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taken no more than a single ballot on the first day in session to elect one. today house republicans, who are now in the majority, could not muster the votes needed to make their leader, kevin mccarthy, the speaker. instead, in a test of his capacity for humiliation, he sat there, smiling at times as votes were cast three times and results were read. >> the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. [ applause ] >> acclimation. >> the honorable kevin mccarthy ...

muster the vote to make their leader, kevin mccarthy the speaker. instead, and a test of his capacity for humiliation, he sat there smiling at times as well surpassed three times. the results were red. >> the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy the honorable kevin mccarthy from the state of california has received 203. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been ...

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Grown by the day. talking to a number of mccarthy allies, they are going after the critic, urging them to be part of the team. but those numbers are not at the moment listening to them. >> they are enemies now. they have made it clear that they prefer a democrat agenda than a republican one. they are the true definition of rinos. >> i was sent here to get things done, not to be an advocate for chaos. a lot of it is sound bite for fundraising. lets just be clear and call it what it is. >> ill be ...

Past two years. >> but the rub here is mccarthys most vulnerable members are in districts where trump is not popular. so where is mccarthys loyalty going to be? to the former president who helped him get there? or to these more moderate members who need to distance themselves from trump. this is really the dilemma that kevin has the deal with. they have know trump is the kiss of death. >> were all witnessing the fallout from the trump administration. its a fallout from whats happening in the rep...

And these folks dont seem to want to vote for him. so, i dont know where we stand. would kevin be a weekend speaker if he wins under the circumstances that he offered, under the conditions he often these folks? may be, but it was going to be a weak speakership anyway because of the nature of the margin, only a five vote margin on every single piece of legislation. and thats what i dont understand these folks who are opposing kevin. theyre going to get the chance to be heard on every single rule ...

Elect a speaker. it may be lowered if some of their caucus vote present. that is now part of the cushion as well. in this continues on, democrats may be leaned on in some way to help mccarthy, but theyre not planning to bail him out at the moment. >> thanks. long day for you. perspective from mick mulvaney. south carolina congressman and a founding member of the house freedom caucus. congressman mulvaney, what is your reaction to the three failed ballots for congressman mccarthy? >> its a comp...

Will. maybe they will. the question is how long will it go before his allies, some of his allies peel away and say kevin, we love you, man, but its just not there for you. i thought it was telling, by the way, that trump started pulling away a little. he has gone from my kevin to kevin. which reflects where mccarthy is right now. >> nia, you think there is any scenario under which mccarthy bows out? >> i think tomorrow if you start to see some of these moderates peel away, is it five, ten on suc...

Mccarthy has agreed to would weaken him as the speaker. even if he is elected has he done himself tremendous damage by agreeing to those things? >> he has agreed to do it in principle. i think he agreed to do it in exchange for votes. and these folks dont seem to want to vote for him. i dont know where we stand. would kevin be a weakened speaker if he wins under the conditions he offered these folks? maybe. but it was going to be a weak speakership any way because of the nature of the margin. th...