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Clear he'll take retribution if he becomes speaker. he said he's got to kick off democratic congressmen like adam schiff and others who inc.erred him off of key committees. this is a really toxic moment on the hill where members are going after each other, the parties are in full-throated combat with each other and where we head will be determined by the election in the fall. >> okay, then but peter, shouldn't the president's message be to democratic members of congress in help me help you. they need his help in holding on to power and he needs their help in getting any more of their legislati...

Moderate. >> as the white house juggles all of these issues, there were some more troubling numbers out. the latest quinnipiac poll today puts joe biden's approval at just 33%. that is a new low for his presidency. with that let's bring in our leadoff guess on this wednesday night, jackie almany, and peter bake are joins us, chief correspondent from "the new york times." i want to share what kevin mccarthy told fox news on january 6th, as the riot was happening on capitol hill. >> this is so unamerican. i condemn any of this violence happening at the capitol right now. i already talked to the ...

Stephanie, maybe more than one. we see this evolution that mccarthy undergoes and it's clear he says one thing before he meets with trump and another thing after he meets with trump at mar-a-lago. i want to lock into whether mccarthy is a co-conspirator or whether he wants to position himself as a victim and a witness. i think there's a lot more to come here. >> peter, this white house is trying to help democrats hold on to the majority in the house. this committee is largely democrats with a couple of pretty unpopular republicans. if democrats lose the house, what's it going to be like for th...

And he is suggesting well they're my political enemies and this is treason. >> yeah, i mean you request really see here what pushes the president's buttons with nancy pelosi. it's the suggestion that he is mentally unfit, and in this instance it's the clear implication that he wasn't being taken seriously as a presidential candidate and is being undermined as a president. strictly speaking, none of the above is treasonous. certainly by regular constitutional law definition. the president appears to be using a looser definition than that. but when peter alexander lays it out for him this is wha...

A wall. hanging over all of this how will the president respond to whatever they decide in he's already been sounding off on twitter writing this morning the democrats do not want us to detain or send back criminal aliens. this is a brand new demand. crazy. joining us now is msnbc correspondent casey hunt, nbc white house correspondent kristen welker in el paso and peter bake are, chief white house correspondent at "the new york times." casey, you've been tracking this all weekend. tell me where things stand. >> well, andrea, right now there is no guarantee that the government will not shut do...