barring that whether there's an adequate plan b. >> what is mccarthy's standing among republicans, with trump when he's going through the political calculations for himself. how does that all add up? >> i think from a reporting perspective, if we take a step back here, it's hard not to look at his trajectory over last year and the sort of, you know, shifting and changing public statements that he's made and look at some of his actions and feel like he's done what's most politically expeditious for him to stay in power and manage what has become, quite frankly, an unruly house conference for him. he has called it, deemed it and labeled it as he just has a big tent party and he's trying to keep all of his members happy. and i think to some extent, you know, he is getting some praise from people within his party. but people who are a little bit