Posted on 01/04/2023 11:26:33 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Former President Trump on Wednesday said House lawmakers opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) Speakership bid are playing a “dangerous game” and urged Republicans to “get this thing over with” as the Speaker elections run into multiple rounds of voting.
“I think it is a dangerous game, and, frankly, if they are not happy with him, they can do something about it at a later date,” Trump told Fox News Digital in an interview.
“I support [McCarthy] and I support getting the deal done. What I don’t support is allowing this to continue onward,” Trump said.
“Let’s get this thing over with.”
Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) beat out McCarthy in three consecutive rounds of a Speakership election Tuesday, but no candidate got the required majority of votes and the House adjourned without selecting a Speaker.
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“Once again Trump is on the wrong side of things..”
Yeah it sure seems he is as of late...he had better sit this out otherwise as someone else here pointed out he could lose a portion of his base.
Then again this all political theater...
Agreed.
Bad recommendations from crap advisers.
Make me wonder if Trump is trying to sandbag McCarthy.
This is the danger. All it would take for us to end up with a radical leftist as Speaker instead is for the Dems to peel off about a half-dozen rinos, who are getting tired and will vote for Jeffries just for this whole thing to be done with. For me, that's too high a price to pay for perfection that isn't there.
Being perpetually tone deaf is an even more dangerous game if you expect to win votes.
I think something is amiss. I think Trump has a quid pro quo with McCarthy and neither can let on what is happening because it is nasty.
When was the last time a Speaker was replaced after being installed? I’m not finding anything specific on the internet.
Newt.
No, now is the time to extract reasonable demands from him, nothing will ever happen “later”.
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You’re right. I love Trump, but man, he doesn’t have a knack for discerning who will comply with the swamp and who won’t.
Where is the energy and and pressure to boot loser Ronna McDaniel and elect Harmeet Dhillon to take over the RNC?
Change is way overdue!!
RINO Globalist NeoCon Bushy Squishy Cuck Trump supporting McCarthy?
Stick to your principles and trust in God!
So the man who famously lives on the edge is suddenly faint of heart?
Gimme break. Sounds more like he’s worried a lot of his backroom deals already in place are about to go up in smoke.
I think his base is leaving for the door now...
Trump has always made sorry picks for advisers.
“No, now is the time to extract reasonable demands from him, nothing will ever happen “later”.”
Exactly. It’s like legislating a federal “temporary agency” — it’ll be around forever. Nothing is “temporary” in the corrupt gov’t.
Well said. He’s turned on DeSantis too, who was a member of this same small outspoken conservative group when he was in Congress.
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