NBC News: There’s Already a ‘Cold War Brewing’ Between Trump and Senate Republicans

HAYES Sahil I describe ░░░░░░░░ as a kind of ░░░░░░░░ hazing ritual in which ░░░░░░░░ Republican Senate Caucus is ░░░░░░░░ instructed to crawl naked ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol and eat ░░░░░░░░ food out of a ░░░░░░░░ in taking on Matt ░░░░░░░░ s nomination to vote ░░░░░░░░ him And the reason ░░░░░░░░ say this is because ░░░░░░░░ think and I think ░░░░░░░░ d agree based on ░░░░░░░░ reporting in a private ░░░░░░░░ vote very few Republican ░░░░░░░░ want to vote for ░░░░░░░░ man KAPUR I think ░░░░░░░░ s right Chris I ░░░░░░░░ describe this as something ░░░░░░░░ a cold war brewing ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and Senate ░░░░░░░░ over this which is ░░░░░░░░ yes many Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ reservations about Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ would prefer that this ░░░░░░░░ go away before they ░░░░░░░░ to vote on this ░░░░░░░░ reason is if Donald ░░░░░░░░ forces this vote and ░░░░░░░░ shoot it down it ░░░░░░░░ weaken the president elect ░░░░░░░░ of the gate and ░░░░░░░░ would weaken the entire ░░░░░░░░ Party It would be ░░░░░░░░ very bizarre way to ░░░░░░░░ the new presidency We ░░░░░░░░ t seen a cabinet ░░░░░░░░ of a president go ░░░░░░░░ on the Senate floor ░░░░░░░░ decades Usually they get ░░░░░░░░ But Trump doesn t ░░░░░░░░ interested in withdrawing this ░░░░░░░░ He also seems to ░░░░░░░░ pushing Senate Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ how far he can ░░░░░░░░ them before they push ░░░░░░░░ That s at least ░░░░░░░░ skepticism or at least ░░░░░░░░ concern that some Senate ░░░░░░░░ that I ve talked ░░░░░░░░ have that he is ░░░░░░░░ them as well I ░░░░░░░░ say Chris there are ░░░░░░░░ senators that we should ░░░░░░░░ out for in terms ░░░░░░░░ understanding which way the ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz situation which way ░░░░░░░░ confirmation vote is going ░░░░░░░░ are senators like Lisa ░░░░░░░░ and Susan Collins the ░░░░░░░░ If they re not ░░░░░░░░ no on Gaetz then ░░░░░░░░ it he will probably ░░░░░░░░ confirmed There are others ░░░░░░░░ Bill Cassidy and Thom ░░░░░░░░ who have moderate instincts ░░░░░░░░ are up for re ░░░░░░░░ in 2026 how are ░░░░░░░░ going to balance appealing ░░░░░░░░ a general electorate with ░░░░░░░░ to get through a ░░░░░░░░ primary There is John ░░░░░░░░ the incoming majority leader ░░░░░░░░ is nobody s idea ░░░░░░░░ a dyed in the ░░░░░░░░ ultra MAGA guy but ░░░░░░░░ knows he got elected ░░░░░░░░ the assignment to unify ░░░░░░░░ conference behind Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ agenda Where will he ░░░░░░░░ the line with Trump ░░░░░░░░ will he submit And ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell the outgoing ░░░░░░░░ Republican leader after 18 ░░░░░░░░ he is the ultimate ░░░░░░░░ agent now He s ░░░░░░░░ answerable to anybody and ░░░░░░░░ still has a lot ░░░░░░░░ clout and a lot ░░░░░░░░ juice within the conference ░░░░░░░░ he use that here ░░░░░░░░ push back on Trump ░░░░░░░░ again, will he defer?”