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mike was not in it. his decoys were all in the boat which, of course, thank he never got started hunting. >> what picture came together for you? >> i was like everybody else. worried he might've fallen out. >> mike's buzz. >> brian stood with me and anytime they would come up with a potential hit, brian wilkes and don't want to be here when they find mike. >> man-made lake seminole can be treacherous for boaters. it was a one-time peach orchard. >> at night, they're hard to see. >> a fish and wildlife officer was at the scene. >> you hit a stump and you could be thrown out easily. >> they did not have a body but there was an early theory among hunters about what might've happened. mike in the predawn hour hit the stump and thrown into the weed filled lake. like most duck hunters he was known to use chest high waders and they can turn deadly. >> they are bulky and like putting two buckets on your legs. you have problems with them filling with water and taking you down. >> what was down there everybody kne
mike was not in it. his decoys were all in the boat which, of course, thank he never got started hunting. >> what picture came together for you? >> i was like everybody else. worried he might've fallen out. >> mike's buzz. >> brian stood with me and anytime they would come up with a potential hit, brian wilkes and don't want to be here when they find mike. >> man-made lake seminole can be treacherous for boaters. it was a one-time peach orchard. >> at night,...
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you know, as we've seen, she seems dedicated to coming after mike johnson. i'm sure she'll say she's just as close of an ally to donald trump. i don't know this saves him, but i'm worried what mike johnson may give away to donald trump. perhaps scuttling ukraine, for example. >> keep an eye on that tomorrow. let's talk more about marjorie taylor greene and her threats. we played sound earlier in the show. she's very much on this, saying that johnson's leadership on issues like fisa and ukraine make her think, more or less, he's not up for the job. do republicans, though, will they really want to go through this process again? will she have support? >> they don't want to go through the process, but they didn't want to go through the process with kevin mccarthy either. that was really unpopular in the conference. all it takes is one member who can force them into it. what this feels like is she is trying to build that requisite support to go there. this is all good politics for marjorie taylor greene, where she comes from. she's never cared about being popular
you know, as we've seen, she seems dedicated to coming after mike johnson. i'm sure she'll say she's just as close of an ally to donald trump. i don't know this saves him, but i'm worried what mike johnson may give away to donald trump. perhaps scuttling ukraine, for example. >> keep an eye on that tomorrow. let's talk more about marjorie taylor greene and her threats. we played sound earlier in the show. she's very much on this, saying that johnson's leadership on issues like fisa and...
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he can afford to lose mike johnson. mike johnson is expendable. he can afford to lose congress. he can do this the other way, the way the hard-core members of his base would be happy to have him do it. >> quite clearly he doesn't want any actual republican legislation to pass, which is why he's killing all of it. >> you don't need a republican legislature if you have the courts. >> he has no interest. the governance doesn't seem to be of the essence here. >> that is an argument that applies to anything he cares about most of all, which is keeping himself out of prison. he doesn't need a republican house or senate for that, just means the attorney general, the sweet sweet, the worst version of bill barr. >> the other part of it, john, that should not be ignored, he was asked about marjorie taylor greene. he just said, i don't think we have time, i'm sorry. we will keep you guys here for a long time tonight. let's play it. >> marjorie taylor greene's motion to vacate, would you stand behind speaker johnson ? >> we are getting on very well with the speaker and i get along very well
he can afford to lose mike johnson. mike johnson is expendable. he can afford to lose congress. he can do this the other way, the way the hard-core members of his base would be happy to have him do it. >> quite clearly he doesn't want any actual republican legislation to pass, which is why he's killing all of it. >> you don't need a republican legislature if you have the courts. >> he has no interest. the governance doesn't seem to be of the essence here. >> that is an...
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we're seeing mike johnson mature a little bit in this job. now, he's still a hard-line conservative, but he has decided to lead in this moment, and you saw democrats recognize that and offer support. i have long believed that mike johnson is not the speaker of the house come january. largely because it's probably hakeem jeffries. but even if republicans keep the majority, i think that's where you see mike johnson come up short with the votes. if they were to call for a motion to vacate now, and it appears that they will, i suspect democrats will back mike johnson, and the reason why, ayman, is this. there is very little legislation of consequence between now and the end of the year. on matters that really do count, including keeping the government open past october 1. johnson has shown us that he's willing to work with democrats to make that happen. so i would say to hakeem jeffries and democrats, look, it's okay to date mike johnson for about seven months. it doesn't mean you have to marry him, right? this is going to be a short- term relati
we're seeing mike johnson mature a little bit in this job. now, he's still a hard-line conservative, but he has decided to lead in this moment, and you saw democrats recognize that and offer support. i have long believed that mike johnson is not the speaker of the house come january. largely because it's probably hakeem jeffries. but even if republicans keep the majority, i think that's where you see mike johnson come up short with the votes. if they were to call for a motion to vacate now, and...
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we will break down what's next for speaker mike johnson. his job is still on the line. >>> retired military leaders have a warning for the supreme court why they say trump's presidential immunity claim is jeopardizing the nation's security. the 11th hour just getting underway on an important monday night. business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer. and check in. they all choose the advanced network solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. see why comcast business powers more small businesses than anyone else. get started for $49.99 a month plus ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. don't wait- call today. when i was your age, we never had anything like this. what? wifi? wifi that works all over the house, even the basement. the basement. so i can finally throw that party... and invite shannon barnes. dream do come true. xfinity gives you reliable wifi with wall-to-wall coverag
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she is still hanging this over mike johnson said. a lot of this, frankly, has to do with fundraising. by leaving this issue out of them and making it something she can talk about for weeks and weeks and weeks on end, that definitely helps her fundraising numbers. of course, raise her profile and she is a powerful member of the house because only of this rule whereby one member can trigger a motion to vacate. the longer she teases it, the more she will get the attention for it. that is important here. >> congressman garcia, the question, the important question to you is this, will you vote to save the speaker? right now, if not, what concessions will you need from him to turn your no into a yes? >> the only vote for speaker i am going to make is for hakeem jeffries. there's no circumstance where i'm going to support a far right extremist republican for speaker. i understand that there might be other considerations that might be made where democrats might feel differently because of the vote. i understand that. at the end of the day, w
she is still hanging this over mike johnson said. a lot of this, frankly, has to do with fundraising. by leaving this issue out of them and making it something she can talk about for weeks and weeks and weeks on end, that definitely helps her fundraising numbers. of course, raise her profile and she is a powerful member of the house because only of this rule whereby one member can trigger a motion to vacate. the longer she teases it, the more she will get the attention for it. that is important...
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but it could cost mike johnson his job. now democrats may have to save him from the likes of marjorie taylor greene in his own party. robert garcia and andrew join me live to discuss the stakes. >>> trump on trial, opening statements are set for monday and in the election interference case. we will look closer at the jury that will decide his fate, whether trump will testify, and the tough questions he will face if he does. >>> and 25 years since columbine. the deadly high school shooting in colorado still haunts america today. we will discuss what has changed and what has not since that fateful day on april 20 1999. 1999. this is the saturday show. w. >>> after months of dithering delay and denial, the house has finally passed foreign aid legislation for our allies. with 311 votes including all of the democrats, $61 billion in desperately needed funding for ukraine, part of it in the form of a loan was approved. the big bipartisan vote was also notable for one big reason, 112 republicans voted against it. that is more than
but it could cost mike johnson his job. now democrats may have to save him from the likes of marjorie taylor greene in his own party. robert garcia and andrew join me live to discuss the stakes. >>> trump on trial, opening statements are set for monday and in the election interference case. we will look closer at the jury that will decide his fate, whether trump will testify, and the tough questions he will face if he does. >>> and 25 years since columbine. the deadly high...
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he can afford to lose mike johnson, mike johnson is completely expendable because he can't afford to lose congress, he can do this the other way, the way the hardcourt members of his base would be happy to have him do it. >> clearly he doesn't want any legislation to pass which is why he is killing all of it. >> you don't need a republican legislature if you have great -- >> the governance doesn't seem to be the essence. >> it's an argument that applies to the thing he cares most about all is keeping himself out of prison. he just needs that attorney general, the worst version of bill bar. >> the other part of it that should not be ignored as he was asked about marjorie taylor greene, i don't think we have time to play the sound. i'm sorry, we don't have time. we will keep you guys for -- we do have time, let's play it. >> we are getting along very well with the speaker and i get along very well with marjorie, we have a speaker, who was voted in and it was a complicated process and i think it's not, not an easy situation for any speaker, i think he's doing a very good job. about as g
he can afford to lose mike johnson, mike johnson is completely expendable because he can't afford to lose congress, he can do this the other way, the way the hardcourt members of his base would be happy to have him do it. >> clearly he doesn't want any legislation to pass which is why he is killing all of it. >> you don't need a republican legislature if you have great -- >> the governance doesn't seem to be the essence. >> it's an argument that applies to the thing he...
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mike johnston is in the rebuttal phase, but it may not work. ultimately this is about a lack of leadership on the part of the republican party. the problem is our rights are basically hanging in the balance the people who cannot figure out who wants to lead them. if there was an ideological drive behind this, if marjorie taylor greene actually believed anything other than trumpism we could say maybe there is a direction. but it is not. it is all about power, ego, voting rights, abortion rights and functional things about america are in the balance because they cannot figure out who they dislike the most. >> did you know you and laura ingraham have a little bit of an agreement? >> that is something i would not have expected. >> take a listen and find out. >> this pains me to say this. thanks, mike. i hope you do speaker hakeem jeffries that you a nice fruit basket today. i have never met this -- witness what i am witnessing now. everything on the line in the country but committing a slow suicide, the party. this is why conservatives call the gop
mike johnston is in the rebuttal phase, but it may not work. ultimately this is about a lack of leadership on the part of the republican party. the problem is our rights are basically hanging in the balance the people who cannot figure out who wants to lead them. if there was an ideological drive behind this, if marjorie taylor greene actually believed anything other than trumpism we could say maybe there is a direction. but it is not. it is all about power, ego, voting rights, abortion rights...
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>> mike johnson is in trouble. right now, the speaker of the house appears to be moving forward with a plan to allow a standalone vote on aid to ukraine, which has made house conservatives furious. some of them are ready to kick mike johnson out of the job the same way they ousted speaker kevin mccarthy six months ago. like mike johnson, he is running out of options to save himself. at the beginning of the date, there were rumblings that johnson might try to change house rules in order to make it harder for conservatives to oust him. that proposal unsurprisingly outraged conservatives. cnn reports that johnson was essentially pinned against the back wall of the house floor with members on all sides of him, with the speaker constantly pivoting his head as he responded to members speaking to him. sounds hectic. the congressional bullying circle, if it wasn't sufficient to get johnson in line, they put together a team to monitor the house floor to make sure johnson or his allies introduced old measure to change the ru
>> mike johnson is in trouble. right now, the speaker of the house appears to be moving forward with a plan to allow a standalone vote on aid to ukraine, which has made house conservatives furious. some of them are ready to kick mike johnson out of the job the same way they ousted speaker kevin mccarthy six months ago. like mike johnson, he is running out of options to save himself. at the beginning of the date, there were rumblings that johnson might try to change house rules in order to...
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mike johnson's speakership is over. he needs to do the right thing, to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. if he doesn't do so, he will be vacated. >> and the speaker's been clear he's not resigning. but marjorie taylor greene has filed a motion. others have signaled they would vote to save johnson if that motion to brought to the floor. you and i often spend a bunch of time together in the halls. i'm excited to have a conversation with you. plain and simple, do you think he's going to get vacated? >> i don't see a path for marjorie taylor green at this point. they're already saying openly they would block any motion to vacate. then they're also saying that, you know -- you look at republicans. when i talk to members, when i'm texting, they do not seem to have this appetite to, you know, push forward with a motion to vacate. most of them don't want to throw the house into chaos because they remember what happened in october. >> they also don't know who else would do this job. we said this during
mike johnson's speakership is over. he needs to do the right thing, to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. if he doesn't do so, he will be vacated. >> and the speaker's been clear he's not resigning. but marjorie taylor greene has filed a motion. others have signaled they would vote to save johnson if that motion to brought to the floor. you and i often spend a bunch of time together in the halls. i'm excited to have a conversation with you. plain and simple, do...
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i mean, that's what mike johnson is dealing with. that's what you as democrats are trying to navigate around. it's ludicrous, but i wonder now that it's out in the open if it's easier to do what you just said, peel off two republicans to support a speaker jeffries. >> yeah, at some point. and it's notable who those republicans are because they are chairmen of committees of international and foreign policy and intelligence committees who know better than anyone what the truth is, what the dangers are and who our allies are. and for them to validate what i and so many others have been saying for so long is a major, major thing that he with need to pay close attention to. the reality is we've seen it in the oversight committee, this entire impeachment investigation has been one big russian propaganda exercise from start to finish and there seems to be, even though the republicans know it, they seem not to care on that committee. but in more serious committees where our national security is at stake, where our intelligence is revealed, t
i mean, that's what mike johnson is dealing with. that's what you as democrats are trying to navigate around. it's ludicrous, but i wonder now that it's out in the open if it's easier to do what you just said, peel off two republicans to support a speaker jeffries. >> yeah, at some point. and it's notable who those republicans are because they are chairmen of committees of international and foreign policy and intelligence committees who know better than anyone what the truth is, what the...
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what mike johnson doesn't want is to hold on to a speakership at the behest of democrats. that puts him in a more difficult situation than the one he's currently in. he's standing still at this impasse right now. what he would really like to do is pass ukraine funding, pass fisa reform without worrying about a motion to vacate. that's not the current environment he's living in, chris. >> i think the thing that jeffries said, stewart, that's so significant is he said let the house work its will. imagine that. marjorie taylor greene seems oblivious to the reality that supporting trump's policies does not change the fact that there's a democratic senate and a white house. so why is she starting this fight? >> look, i think this is a classic example of life imitating high school. think about it, you know, marjorie taylor greene is the mean girl with the rich daddy who always got out of trouble. mike johnson is that invisible guy who always wanted to belong, who was desperate to be accepted, and that's just really a toxic mix when it comes to saving the world, and that's really
what mike johnson doesn't want is to hold on to a speakership at the behest of democrats. that puts him in a more difficult situation than the one he's currently in. he's standing still at this impasse right now. what he would really like to do is pass ukraine funding, pass fisa reform without worrying about a motion to vacate. that's not the current environment he's living in, chris. >> i think the thing that jeffries said, stewart, that's so significant is he said let the house work its...
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mike johnson is obviously in over his head. he has been unable to pass anything so far without the help of democrats. to get ukraine and other foreign aid funding passed he's going to need democrats again. and there's some unhappiness on the right flank, including with, you know, the president who is, i think, to blame really ultimately, the former president, that is, former president trump is to blame ultimately for why we haven't had a vote on things like the border deal and ukraine because he doesn't want anything to get done in this congress. mike johnson is stuck between the forces. >> let's talk about ukraine aid, if we can, eugene. that could be the straw that breaks the camel's back if that's indeed what happened. i want to play what rendon bacon -- republican don bacon. >> some republicans oppose a ukraine aid bill on the floor. do you think he could lose his speakership over this, congressman? >> it's possible. i'm not going to deny it. we have one or two people that are not team players. they would rather enjoy the l
mike johnson is obviously in over his head. he has been unable to pass anything so far without the help of democrats. to get ukraine and other foreign aid funding passed he's going to need democrats again. and there's some unhappiness on the right flank, including with, you know, the president who is, i think, to blame really ultimately, the former president, that is, former president trump is to blame ultimately for why we haven't had a vote on things like the border deal and ukraine because...
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they finally got speaker mike johnson to agree to a process to bring this up and democrats with help of many institutional republicans who are pro-ukraine helped carry it over the line. the interesting thing about this is that these are all unique coalitions. it is a different coalition that passed ukraine aid, some democrats and some republicans. it will be a different coalition that passes israel aid, mostly republicans and some democrats over the objections of many progressives who wanted to slap conditions on how the netanyahu government can use the aid out of concerns for their actions in gaza. the final vote is to come but this looks to be good shape to pass. it mirrors the $95 billion package that president biden wanted. it will go to the senate where there will be support from chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell to get it done. >> just got word that it is done and it has passed, just getting the word from the control booth. we will get the numbers in a moment. you referenced ukraine. 101 republicans, 210 democrats voted in favor. there was one republican from pennsylvania, repr
they finally got speaker mike johnson to agree to a process to bring this up and democrats with help of many institutional republicans who are pro-ukraine helped carry it over the line. the interesting thing about this is that these are all unique coalitions. it is a different coalition that passed ukraine aid, some democrats and some republicans. it will be a different coalition that passes israel aid, mostly republicans and some democrats over the objections of many progressives who wanted to...
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yesterday, mike johnson got exactly what he needed. as big of a stamp of approval as he is going to get. i have been talking to a lot of allies over the past couple of days, there is concern about the dangers of another fight that could result in made democratic speaker. they do think that when it comes to a republican speaker, johnson is as good as it's going to get. >> julie, i want to talk about the nuanced changes and adjustments that donald trump has made in his pivots. he has pivoted slightly on ukraine aid and has pivoted on his position on abortion. at one point he was for the elimination of roe. he came out and said that he was in favor of exceptions when it comes to abortion in america. are these pivots putting republicans in more difficult positions around maintaining their own stances? what is it doing to the party overall, when he backtracks or makes adjustments on foreign- policy adjustments before. >> you heard sophia lay out how much every republican in congress has to hang on his every word when it comes to all of thes
yesterday, mike johnson got exactly what he needed. as big of a stamp of approval as he is going to get. i have been talking to a lot of allies over the past couple of days, there is concern about the dangers of another fight that could result in made democratic speaker. they do think that when it comes to a republican speaker, johnson is as good as it's going to get. >> julie, i want to talk about the nuanced changes and adjustments that donald trump has made in his pivots. he has...
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he knows like you said mike johnson is a one-person majority. doesn't have much room for leeway, and there's the argument to be made going into this election, republicans in the house face more of an uphill battle with their re-election bids. you have mike johnson, for example, going down to texas to campaign for tony gonzalez. he's facing a very difficult primary runoff next week. so you're seeing republicans i think trying to unify in the face of that -- you know, that minority opposition within the party. now, in terms of the senate aid package i assume this will be brought up very quickly as soon as possible because we know there's been a lot of pressure to get that aid to ukraine. at the same time, though, there will be some push back similar to what we saw in the house. we know that ohio senator jd vance has been skeptical of more aid to ukraine. so expect more debate there in the upper chamber. >> you know, one thing donald trump did comment on with respect to the package was the provision that would force the sale of tic tiktok or invest
he knows like you said mike johnson is a one-person majority. doesn't have much room for leeway, and there's the argument to be made going into this election, republicans in the house face more of an uphill battle with their re-election bids. you have mike johnson, for example, going down to texas to campaign for tony gonzalez. he's facing a very difficult primary runoff next week. so you're seeing republicans i think trying to unify in the face of that -- you know, that minority opposition...
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mike johnson went down there to make a long that is already a law right? you can't-- you know-- people who are not citizens cannot vote in american elections. that is the law. that has been the law, so they made a law that is not a real law to somehow talk about election interference. it was really a fiasco today, but it really made speaker johnson look like he serves at the pleasure of former president, donald trump. >> susan, vp harris was back in arizona today, hammering donald trump's abortion stance. there is no question that extreme abortion restrictions are unpopular. are democrats doing everything they can and should do to seize on that? >> well, look, their strategy this year is to emphasize putting referendum on the ballot in states that will bring out democratic voters. that is the hope. the problem for democrats is that there aren't a ton of truly battleground states, where they are going to have these abortion referenda this year. now, arizona happens to be one of them. i think what happened this week in arizona, with the supreme court of the
mike johnson went down there to make a long that is already a law right? you can't-- you know-- people who are not citizens cannot vote in american elections. that is the law. that has been the law, so they made a law that is not a real law to somehow talk about election interference. it was really a fiasco today, but it really made speaker johnson look like he serves at the pleasure of former president, donald trump. >> susan, vp harris was back in arizona today, hammering donald trump's...
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>> i think there is more to be gained by mike johnson. i'm actually surprised donald trump is giving him this audience. mike johnson is in pretty big trouble in his conference. standing next to donald trump is helpful for him. i don't know that it is enough to save him, but certainly helpful. i'm looking at it more curiously, what does trump get out of it. he is very transactional. so i'm curious the interaction between the two on the bigger issues that are in play, namely the aid to ukraine. is donald trump going to pressure mike johnson not to pass that aid. and so while they say what it is about on the face, i'm curious what issues they will get into. >> is there anything that the speaker could do to get out of what you describe as big trouble? >> i don't know. it all comes down to the whims of marjorie taylor greene and i'd hate to get in her head. i don't know if trump giving the bear hug to mike johnson is enough for greene to back away. what might get her to back away isrecognition that she would lose on the floor. we haven't seen
>> i think there is more to be gained by mike johnson. i'm actually surprised donald trump is giving him this audience. mike johnson is in pretty big trouble in his conference. standing next to donald trump is helpful for him. i don't know that it is enough to save him, but certainly helpful. i'm looking at it more curiously, what does trump get out of it. he is very transactional. so i'm curious the interaction between the two on the bigger issues that are in play, namely the aid to...
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especially one as far right as mike johnson. he is wrong from a democratic point of view on every issue imaginable. gun rights, women's reproductive rights, lgbtq writes. he litigated, not only voted the wrong way and certifying president biden's election, but litigated it. what democrat wants to be associated with that kind of record? >> jerry is right on all the facts. he's extreme. he's ideological. as a horrible record on lgbtq us equality. a horrible record on abortion rights. he did actually litigate overthrowing 2020. the question is people in ukraine desperately need this aid. if he doesn't bring the bill to the floor, you are basically giving put in a victory. and we need the money for the bridge. so i would not vote affirmatively for johnson, but could i vote to table something if it is part of a deal on a ukraine bill, i would entertain it. >> all right, guys, disabuse me of this nickel view. it is not even cynical. i have no faith that speaker johnson will be able to get a ukraine funding bill through and an israel f
especially one as far right as mike johnson. he is wrong from a democratic point of view on every issue imaginable. gun rights, women's reproductive rights, lgbtq writes. he litigated, not only voted the wrong way and certifying president biden's election, but litigated it. what democrat wants to be associated with that kind of record? >> jerry is right on all the facts. he's extreme. he's ideological. as a horrible record on lgbtq us equality. a horrible record on abortion rights. he did...
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mike johnson, if he poses a bill to provide supplemental aid to ukraine. joining me now is congressman jamie raskin of maryland, who was a member of the house january 6th select committee. congressman raskin, it is truly stunning to watch this turn around in republicans from being the party of reagan, who said, you know, who was very much standing up to the ussr to essentially stumping for russia on the house floor. how do you read it? >> well, marjorie taylor greene, for example, has been recycling direct russian propaganda. she says our tax dollars are going to support ukrainian nazis. and that is a putin line that he's denazifying ukraine and that it's a nazi state. of course it is a liberal democracy committed to equal rights for everybody. and human rights. and it has the only jewish president in the world outside of israel. so, calling it a nazi state is such an affront and an insult to the ukrainian people. and it's just a lie. and yet we're hearing a lot of that coming from various republican members and different sources, to the point where you're
mike johnson, if he poses a bill to provide supplemental aid to ukraine. joining me now is congressman jamie raskin of maryland, who was a member of the house january 6th select committee. congressman raskin, it is truly stunning to watch this turn around in republicans from being the party of reagan, who said, you know, who was very much standing up to the ussr to essentially stumping for russia on the house floor. how do you read it? >> well, marjorie taylor greene, for example, has...
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. >>> plus, congress has the week off, but it appears to there could be trouble for house speaker mike johnson when the house returns. we'll have more on the far right to oust him. ♪♪ >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this monday, april 1st. yes, it's april 1st, be careful out there. >>> while most people were spending time with their families yesterday, donald trump appeared to be glued to his phone, posting a whopping 77 times on social media. 77. from sunrise to sunset, the presumptive 2024 republican nominee spent the day airing his grievances, and sharing far right news coverage that cast him in a positive light. as is customary for trump on the holidays, one all caps post wished a happy easter to his perceived enemies, including the, quote, crooked and corrupt prosecutors and judges that are doing everything possible to interfere with the presidential election of 2024 and put me in prison including the many people i completely and totally despise because they want to destroy america. this message was so long you couldn't screen shot it in one post. trump also
. >>> plus, congress has the week off, but it appears to there could be trouble for house speaker mike johnson when the house returns. we'll have more on the far right to oust him. ♪♪ >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this monday, april 1st. yes, it's april 1st, be careful out there. >>> while most people were spending time with their families yesterday, donald trump appeared to be glued to his phone, posting a whopping 77 times on...
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mike johnson speakership is over. he needs to do the right thing to resign. if he doesn't do so, he will be vacated. >> turn up the volume for this one, tomorrow, the senate will begin taking up the long- awaited package for ukraine but infighting among house republicans, we've only just begun. house speaker johnson errs that the current praise for moderates from pushing ahead on the bill but far right members like marjorie taylor greene, are enraged over his decision to work with democrats and has now vowed to oust him again if he does not resign. stewart, i want to start with the wall street journal and the headline they wrote, quote, mr. johnson's behavior is called leadership, and the gop would be more popular and better able to govern if more of its members showed such metal themselves or have more respect for those who demonstrate it. i'm going to take a wild guess here, you are down with that? >> i agree with that. two things can be true, mike johnson deserves credit, a lot of credit for really making a historic decision that was the first time in a lo
mike johnson speakership is over. he needs to do the right thing to resign. if he doesn't do so, he will be vacated. >> turn up the volume for this one, tomorrow, the senate will begin taking up the long- awaited package for ukraine but infighting among house republicans, we've only just begun. house speaker johnson errs that the current praise for moderates from pushing ahead on the bill but far right members like marjorie taylor greene, are enraged over his decision to work with...
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remember, mike dodson is an accidental speaker. perhaps the weakest speaker of our lifetime, if not of modern times period. he would not be in the office of donald trump had not anointed him. he is there to try to save his job. so, trump is not only the republican nominee, to molly's points, but he is essentially acting as the de facto speaker of the united states are now in controlling what does and doesn't come up as a boat on the floor of representatives. what you think johnson going down there to kiss the ring was enough? the person inside congress who is targeting him, who has him on thin ice is his fellow republican, marjorie taylor greene. >> while she is going for him, she it doesn't actually have her own point of view. she reports to her dad , donald trump. >> this is the big question. right? is mike johnson the speaker of the house? is donald trump really be speaker of the house? is marjorie taylor greene the speaker of the house? what happened today was at the behest of donald trump, right? mike johnson went down there t
remember, mike dodson is an accidental speaker. perhaps the weakest speaker of our lifetime, if not of modern times period. he would not be in the office of donald trump had not anointed him. he is there to try to save his job. so, trump is not only the republican nominee, to molly's points, but he is essentially acting as the de facto speaker of the united states are now in controlling what does and doesn't come up as a boat on the floor of representatives. what you think johnson going down...
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. >> speaker mike johnson pushing forward with a series of aid bills despite push back in his party. the question is how much will he need to lean on democrats to get that funding passed? >> plus the senate dismisses articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. >>> and what to expect today when jury selection picks up again in former president trump's hush money trial. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this thursday, april 18th. i'm ali vitali in for jonathan lemire. and we begin this morning on capitol hill where house speaker mike johnson is digging in on his foreign aid package despite the threats to his job if he moves forward with it. one is roughly $61 billion for ukraine, another provides $26 billion for israel, and the third $8 billion for indo-pacific allies. the fight heads to the rules committee where johnson needs republicans to support the bills. democrats for their part appear inclined to approve the package that after president biden gave his full support yesterday. and despite all the threats from his colleagues, joh
. >> speaker mike johnson pushing forward with a series of aid bills despite push back in his party. the question is how much will he need to lean on democrats to get that funding passed? >> plus the senate dismisses articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. >>> and what to expect today when jury selection picks up again in former president trump's hush money trial. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on...
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speaker mike johnson had to say on the past week. >> i made a commitment immediately after we got the gavel that we would start releasing that. originally trying to blur some of the faces to protect the innocent. people who are there walking into the building. >> reporter: to protect the innocent. the people who are there who just happen to be walking through the building. that's my question to you. what happens to the society where you have a large swath of people who believe a lie about that place on history. >> the place that will start, there is a tradition in this country and actually require them if they go away back when inspiring new citizen would come to this country. that they would be asked the question by the federal officials. what was the question? the question was do you advocate the overthrow of the government of the united states by force or violence? that was a threshold demand just to be kind of the citizen. now we've got the speaker of the house. saying that this was okay. the president of the united states. saying an aspiring next president. saying that what happe
speaker mike johnson had to say on the past week. >> i made a commitment immediately after we got the gavel that we would start releasing that. originally trying to blur some of the faces to protect the innocent. people who are there walking into the building. >> reporter: to protect the innocent. the people who are there who just happen to be walking through the building. that's my question to you. what happens to the society where you have a large swath of people who believe a lie...
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they -- mike pence went running for his life. officers are suffering from physical and mental and emotional injuries forever. so the lies aren't just fictions and fabrications and lies they tell, just to get each other off. they're dangerous deadly lies and they make people lose elections. what is the spell that they're all under? >> it is did, well that is a really good question. i think we've spent hours together trying to figure that out. but there is one thing that appears to be true. and i think it is something that we have to remember. that is that when you get indicted, for something that you did in furtherance of the big lie, it helps you in the republican party of today. in the bat crazy republican party of today. this guy gets indicted and that is probably why he got elected. national committeeman because he was indicted. prosecution is now a badge of honor in this crazy tale. and, you know, you look at the trial. and you -- the stunning testimony that journalists were burying stories that would have been very interesti
they -- mike pence went running for his life. officers are suffering from physical and mental and emotional injuries forever. so the lies aren't just fictions and fabrications and lies they tell, just to get each other off. they're dangerous deadly lies and they make people lose elections. what is the spell that they're all under? >> it is did, well that is a really good question. i think we've spent hours together trying to figure that out. but there is one thing that appears to be true....
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mike johnson, mike mccaul, mike turner, and mike rogers. the mikes had it. i'm curious how you feel. you know, this congress, joe biden has passed so much through this congress, more than any other president as far as bipartisan legislation, in decades. let's focus really quickly on the party that we once knew. certainly seems that at least in the form of mike johnson and these other national security and intel leaders, they certainly -- i'd say they've found their bearings, but those chairman never lost their bearings. i don't think we can understate how important it was that they were constantly reminding the new speaker just how serious this battle was. >> no. this is a really remarkable moment for the republican party. i mean, you had profiles in courage, which is, of course, vanishingly rare in the republican party. you had statesmanship, bipartisanship, and this incredibly dysfunctional congress took a break from dysfunction and passed one of the most significant foreign aid packages in years. overwhelmingly. you cannot understate how significant that
mike johnson, mike mccaul, mike turner, and mike rogers. the mikes had it. i'm curious how you feel. you know, this congress, joe biden has passed so much through this congress, more than any other president as far as bipartisan legislation, in decades. let's focus really quickly on the party that we once knew. certainly seems that at least in the form of mike johnson and these other national security and intel leaders, they certainly -- i'd say they've found their bearings, but those chairman...
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mike and he used to smoke cigars together. he went out here these young people singing we shall overcome. he came back in and then he added that passage into the speech after he talked about not in or the problem, not a southern problem, not a states right problem, not a constitutional problem. the constitutional command is clear. it's not even a moral problem, it's dead wrong. and that he was able to say but even if we get this done the full blessings will take a lot longer, but we have to fight for it. and we shall overcome. that's a moment when change happens. as you know, eddie, when the outside movement fires the conscious of the people and it happens. he loved him so much that he got so angry with the war had on dumb things. in this last years of his life, you saw is in those last years, he retained a remembrance of what was great about lyndon johnson, what was great about the country before the war. and he began to come to terms with johnson. it made him a happier person. it made him feel for field. he had done somethin
mike and he used to smoke cigars together. he went out here these young people singing we shall overcome. he came back in and then he added that passage into the speech after he talked about not in or the problem, not a southern problem, not a states right problem, not a constitutional problem. the constitutional command is clear. it's not even a moral problem, it's dead wrong. and that he was able to say but even if we get this done the full blessings will take a lot longer, but we have to...
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that's probably not an optimum situation for mike johnson. the one curious thing against the backdrop, even though johnson laid out a plan to break the supplemental package up, he hasn't released the text of that plan yet. that raises questions as if he's trying to put some conserve ty sweeteners in it to hold off that hard right flank. that likely won't be enough. we're running out of time here, especially if the house members are going to get 72 hours to review this legislation. that bill text needs to come out sooner rather than later. >> congressman dent, your party is eating its own. we were in the same situation with kevin mccarthy less than six months ago. what do you make of it? >> well, it's pretty clear to me that taylor-greene and tom massie are pretty much on their own. pass it as is, it goes to the president and then democrats will rescue him. if he makes any significant changes to this bill and sends it over to the senate, you know, the israel piece may not pass, and they could end up passing the ukraine bill, something that man
that's probably not an optimum situation for mike johnson. the one curious thing against the backdrop, even though johnson laid out a plan to break the supplemental package up, he hasn't released the text of that plan yet. that raises questions as if he's trying to put some conserve ty sweeteners in it to hold off that hard right flank. that likely won't be enough. we're running out of time here, especially if the house members are going to get 72 hours to review this legislation. that bill...
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>> i think that was really directed at mike johnson, not joe biden. he's been doing everything in his power to try to dislodge the foreign aid package he sent several months ago. it's mike johnson who is fallen captive to the pro putin when of the party which might be dominant in the republican caucus now but he does seem to extricate himself from it with the succession of single issue bills so we would get an up or down vote on ukraine. of course, the big majority in the house pretty much every democrat and maybe as much as 50% of republicans but certainly 30 or 40%, but we would definitely have a big majority do it. that's what marjorie taylor green and matt gates and the extreme right is so upset about. for all we know it's donald trump who is calling the shots on that one. >> let me ask because that was the other development the fact that congressman massey joining archery taylor green's efforts. are you hearing more republicans join them? >> well, i've heard there are a couple others in the wings that they've got ready to demonstrate their moment
>> i think that was really directed at mike johnson, not joe biden. he's been doing everything in his power to try to dislodge the foreign aid package he sent several months ago. it's mike johnson who is fallen captive to the pro putin when of the party which might be dominant in the republican caucus now but he does seem to extricate himself from it with the succession of single issue bills so we would get an up or down vote on ukraine. of course, the big majority in the house pretty...
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but do you think mike johnson deserves credit? does he get a gold star for bucking the hard liners in the republican conference? >> i may throw up a little bit when i say this, but, yeah. he got the high level intel briefings, listened to commanders. i think he spent some time talking to people in europe who he knows are our allies. and i think he figured out that he didn't want to be with putin at this moment. he didn't want to be the american who allowed putin to rollover a democracy, and that it was very dangerous for our country and would end up costing our country even more not just in money but maybe even in lives sacrificed in a much bigger and broader conflict. so, yeah, i think it's a gold star. but there's gold stars in other places. i've got to give kind of a gold star to mitch mcconnell because he didn't give up. he actually got more republicans to vote for the ukraine aid tonight than he did back in february. he got the majority of his caucus tonight. he did not get them back in february and, frankly, chuck schumer is
but do you think mike johnson deserves credit? does he get a gold star for bucking the hard liners in the republican conference? >> i may throw up a little bit when i say this, but, yeah. he got the high level intel briefings, listened to commanders. i think he spent some time talking to people in europe who he knows are our allies. and i think he figured out that he didn't want to be with putin at this moment. he didn't want to be the american who allowed putin to rollover a democracy,...
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mike johnson very well might know that. i do expect democrats to step in and help support mike johnson, really because this is -- these are critical matters that need to get passed. also, there's very little legislation of consequence between now and the end of the year. i think what hakeem jeffries and democrats largely know is, you can bail him out now. that doesn't mean you have to be in a relationship forever. this can be a short-term relationship until democrats take back the house or until republicans topple mike johnson next january. >> i guess it's speed dating or something on the house floor. charlie sykes, the ukraine aid likely to pass. it could almost be too late given how many losses they have suffered. a lot of people have died in the last six months while, frankly, these people have been screwing around. >> they have been dithering. let's not pass over what an extraordinary this is. you have a temporary break in congressional dysfunction. what you saw on the house floor today was basically a bipartisan coalit
mike johnson very well might know that. i do expect democrats to step in and help support mike johnson, really because this is -- these are critical matters that need to get passed. also, there's very little legislation of consequence between now and the end of the year. i think what hakeem jeffries and democrats largely know is, you can bail him out now. that doesn't mean you have to be in a relationship forever. this can be a short-term relationship until democrats take back the house or...
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we want to get things from you in order to save you, mike johnson, from being the next kevin mccarthy, but also, do your job, we don't care. the only opinion that will really matter at the end of the day is hakeem jeffries. right? he is the caucus -- he is strong, he learned from nancy pelosi, and knowing what his team used to be doing, and also getting that permission to go out and say, i am not going to do this, while also whipping the votes to get what they want. to have kind of already said that they are okay with saving him because the people who would come next, in their view, will be much worse than mike johnson. that is something that democratic leadership has said over and over, right? he is much further right than kevin mccarthy, and the person after that is probably going to be much further right than him. and so, they are having those conversations. it is also not completely clear is marjorie kayla green will pull the trigger on her motion to vacate in the way that she did. just kind of sitting there as an open threat. mike johnson is in actual trouble, because they have p
we want to get things from you in order to save you, mike johnson, from being the next kevin mccarthy, but also, do your job, we don't care. the only opinion that will really matter at the end of the day is hakeem jeffries. right? he is the caucus -- he is strong, he learned from nancy pelosi, and knowing what his team used to be doing, and also getting that permission to go out and say, i am not going to do this, while also whipping the votes to get what they want. to have kind of already said...
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. >> i think the stock in mike johnson has gone way up. the respect for him has gone way up because he did the right thing, irrespective of his job. that garnered a lot of respect. also from the democrat side. >> i give him credit for doing this. i would vote to table any motion to vacate him. i'm a progressive democrat and i think you would have a few progressive democrats doing that and i disagree with speaker johnson on many issues and have been critical of him but he did the right thing here and he deserves to keep his job until the end of this term. so, he might be safe if they bring a motion to vacate him to kick them out but one of the arguments that these hardliners have made to me yesterday, for example, congressman thomas said even if he does survive he's not going to get re- elected come january to a hypothetical speakership position or a minority lead position as a republican because democrats built him out on this foe. >> you heard us come we played that sound at the top of the show there. is there a sense of when she is plann
. >> i think the stock in mike johnson has gone way up. the respect for him has gone way up because he did the right thing, irrespective of his job. that garnered a lot of respect. also from the democrat side. >> i give him credit for doing this. i would vote to table any motion to vacate him. i'm a progressive democrat and i think you would have a few progressive democrats doing that and i disagree with speaker johnson on many issues and have been critical of him but he did the...
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mike johnson is the speaker of the house. he's standing by trump and is willing to help him challenge the outcome of the election. what do you tell them? >> first of all, vice president harris is vice president and not pence or pence's substitute. remember, they were going to try and oust pence and put somebody else in there. that helps. it's an extremely narrow majority that they have. it's basically a one or two vote majority at this point. who knows. it could flip before then. they would basically need to get every republican to try to vote against a legitimate electoral college and start rejecting electoral college votes, which is what they did last time. we're taking it seriously and preparing for all of it. look, they tried fraud in 2020. they tried violence in 2020. they tried cohearse and everything. we've got to be ready for every category of attack on the election. we know the vast majority of the people are on the side of the democracy and joe biden beat him by seven and a half million votes. we're adding ten or 12
mike johnson is the speaker of the house. he's standing by trump and is willing to help him challenge the outcome of the election. what do you tell them? >> first of all, vice president harris is vice president and not pence or pence's substitute. remember, they were going to try and oust pence and put somebody else in there. that helps. it's an extremely narrow majority that they have. it's basically a one or two vote majority at this point. who knows. it could flip before then. they...
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that mike pence could go this route. but what chris is outlining in this indictment is this was a conspiracy intended for on january 6th or in the two weeks to follow, to seat donald trump as president. whether he actually had 270 electoral college votes or not. >> i was struck by the same passage. can we bring it back up again? this seems legally very, very significant. that this sort of cover under which some of these fake electors have operated. this was a contingency plan. she completely disassembles that. >> right. i thought that passage about the email sent from unindicted coconspirator five to pennsylvania attorney is really damning because it says just fyi, i recall now there was a rush to file our petition to give legal cover for the electors in arizona to vote on the 14th. that email is stunning. and that has been in the public domain before. you can identify from other public reporting who the unindicted coconspirator is. but i had forgotten about these details. it is like the hush money trial going on we have
that mike pence could go this route. but what chris is outlining in this indictment is this was a conspiracy intended for on january 6th or in the two weeks to follow, to seat donald trump as president. whether he actually had 270 electoral college votes or not. >> i was struck by the same passage. can we bring it back up again? this seems legally very, very significant. that this sort of cover under which some of these fake electors have operated. this was a contingency plan. she...
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the passage of four important bills, or could derail the republicans in the house and the career of mike johnson as speaker. >> reporter: or both can happen, they could pass these bills and invest them to the senate where they are excited to take these pieces of legislation up, specifically to fund ukraine, these bills are similar to what the senate passed in february. leadership over there are satisfied with the construction of these four bills in the house. let's say they clear it, which we expect them to, yesterday, a resounding bipartisan vote, more democrats voted in favor of these bills that republicans did. all in all, we do expect this to pass in the house in the next 3.5 hours. the next problem is for mike johnson and his job i spoke with thomas massie, one of the three that signed on to this effort to oust the speaker and he said he does not want to see a public motion to vacate these vote on the floor because of the issue you brought up, which is the fact that democrats would more than likely support hakeem jeffries which would not bode well for republicans so close to an elec
the passage of four important bills, or could derail the republicans in the house and the career of mike johnson as speaker. >> reporter: or both can happen, they could pass these bills and invest them to the senate where they are excited to take these pieces of legislation up, specifically to fund ukraine, these bills are similar to what the senate passed in february. leadership over there are satisfied with the construction of these four bills in the house. let's say they clear it,...
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election deniers get together in florida to talk about, air quotes, election integrity as speaker maga mike johnson clings to donald trump in hopes of saving his stumbly, bumbly, unproductive and all around disastrous speakership. >>> but we begin tonight with small but important signs of hope for our 248-year-old democracy. yes, it remains under severe threat from donald trump and his christian nationalist party, just not for the reasons he's telling you. what is set to begin in a manhattan courtroom on monday is not an attack on democracy, it's actually a sign of its health and evidence that it can still function the way it was intended to. to help explain i want to take a brief trip to italy and introduce you to silvio berlesconi. he was indicted for embezzlement, tax fraud, bribery, under age prostitution. while he was able to get out of almost all of the charges against him he did ultimately face accountability and was convicted. 81 years ago italy was run by fascists. today it is a functioning democracy and bur less zone any's con vuktion is evidence of that. the we've seen plenty of
election deniers get together in florida to talk about, air quotes, election integrity as speaker maga mike johnson clings to donald trump in hopes of saving his stumbly, bumbly, unproductive and all around disastrous speakership. >>> but we begin tonight with small but important signs of hope for our 248-year-old democracy. yes, it remains under severe threat from donald trump and his christian nationalist party, just not for the reasons he's telling you. what is set to begin in a...
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it was three weeks in the case of speaker mccarthy before mike johnson was finally voted in. and, look, there is a tension, there is a tension here. it is not our job as democrats to save republicans from their manifest dysfunction. on the other hand, if you set aside our partisan interest, which i think we regularly do we are about delivering. so, we delivered the rule today, more democrats voted for a republican rule, this is unheard of, more democrats voted for a republican rule then republicans did and i think that tomorrow, we will be the margin of victory for you ukraine aid, aid to israel and humanitarian aid for the people of gaza. >> in order to do that, to save micah johnson and to get what you just said, the 82 ukraine, taiwan, aid to israel, do democrats discuss now wanting more out of this deal? like they would if this were a minority government in a parliamentarian, in a parliamentary situation? is there, is this going to be on a piecemeal aces for these three bills or will there be a larger discussion between hakeem jeffries and leadership, and mike johnson's t
it was three weeks in the case of speaker mccarthy before mike johnson was finally voted in. and, look, there is a tension, there is a tension here. it is not our job as democrats to save republicans from their manifest dysfunction. on the other hand, if you set aside our partisan interest, which i think we regularly do we are about delivering. so, we delivered the rule today, more democrats voted for a republican rule, this is unheard of, more democrats voted for a republican rule then...
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many of them say their stock has only risen in mike johnson. he woke up sunday morning after the house bill passed and he had all these headlines his team was circulating very thoroughly because of the threat he's facing of course saying he did the right thing, he's the churchill of our time, going on and on about how he played this right, and being satisfied really in the end. i talked to many democrats and i don't know if this is helpful to him praising him all week long they were surprised by what he did, and i think it was a really monumental moment for him. they don't see him as a mccarthy, which is funny because of course mccarthy was going back and forth trying to keep his gavel, johnson deciding he's going to do the right thing. does he keep his job? i don't know the former president coming out and giving him some cover this week, could it help him, maybe. >> what is your mood right now if you had to take it of the conservative caucus or the republican caucus specifically the vocal sort of right-wing isolationists who said we don't want
many of them say their stock has only risen in mike johnson. he woke up sunday morning after the house bill passed and he had all these headlines his team was circulating very thoroughly because of the threat he's facing of course saying he did the right thing, he's the churchill of our time, going on and on about how he played this right, and being satisfied really in the end. i talked to many democrats and i don't know if this is helpful to him praising him all week long they were surprised...
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mike johnson did do the right thing on this. i'm waiting to see if this is just a moment or if this is true movement. he did go down to mar-a-lago not a week and a half ago and stood with donald trump who is an unelected individual. a former president to literally seems to be holding the house republican caucus by the arm and multi- indicted individual. >> exactly. and wondering if this is just a moment or if this is true movement from my johnson revolution. and i also think it's a trial for the american people but shows the depth of the president. president biden and democratic leadership in the house. they have outmaneuvered consistently mike johnson and republicans every time in this congress, i think. >> i think it is a moment. i'm not going to get so excited. the democrats would have said what they would do with that kind of stuff, we follow our leadership. they might have said they would vote for him. when i say i'm not voting for him, i stand by that. i only vote for leader jeffries if we have to go through this again. he
mike johnson did do the right thing on this. i'm waiting to see if this is just a moment or if this is true movement. he did go down to mar-a-lago not a week and a half ago and stood with donald trump who is an unelected individual. a former president to literally seems to be holding the house republican caucus by the arm and multi- indicted individual. >> exactly. and wondering if this is just a moment or if this is true movement from my johnson revolution. and i also think it's a trial...
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you should be on this mike for me. but this is the mike i'm going to use to talk to a couple of people. so some of the folks that have come here, yasmin, here's the thing. they were supposed to be somewhere else. so let me introduce you -- can i bother you? >> sure. >> this is kashik. >> hi. >> actually, you flew from your home in texas, right? >> yes. >> and you were there for a week and a half. >> correct. >> and then you said what, this isn't going to work? >> yep. i've been tracking the weather in texas. so i was originally planning to see it from kerrville or fredericksburg. but the weather forecast was always showing cloudy. and then i was checking for places where the weather might be clear. and a lot of chatter happened on social media about maine being the next good spot. >> so what do you do, you find a flight to was it boston? >> yep, yep. so i was checking for flights closer to the east coast or somewhere to get to maine but then the flights to boston was somewhat reasonably priced -- >> so you ditched ever
you should be on this mike for me. but this is the mike i'm going to use to talk to a couple of people. so some of the folks that have come here, yasmin, here's the thing. they were supposed to be somewhere else. so let me introduce you -- can i bother you? >> sure. >> this is kashik. >> hi. >> actually, you flew from your home in texas, right? >> yes. >> and you were there for a week and a half. >> correct. >> and then you said what, this isn't...
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but there are also a lot of influential republicans and committee chairs like mike mccall, mike turner, who support nato. they do want to stand up to russia and to support u.s. resistance to russia. and johnson can't just waive them away or ignore them, and he can't disrespect them. this is his attempt to show them that he's listening and he's going to put a boat out there. in this slimming and tiny majority, which by the way, is going to fall to a one-vote majority this friday when mike gallagher leaves, there are already two members of the republican conference were on the record saying they will vote to depose him. marjorie taylor greene right now is not triggered that. she's dangling this piece of paper in front of him. she's made abundantly clear that ukraine aid is a redline for her. this is the kind of thing that could trigger that vote. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. tonight starts right now with alisha mendez. alisha mendez. alex wagner begins tonight with elizabeth warren. >> only you could break down the tax code. >>> with donald trump's hush money case now in jury s
but there are also a lot of influential republicans and committee chairs like mike mccall, mike turner, who support nato. they do want to stand up to russia and to support u.s. resistance to russia. and johnson can't just waive them away or ignore them, and he can't disrespect them. this is his attempt to show them that he's listening and he's going to put a boat out there. in this slimming and tiny majority, which by the way, is going to fall to a one-vote majority this friday when mike...
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lawmakers return from a long break with a key vote on ukraine aid in the house, which could threaten mike johnson's speakership. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, april 9th. i'm jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we'll begin this morning with the race for the white house where donald trump is facing backlash from both sides of the aisle for his position on abortion. after months of teasing a statement trump finally spoke about the issue yesterday in a 4-minute video posted to truth social. here's a part of it. >> many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights especially since i was proudly the person responsible for the ending of something that all legal scholars both sides wanted and in fact demanded be ended, roe v. wade. they wanted it ended. it must be remembered that the democrats are the radical ones on this position because they support abortion up to and even beyond the ninth month. the concept of having an abortion in the later months and even execution after birth -- and that's exactly what it
lawmakers return from a long break with a key vote on ukraine aid in the house, which could threaten mike johnson's speakership. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, april 9th. i'm jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we'll begin this morning with the race for the white house where donald trump is facing backlash from both sides of the aisle for his position on abortion. after months of teasing a statement trump finally spoke...
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the reason for the password effort of separate bills, the inability of mike johnson to find enough common ground to pass this as one large foreign aid package. the four bills will be packaged as one and they will go to the senate for approval sometime in the next few days. altogether the build include $95 billion of an aide package champion by joe biden for months now with some changes from the version past two months ago. here is speaker johnson after the passage of the bills. >> i know there are critics of the legislation. it is not perfect. we are not insured that. in a time of divided government at a time where there are lots of different opinions but there is no question whatsoever but the house has made many strong improvements to the senate bill and the product we have sent over there is much better. this package, i will note, this is important, also includes national security priorities in many of them. it is the only way that we can get democrats to support aid to israel. that is a fact. >> the victory may come at a significant cost in the form of a looming motion to vacate pushe
the reason for the password effort of separate bills, the inability of mike johnson to find enough common ground to pass this as one large foreign aid package. the four bills will be packaged as one and they will go to the senate for approval sometime in the next few days. altogether the build include $95 billion of an aide package champion by joe biden for months now with some changes from the version past two months ago. here is speaker johnson after the passage of the bills. >> i know...
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is mike johnson ready to do deals with moderate democrats and move things forward? is this a one-time thing? >> well i don't know, i don't think much will move now. you still have to keep the government funded, so that might be another power move he's going to have to try to make. i know he knows he's on very thin ice right now, because the far-right crazy caucus is so angry, but you know, it could be worse. he could be running for the senate in arizona and not know how he feels about an issue that i think doesn't lend itself to flip-flopping easily, and that is our start out in arizona, kari lake, who can't decide who she is, or why she's running. >> her inability to take a position on this is so exemplary of a party that is better but, they are not listening to their brains nor better angels, nor the information. >> they are listening to the loudest voices. she flipped again, because the loud voices are screaming at her. you cannot be against this bill from the 1800s. you must be for this bill. and, you know, the bill isn't even in effect yet, it will be, come sum
is mike johnson ready to do deals with moderate democrats and move things forward? is this a one-time thing? >> well i don't know, i don't think much will move now. you still have to keep the government funded, so that might be another power move he's going to have to try to make. i know he knows he's on very thin ice right now, because the far-right crazy caucus is so angry, but you know, it could be worse. he could be running for the senate in arizona and not know how he feels about an...
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they transmitted this document to the national archives and to congress for counting by vice president mike pence on january 6th. even though joe biden had won arizona by more than 10,000 votes. and, you know the rest. tonight, arizona attorney general, chris mays, has indicted those 11 fake electors on felony criminal charges, along with seven other co- conspirators affiliated with trumps 2020 presidential campaign. those co-conspirators are names that will be familiar to you. according to reporting from multiple outlets, they are marked manos, trumps former white house chief of staff, rudy giuliani, jenna ellis, john eastman and christina bobb, all of whom were lawyers advising donald trump in various postelection lawsuits and schemes, along with trump campaign officials mike roman and boris epshteyn. five of these people were indicted for similar conduct in the state of georgia, where jenna ellis has pleaded guilty. the 11 fake electors were part of a multistate scheme to help donald trump overturned a result of the 2020 election. there are already prosecutions of at least some of these
they transmitted this document to the national archives and to congress for counting by vice president mike pence on january 6th. even though joe biden had won arizona by more than 10,000 votes. and, you know the rest. tonight, arizona attorney general, chris mays, has indicted those 11 fake electors on felony criminal charges, along with seven other co- conspirators affiliated with trumps 2020 presidential campaign. those co-conspirators are names that will be familiar to you. according to...
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they are not going to get rid of mike johnson. the democrats are not going to go along with all of that. i do think that it is worthwhile, sort of stepping back, and thinking about how extraordinary this weekend was. political courage is becoming vanishingly rare among congressional republicans. what you saw was quite remarkable. whatever happens with mike johnson, i think that it is worthwhile, taking a deep breath and saying, you know, the congress of the united date did the right thing. this is the most important foreign policy piece of legislation in this congress, and republicans, despite all of the pressure from mar-a-lago, and steve bannon, and the base, stood beside our allies and provided ports for israel, ukraine, and taiwan. this is an amazing moment, you know? given bitter bipartisanship and tribal is asian of our politics, you had this bipartisan cooperation and this cause i coalition government that nobody really likes, but actually, in the end, at least for this weekend, i would not count on that lasting for very lo
they are not going to get rid of mike johnson. the democrats are not going to go along with all of that. i do think that it is worthwhile, sort of stepping back, and thinking about how extraordinary this weekend was. political courage is becoming vanishingly rare among congressional republicans. what you saw was quite remarkable. whatever happens with mike johnson, i think that it is worthwhile, taking a deep breath and saying, you know, the congress of the united date did the right thing. this...