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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When the winds of change are against him, his cape gets in the way.
multiple rounds of voting, OMG ,Congress Critters doing some work ,LOL
Ditto that. All the way through the debt ceiling vote suspense date.
” What I don’t support is allowing this to continue onward,” Trump said.”
Yesterday, he said to let it play out.
“.....they can do something about it at a later date” says our former President whom I support wholeheartedly supported twice but here he is WRONG AGAIN by thinking he can work with the swamp creatures. This is getting tiresome if you don’t even have the ability to separate yourself from the very same establishment that has done EVERYTHING in their power to destroy Trump! This is either willful ignorance, incompetence or both!! Either way, there’s no WAY to ever get this country back on track with people with NO PLAN to turn this around! Sad day indeed for our country and the Republican Party that should really be dissolved at this point and start anew from scratch!!
Trump is playing a dangerous game by getting involved in this vote.
He only needs to alienate a part of the GOP base and he will get slaughtered
In 2024.
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Totally agree!
I don't trust McTurd at all and the fact he won't make any concessions to real conservatives demonstrates we don't really need him at all. He'll just sabotage anything good or meaningful to help libtards.
Screw McTurd
McCarthy is also playing this dangerous game.
“He only needs to alienate a part of the GOP base and he will get slaughtered”
He already has alienated a part of his base. They will come back if he wins the primary but that won’t be enough to carry general.
Yep, name calling like Desanctimonious , even I am getting tired of crap like that. Talk about infighting.
BINGO!
He only needs to alienate a part of the GOP base and he will get slaughtered
In 2024.
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He lost my support when he pushed the clot shots. Now, they are proven to have been a hoax, ineffective with some very harmful effects, including death.
That said, he may “ redeem” himself if as he stated in the past, “ Why is nobody mentioning Peace and negotiations “ in Biden’s Ukie war.
Kevin from Heaven will do NOTHING to protect the Citizens of the United States of America. NOTHING!!!!!!! No investigations, no referals for prosecution, no MAGA agenda. NONE.
Yep, somebody has to say it.
Of course, even when we win we lose. I swear they coined the phrase "Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" for the GOPe.
Exactly. Don’t forget the past “promises” by Boehner, Hastert and Ryan.
Trump destroyed the GOP.
Remember, some speculated that was his goal. From his recent blaming of pro life Republicans to this, I think it may have been.
I am wondering if Trump is a closet masochist, considering how much McCarthy has consistently stabbed him in the back.
The definition of masochist:
1. a person who derives sexual gratification from their own pain or humiliation.
We always have Desantis.
Boehner. McCarthy could have replaced him in 2015 but withdrew at the last minute for still unclear reasons. Some suggested he was concerned he would only barely get to 218. Ended up with Ryan who didn’t want the job.
Mixed feelings here. He’s not all we would like, but it’s time to move forward. What concessions are critical? Narrow the list and move on.
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