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I think it's fascinating to see how this turns out. the fact that he is making concessions, that he is continuing to say, i will give you more and more, that's not working, it doesn't bode well for him. >> david jolly joining us as well, former republican congress member. i've been told matt gaetz stood up and voted for donald trump. that gives you a sense of the flavor of some of the rebels. trump had shown his own weakness by not being able to put kevin mccarthy over the top on day one or day two. he seemed to be ignored, especially by lauren boebert, in one of her floor speeches last night....

Republican conference, but it also speaks to why donald trump is willing to continue to elevate kevin mccarthy, until somebody steps in his stance. look, given mccarthy was born, believing it was gonna be speaker of the house. and nothing will stop him, but for one person, who is donald trump. if donald trump would withdraws his support of kevin mccarthy, he lose his second speakership, the first happened in 2015, the next one could happen next january. >> and here is the most disheartening think for kevin mccarthy, danielle. and that same wall street journal, trump refused to answer directly,...

Cnn's melanie citizen know that breaking the story. what's going on here? >> reporter: as you know, kevin mccarthy is not known for his tough parenting style with his conference. but my colleague mike warren and i learned about this episode in december in which he lashed out at marjorie taylor greene who started laying out demands in exchange for her future speaker. this is according to tom cole. mccarthy said if any of you come to me and tell me you are not going to vote for me unless i do something, i'm going to do exactly the opposite. even if i agree with you. and then mccarthy went on to ...

We've heard this kind of thing before. but talking about carrying a bomb in a backpack is beyond the pale. do you think there's any chance kevin mccarthy will e are act or let it slide as he often does? >> i have zero belief that he'll bring the hammer down on her for this. look what happened last week with paul gosar. he was under fire for posting a video on twitter depicting violence against democrats, and mccarthy and the gop stood behind him. mccarthy said he would reinstate gosar and marjorie taylor greene to the committees, potentially better ones, if republicans win back the house. one ...

Forever. they use the space to see the leadership and they need it very well to take up the mantle. >> he is 48 years old and a democratic leadership team with the same team as a decade ago. the party is getting younger and he's an african-american in a party that increasingly made up of nonwhite voters. that is why he is a potential future speaker. >> nancy pelosi's power in a proud and bold way. you talk to her several times and she feels like it is important for women to see her at that table and in that oval office meeting with the president. she talks about the power early in her career. ...