Rep. Garamendi on Impeachment Inquiry: ‘It Is Just Extreme Chaos in the Chaos Caucus’

BERMAN With us now ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Congressman John Garamendi ░░░░░░░░ California Congressman thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being with ░░░░░░░░ You just heard that ░░░░░░░░ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ going to tell his ░░░░░░░░ that he supports launching ░░░░░░░░ impeachment inquiry into President ░░░░░░░░ though he hasn t ░░░░░░░░ exact evidence that President ░░░░░░░░ did anything wrong but ░░░░░░░░ reaction GARAMENDI It s ░░░░░░░░ chaos caucus Just take ░░░░░░░░ deep breath and try ░░░░░░░░ get past this bunch ░░░░░░░░ crazy crazy MAGA extremist ░░░░░░░░ in the chaos caucus ░░░░░░░░ ve got things to ░░░░░░░░ We ve got a ░░░░░░░░ to run We ve ░░░░░░░░ people all across this ░░░░░░░░ that are dependent upon ░░░░░░░░ federal government actually operating ░░░░░░░░ funding the multitude of ░░░░░░░░ for education to health ░░░░░░░░ and our military And ░░░░░░░░ they go down a ░░░░░░░░ hole once again It ░░░░░░░░ just extreme chaos in ░░░░░░░░ chaos caucus BERMAN You ░░░░░░░░ them the chaos caucus ░░░░░░░░ I hear the footsteps ░░░░░░░░ you It sounds like ░░░░░░░░ there One of the ░░░░░░░░ that is being threatened ░░░░░░░░ the House Speaker from ░░░░░░░░ of his own party ░░░░░░░░ a motion to vacate ░░░░░░░░ is technical terminology for ░░░░░░░░ vote to kick the ░░░░░░░░ out of the speaker ░░░░░░░░ Now to pass that ░░░░░░░░ these Republicans want to ░░░░░░░░ Speaker McCarthy out of ░░░░░░░░ job in theory they ░░░░░░░░ actually have to get ░░░░░░░░ votes to do that ░░░░░░░░ there is a motion ░░░░░░░░ vacate will you vote ░░░░░░░░ toss House Speaker Kevin ░░░░░░░░ GARAMENDI Clearly this nation ░░░░░░░░ certainly the Congress deserves ░░░░░░░░ strong speaker Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ proving since he s ░░░░░░░░ over to the extreme ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in his caucus ░░░░░░░░ of governing He needs ░░░░░░░░ stand tall He needs ░░░░░░░░ simply say no we ░░░░░░░░ not going to do ░░░░░░░░ We ve got things ░░░░░░░░ do here We ve ░░░░░░░░ a government that has ░░░░░░░░ be funded The end ░░░░░░░░ the month is the ░░░░░░░░ of the fiscal year ░░░░░░░░ appropriation bills are not ░░░░░░░░ They are in the ░░░░░░░░ thankfully And just three ░░░░░░░░ ago we negotiated as ░░░░░░░░ of the debt ceiling ░░░░░░░░ solution to all of ░░░░░░░░ A majority over 300 ░░░░░░░░ so members of the ░░░░░░░░ of Representatives and a ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate voted ░░░░░░░░ a funding deal And ░░░░░░░░ we are just three ░░░░░░░░ later with Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ to control his caucus ░░░░░░░░ has to stand tall ░░░░░░░░ he fails to stand ░░░░░░░░ yes he will be ░░░░░░░░ Will I or any ░░░░░░░░ vote for him I ░░░░░░░░ t think so BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ right So no lifeline ░░░░░░░░ least that you re ░░░░░░░░ now for House Speaker ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy your fellow member ░░░░░░░░ California GARAMENDI For what ░░░░░░░░ For what purpose For ░░░░░░░░ chaos For more lack ░░░░░░░░ leadership BERMAN You know ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy Who might you ░░░░░░░░ if they oust McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ I do Well let ░░░░░░░░ find out What are ░░░░░░░░ options Maybe we ll ░░░░░░░░ a compromise Maybe there ░░░░░░░░ be a Democrat All ░░░░░░░░ need is five Republicans ░░░░░░░░ then we can get ░░░░░░░░ House moving We d ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic speaker Five ░░░░░░░░ come over and join ░░░░░░░░ Clearly there are five ░░░░░░░░ that are sane within ░░░░░░░░ caucus We know that ░░░░░░░░ are 12 that are ░░░░░░░░ crazy BERMAN Just to ░░░░░░░░ clear it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ likely Most analysts will ░░░░░░░░ it s not likely ░░░░░░░░ re going to end ░░░░░░░░ with a Democratic House ░░░░░░░░ from all of this ░░░░░░░░ I understand the point ░░░░░░░░ re making.”