Fox News Anchor Puts the Screws to Matt Gaetz Following McCarthy Circus: ‘Do You Consider Yourself a Serious Legislator?’

EMANUEL So was it ░░░░░░░░ all going 15 rounds ░░░░░░░░ elect a Speaker Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ We got concessions that ░░░░░░░░ were being rejected as ░░░░░░░░ as Monday when it ░░░░░░░░ to being able to ░░░░░░░░ legislation 72 hours before ░░░░░░░░ adoption individual appropriations bills ░░░░░░░░ ultimately what we negotiated ░░░░░░░░ that we will never ░░░░░░░░ have a circumstance like ░░░░░░░░ omnibus spending legislation because ░░░░░░░░ will have to comport ░░░░░░░░ a single subject There ░░░░░░░░ be germanity requirements on ░░░░░░░░ so it will be ░░░░░░░░ open process a transparent ░░░░░░░░ and I m thrilled ░░░░░░░░ the House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ today EMANUEL Your quoted ░░░░░░░░ saying The construct of ░░░░░░░░ rules concessions functionally turn ░░░░░░░░ Speakership into a ceremonial ░░░░░░░░ Do you mean that ░░░░░░░░ Well Speaker McCarthy is ░░░░░░░░ speaker and long live ░░░░░░░░ Speaker I look forward ░░░░░░░░ working closely with him ░░░░░░░░ he did agree to ░░░░░░░░ great credit to democratize ░░░░░░░░ to the membership Oftentimes ░░░░░░░░ committees that decide what ░░░░░░░░ come to the floor ░░░░░░░░ their spending paradigm is ░░░░░░░░ are controlled just by ░░░░░░░░ loyal to the Speaker ░░░░░░░░ what we have is ░░░░░░░░ representation of all of ░░░░░░░░ different viewpoints within our ░░░░░░░░ on the Rules Committee ░░░░░░░░ the Appropriations Committee we ░░░░░░░░ hard to get agreements ░░░░░░░░ have conservatives on those ░░░░░░░░ to have our budget ░░░░░░░░ on Appropriations and I ░░░░░░░░ t wait to see ░░░░░░░░ we are able to ░░░░░░░░ when we unlock the ░░░░░░░░ of all of our ░░░░░░░░ going forward EMANUEL What ░░░░░░░░ the concern that this ░░░░░░░░ process weakened him And ░░░░░░░░ recap we have a ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ have Democrats running the ░░░░░░░░ States Senate Don t ░░░░░░░░ need him to be ░░░░░░░░ strong as possible Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ I think the way ░░░░░░░░ have a strong Republican ░░░░░░░░ on a lot of ░░░░░░░░ issues is to have ░░░░░░░░ Republicans on the most ░░░░░░░░ committees I don t ░░░░░░░░ get the critique that ░░░░░░░░ from Tuesday to Friday ░░░░░░░░ work this out puts ░░░░░░░░ Republican majority in peril ░░░░░░░░ know Mike that in ░░░░░░░░ summer the entire Congress ░░░░░░░░ like six weeks off ░░░░░░░░ we are not even ░░░░░░░░ at all so to ░░░░░░░░ four days to figure ░░░░░░░░ who is going to ░░░░░░░░ second in line to ░░░░░░░░ and to ensure we ░░░░░░░░ a House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ is a fighting force ░░░░░░░░ to check the Biden ░░░░░░░░ absolutely worth it EMANUEL ░░░░░░░░ next is the rules ░░░░░░░░ governing rules for the ░░░░░░░░ two years in the ░░░░░░░░ of Representatives Any drama ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz I don t ░░░░░░░░ it I think this ░░░░░░░░ an exquisite rules package ░░░░░░░░ you know members of ░░░░░░░░ even Speakers we pass ░░░░░░░░ these positions and move ░░░░░░░░ to other things but ░░░░░░░░ when you make the ░░░░░░░░ better you can actually ░░░░░░░░ the health of the ░░░░░░░░ long term Some of ░░░░░░░░ rules will allow us ░░░░░░░░ zero in on specific ░░░░░░░░ of federal spending and ░░░░░░░░ votes on whether or ░░░░░░░░ that is an appropriate ░░░░░░░░ of tax dollars Also ░░░░░░░░ into these rules we ░░░░░░░░ going to vote on ░░░░░░░░ Church style commission to ░░░░░░░░ the weaponization of this ░░░░░░░░ against our people That ░░░░░░░░ the FBI the DoJ ░░░░░░░░ even other entity that ░░░░░░░░ see abusing their power ░░░░░░░░ the detriment of the ░░░░░░░░ of our citizens This ░░░░░░░░ going to give us ░░░░░░░░ staff more resources and ░░░░░░░░ are going to get ░░░░░░░░ back on the side ░░░░░░░░ the American people EMANUEL ░░░░░░░░ was a tense moment ░░░░░░░░ night Friday night when ░░░░░░░░ Mike Rogers expected to ░░░░░░░░ next chairman of House ░░░░░░░░ Services confronted you You ░░░░░░░░ both serve on the ░░░░░░░░ Services Committee What was ░░░░░░░░ all about and are ░░░░░░░░ guys going to be ░░░░░░░░ to work together on ░░░░░░░░ Services Gaetz Mike Rogers ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the Armed ░░░░░░░░ Committee and we share ░░░░░░░░ deep commitment to our ░░░░░░░░ defense to our men ░░░░░░░░ women in uniform And ░░░░░░░░ course in a late ░░░░░░░░ moment of high drama ░░░░░░░░ can have moments of ░░░░░░░░ but Mike Rogers and ░░░░░░░░ had a six year ░░░░░░░░ working relationship We are ░░░░░░░░ to work together wonderfully ░░░░░░░░ forward and I don ░░░░░░░░ think there should be ░░░░░░░░ punishment or reprisal just ░░░░░░░░ he had an animated ░░░░░░░░ He has my forgiveness ░░░░░░░░ certainly is someone who ░░░░░░░░ done great things for ░░░░░░░░ national defense and will ░░░░░░░░ to do those great ░░░░░░░░ EMANUEL You have taken ░░░░░░░░ praise from people who ░░░░░░░░ the fight led this ░░░░░░░░ you ve also taken ░░░░░░░░ criticism Some people saying ░░░░░░░░ is about fundraising this ░░░░░░░░ about more media appearances ░░░░░░░░ you consider yourself a ░░░░░░░░ legislator Gaetz Absolutely One ░░░░░░░░ the reasons we fought ░░░░░░░░ these rules was to ░░░░░░░░ that all members of ░░░░░░░░ can get involved in ░░░░░░░░ legislative process at a ░░░░░░░░ granular level For far ░░░░░░░░ many years under both ░░░░░░░░ and Democrat control power ░░░░░░░░ been has been centralized ░░░░░░░░ a select few and ░░░░░░░░ s not good for ░░░░░░░░ republic I am not ░░░░░░░░ who s really dearth ░░░░░░░░ a lot of media ░░░░░░░░ I think I m ░░░░░░░░ who appears on your ░░░░░░░░ and others more than ░░░░░░░░ other member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ it s an odd ░░░░░░░░ to say that I ░░░░░░░░ doing this for media ░░░░░░░░ when I do a ░░░░░░░░ of those anyway And ░░░░░░░░ before this episode I ░░░░░░░░ one of the top ░░░░░░░░ in Congress despite the ░░░░░░░░ that I m one ░░░░░░░░ the only Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ who doesn t accept ░░░░░░░░ lobbyist money or any ░░░░░░░░ Action Committee donations because ░░░░░░░░ believe our politics it ░░░░░░░░ more pure when it ░░░░░░░░ funded by the people ░░░░░░░░ our country not those ░░░░░░░░ are paid to try ░░░░░░░░ influence outcomes.”