MSNBC Deadline White House June 4, 2024 21:16:00
Ryan. in 2015 when mccarthy did not have enough votes, rather than let his opponent win, dan webster of florida, boehner shut everything down and said we're going to hand pick paul ryan and give it to paul ryan. garrett's right about how the rules work. the rules don't make any sense. the way we stopped mccarthy in 2015 was this, behind closed doors you only need 51% of the republican conference. it's not really a concurrence if it's only 51%, but on the floor as we're all watching you need 218. the way we stopped mccarthy in 2015 was exactly this. we withheld sufficient votes on the floor. no...
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