Former Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) claimed Wednesday on “MSNBC Reports” that the Republican Majority in the House would have to make deals with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to pass any legislation.
Guest host Yamiche Alcindor said, “How big of a role do you expect President-elect Trump to play in the speakership vote?”
Rose said, “All evidence points to Donald Trump actually liking Speaker Johnson as a person. So it makes it increasingly less likely he will rock the boat here. There are larger political dynamics in the Republican Party at play than just Speaker Johnson in fact, than even just Donald Trump. We have to remember, there were 38 Republicans that just stood up, a matter of a week or two ago, in open defiance of Donald Trump when it came to voting for this CR because they didn’t want to vote for continued increased government spending.”
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