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Disinclined and incapable of governing. and the american who watched todays proceedings would reach the same conclusion. so, look, we are going to try to continue to find ways to forge consensus. of course, we will see what happens tomorrow. i suspect it is going to be a few interesting days ahead. >> that unity is born not just as a study of contrast, right? its not just to show republicans what a functioning party looks like. it is also leverage. if you can keep the democratic caucus together ...

Unprecedented nature of todays proceedings and the reality because of the republican dysfunction for the first time in over 100 years, the house literally was not organized on the first day of the session of congress. i think thats a sad for the american public and sad day for the house of representatives as an institution. ultimately house democrats are ready to govern. we are prepared to govern but we need a partner to do so and, unfortunately, its clear the republican party is disinclined and...

We support, dont send them another red cent. >> i know i wont. and i hope nobody else does. either. wow, thats quite an indictment. ow, that is quite i mean, of cours e you need two parties. you need two party leaderships. you need to have a functioning party. >> right. are yoioning partyu convinced tu had better leadership, it would get betterd if? you know, i think if its handled in the right way, ifd it youre not lying to people, i mean, tucker, you take two hundred million dollars out of the...

We support. dont sent them another red cent. >> tucker: wow, that is quite indictment. you need two parties, two party leaderships. you need a functioning party, right. are you convinced if you had better leadership it would get better? >> if it is handled in the right way, tucker, take 200 million dollars during the pandemic fighting for trump it was a lie the entire time. attorney still works there by the way. h he wasnt fired. i am a regular guy. i have an incredible life. i am a regular guy....

How, that turned out to be an absolute disaster. >> matthew dowd, i understand the case youre making. your point is that a functioning party has these conversations. theyre capable of having an after action analysis where mistakes are acknowledged. you and president biden are having an adjacent conversation that the fact that chaos ensued is the reason we had to go. we were a crutch. we werent training anybody. minutes after we withdrew, the intelligence that julian reports on, picture changed b...

Democracy. its the scientists, and the doctors, who are vouching for the safety of vaccines and mask wearing. its the police officers who protected democratic and republican lawmakers in and a republican vice president who trump supporters wanted to hang. its any institution that can be corrupted. when governor cuomo resigned earlier in the week, it elicits different reactions from the two parties but it is the sort of symptom of a functioning party. the only person republicans have punked or wh...

With some kind of deal they could live with after what the president said. but there was that crazy sitcom ending to the meeting that only ivanka trump could provide. >> i mean as you pointed out, there are just multiple ways in which trump seems to be struggling at the basics of the job of president. and today gives us a really big example. i do think its important to point out that this isnt just about trumps weakness. now, a lot of it is about trumps weakness, but it isnt just about that. its...

Agreed to pay for. and so if the republicans in congress were a functioning, conservative governing party, if they were a conservative governing party that i might not agree with a lot, if they were a functioning party, they would be in a much stronger position to get what they wanted. but on so many issues, on health care, on the debt ceiling, they just arent really in touch with reality at this point, which in a funny way makes their own lives really difficult. >> and, adam, we know now that c...

Whether its his business or his campaign or now america first. so when we have the left saying, oh, my gosh, this rip is going to be a partnership between america and russirussia, i don think thats going to be the case. i think mr. trump doesnt want to be boxed in by these lame sayings coming from barack obama. he wants to start a fresh relationship with mr. putin. >> reporter: tonight at mara lago, a party, about 800 paying guests. sly stallone, fabio. the featured guests, president-elect, wife...

Lets bring in kelly, of the "weekly standard," and someone we love to talk to. thank you so much for joining us. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to you as well. first and foremost, i want to talk about russia. president-elect trump has been critical about president obama setting road blocks as he enters office. my question to you going forward, how does the president-elect transition his team, move forward and improve or how does he deal with relations with russia? the reason i ask you that...