saves trumu the first time.th then mccarthy saves trump the me second time to try to keep trump in power when mccarthy went to florida and visited trump and in those photographs smiling with him. cheney says, i went to see kevin when he got back to d.c. mar-a-lago?smilin what the hell, kevin. he tried to down-play the whole thing. he said he'dwh been in florida anyway when trump's staff called him. they're really worried, he said, trump's not eating so they asked me to come see him. what? yeah, he's really depressed. yeah, he's really depressed. i'm still trying to process thie unexpected rational when kevin i added, he keeps trying to talk to me about january 6th, and i tell him, we can't.ou we're under oath. c kevin said, we're under oath in the present tense as though he e had already been sworn in as a witness. i assumed one of kevin's lawyers had warned him not to talk to talk about january 6th because they thought trump would be in serious legal jeopardy. apparently he was trying to say back to me what he had been told by his lawyers. the truth was simple. he

mccarthy, she is just unsparing about.eminds us that mccarthy rescued trump before january six, the day the tape came out of trump's call to georgia officials. this is from page 65 of the book. when i saw reports about the call, i assume the audio of trump pressuring state officials to violate the law and overturn the election would mean the end of most of the objections to the electoral count in the house. i could not imagine numbers would continue to do trump's bidding. a short time later, after what we all assumed with significant pressure from trump, kevin announced that he would be voting to object. i was certain that kevin did not believe the objections or constitutional nor that they could be justified by any genuine fraud in the election. his chief counsel clearly did not think so. but this had never really been about principle for kevin cawthorn. that's when mccarthy says saves trump first-time, and then a second time after the violent attack on the government to try and keep trump in power. and then mccarthy went

he is talking about mccarthy, mccarthy was a politician.ost: silver spring, maryland, independent line. caller: i don't really think there was a top congressional story, only a bunch of noise. i think that is predictable. we have had one of the least productive congress is in history. if you look back to the 2022 election year, the republicans never had a plan for governing. they don't want to pass laws. they want work with democratic colleagues in the senate. any realistic law has to pass the house and the senate. even if they did have a trifecta , the republicans have the house, descendant, and the presidency, they still would not fix the border. guess what? this country needs cheap labor. the republicans also need the border to be a problem. i always figured they would go for impeachment. what i did not predict is they would also have a civil war the publican party. all this stuff is just noise. it is manufactured drama to distract from our embarrassingly little they have gotten accomplished. host: in south carolina, this is sal. democra

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tell us about what mccarthy said. >> it's been a year for him. he started been elected speaker and will end it by resigning from congress a whole year before his term ends. the congressman made the announcement on social media this morning. mccarthy spent 17 years in congress, ultimately ascending to house speaker only to be ousted by a vote in october. it was the first time a sitting speaker was stripped of their power in the middle of a congressional term. here's a clip from the video he posted today. >> it is time to pursue my passion in a new arena. while i will be departing the house at the end of this year i will never ever give up fighting for this country that i love so much. >> it has been quite a year for him for sure. what are representatives from the bay area saying? >> most say they are not surprised after the past two months he has had. he comes from a solidly republican district in bakersfield, but today south bay congresswoman said she hopes whoever replaces him will be more open to working across the aisle and less likely to defe

they spent a week on kevin mccarthy and a week on george santos. you don't have a week, you start to lose focus because presidential cycle takes over. youun are out of time and focus on the wrong thing, not a contracts, you are focused on your own internal fight. >> emily: majority from 220 to 213, and in his farewell address letter, former speaker said you know the more government you have, weaker america gets, worse america gets. i will recruit best and brightest for office, to me, that indicated he feels where we need bandaid is no longer legislature, it is slim and terrifying. to your point, he out recruiting to get a cohesive gop because that is what we're lacking. do you feel he'll succeed? is that where we need his prowess? will it work? >> sean: it is not a governing majority, kevin mccarthy sees you need a larger majority, he will go recruit other members to come to the party. you have to have compromise, you can never have it be my way or the highway. politics don't work that way, marriage doesn't work that i way. sometimes in my house, i

mccarthy, is down to his final hours in congress. ahead, his moment today on the house floor. plus, what mccarthy said about cnn's manu raju after all those years of manu chasing him down in the hall. stay with us. first time i connected with kim, she told me that her husband had passed. and that he took care of all of the internet connected devices in the home. i told her, “i'm here to take care of you.” connecting with kim... made me reconnect with my mom. it's very important to keep loved ones close. we know that creating memories with loved ones brings so much joy to your life. a family trip to the team usa training facility. i don't know how to thank you. i'm here to thank you. >>> in our politics lead, parting words today from ousted republican house speaker kevin mccarthy on the floor as he leaves congress. >> do not be fearful. if you believe your philosophy brings people more freedom. do not be fearful that you could lose your job over it. do it anyways. i would do it all again. >> ah, yes. do not be fearful. words of courag