Astonishing moment Marjorie Taylor Greene hands anti-McCarthy Republican a phone with TRUMP on the line as ex-President tried to get rebels including Gaetz to switch votes

Daily Mail ^ | January 7, 2023 | Nikki Schwab

[hillarys cankles]

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was captured on the House floor late Friday holding up her cell phone with former President Donald Trump on the line.

After the House Republicans' failed 14th vote to elect GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to the speakership, Greene tried getting Rep. Matt Rosendale to speak with the former president.

'It was the perfect phone call,' Greene tweeted, sharing Bloomberg's photo of the moment, where Trump's initials 'DT' were clearly seen on her iPhone screen.

Rosendale, a Republican from Montana, had yelled out the name of Rep. Andy Biggs during the 14th round of voting.

[mass55th]

"Dogs may bark but the circus moves on."

And America loses again.

[Kazan]

He didn’t have a choice when it came to his cabinet given that the RINOs in the Senate wouldn’t approve who wanted to appoint.

[Kazan]

Given that no one else stepped up and wanted the job, forcing McCarthy into making concessions might have been the best result.

[TakebackGOP]

I believe Trump wouldn’t back him if he didn’t think he’d do a good job.

[Gene Eric]

Not finding fault with either of you. You made a reasonable counter point by pointing to Trump’s bio.

What’s relevant, however, is the corporate membership I mentioned.

[JoeRender]

I question Trumps wisdom on this one. But at this point we will see what McCarthy does. That’s all we can do.

[unixfox]

A Term Limit vote.

Like that will ever pass. Nothing but kabuki theater.

[MountainWalker]

Hardly? McConnell was saluting Cheney all the way out the door. If she were a senator, he’d have protected her committee assignments until the bitter end.

[Chode]

or Bukakie...

[mass55th]

McCarthy was a supporter of Cheney, tried to stop her removal, and was reluctant to support her removal from her leadership position. It wasn't until there was significant pressure from the other Republicans in the House that he changed his tune, and her embarrassing him at a press conference that he stopped supporting her.

Rep. Good: Kevin McCarthy Was Staunch Supporter of Liz Cheney Until She Publicly Embarrassed Him at Press Conference

[jpsb]

And they got many concessions out of McCarthy that he doesn’t have a lot of power.

That's how I see it, a big win for conservatives.

[bankwalker]

yes ... Trump now owns McCarthy ...

[vivenne]

We’ll see. But it’s better than nothing which is what we had before.

[vivenne]

Oh, he sees it.

[vivenne]

That’s how I see it and I despise McCarthy.

[JimSp]

We need Trey Gowdy back with his great sounding, but utterly useless sound bites.

[MountainWalker]

He stuck with her for a little while before he realized this was turning into a personal jihad. McConnell stuck with her till the end and still does.

[higgmeister]

I cannot fault you for that.

[mass55th]

I hope you’re not disappointed down the road that you defended him.

[MountainWalker]

I’m not sure if the hastert rule was adopted, so I have no expectations for any speaker. It seems like that should be iron law, and then it almost doesn’t matter who’s the speaker.