negotiations with hardliners before the house can pass a rules package on monday. in short, mccarthy has the title he s always wanted, but not necessarily the power that comes along with it. he eked out a wind, but the mandate is less you re issued. mccarthy required the better part of a week to grind down the conservative opposition to his speaker bid, and the way things have been done in the house for decades. one of the holdouts, republican congressman chip roy of texas was instrumental in delivering him the gavel. particularly the house freedom caucus. roy s deal ultimately flipped up to 15 votes for mccarthy paving the way for his victory friday night. joining me for his first interview after the election is texas republican congressman chip roy. first of all, congratulations on everything that happened and getting what you wanted in the negotiations. it s not necessarily a sure thing that that happens. we re just learning some of the promises mccarthy made, capping spending at 20
would look like rewarding the disloyal behavior. now the bruising contest shows he is still short of the votes he need. today he did bring 14 republicans back over to supporting his speaker bid. the house returns for a friday night session at 10:00 p.m. tonight, currently in this adjournment, mccarthy claims momentum. he claims he will still find a way to woo more members. the math only offers basically two paths. get fewer people voting, which changes the threshold for majority, or somehow, some way, after all of these losses, change minds and flip two of the original rebel opponents who stake their whole identity this week on opposing him like gaetz and boebert. they are finishing this first republican week in office with the very clown show that sean
Rep. Byron Donalds said Republicans made "very little" ground in negotiations as California Rep. Kevin McCarthy vies for the Speakership role.
Jake Tapper defended the handful of Republican representatives who have voted in opposition to Rep. Kevin McCarthy, saying it's just a function of "democracy."