David Jolly: ‘The Only Thing that’s Saving Mike Johnson Right Now Is Nobody Else Wants His Job’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT RAMOS Okay ░░░░░░░░ Johnson is of course ░░░░░░░░ unsurprisingly trying to downplay ░░░░░░░░ of this criticism right ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ said is I don ░░░░░░░░ think that this is ░░░░░░░░ reflection on the leader ░░░░░░░░ s a reflection on ░░░░░░░░ body itself and the ░░░░░░░░ where we ve come ░░░░░░░░ this country So David ░░░░░░░░ there any truth to ░░░░░░░░ at all Actually trying ░░░░░░░░ to see his side ░░░░░░░░ there any truth to ░░░░░░░░ Is what we are ░░░░░░░░ a reflection of the ░░░░░░░░ that Trump has hijacked ░░░░░░░░ party He sort of ░░░░░░░░ his arms stuck JOLLY ░░░░░░░░ it is a reflection ░░░░░░░░ the level of partisanship ░░░░░░░░ which the Republican majority ░░░░░░░░ decided to behave because ░░░░░░░░ only have a one ░░░░░░░░ two vote majority and ░░░░░░░░ maybe you don t ░░░░░░░░ your super conservative priorities ░░░░░░░░ you do have a ░░░░░░░░ to govern to keep ░░░░░░░░ government open to address ░░░░░░░░ both internationally and on ░░░░░░░░ border And because of ░░░░░░░░ inability of Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ this is a reflection ░░░░░░░░ where we are But ░░░░░░░░ Johnson ran for speaker ░░░░░░░░ he would expect responsibility ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t get ░░░░░░░░ pass it off to ░░░░░░░░ rest of his caucus ░░░░░░░░ only thing that s ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson right now ░░░░░░░░ nobody else wants his ░░░░░░░░ Because nobody everybody knows ░░░░░░░░ they couldn t do ░░░░░░░░ either And ironically it ░░░░░░░░ harder for Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ week because Mitch McConnell ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump as ░░░░░░░░ I know that sounds ░░░░░░░░ it would seem like ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson and Mitch ░░░░░░░░ both capitulated then that ░░░░░░░░ better it really doesn ░░░░░░░░ because what Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ is for the Senate ░░░░░░░░ to shove legislation down ░░░░░░░░ throat so he can ░░░░░░░░ to House Republicans I ░░░░░░░░ got no choice We ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ to push back against ░░░░░░░░ own party in the ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell caved this ░░░░░░░░ and that made governing ░░░░░░░░ much harder But the ░░░░░░░░ stops with Johnson and ░░░░░░░░ buck stops with McConnell ░░░░░░░░ there s no passing ░░░░░░░░ off to anyone else.”