Rep. Zinke on Republicans’ Narrow Majority in the Next Congress: ‘If You Disrupt the Path and Agenda of the House, You, in Fact, Are Blowing Up Donald Trump’s Tracks’

HUNT So big picture ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives is ░░░░░░░░ to have the narrowest ░░░░░░░░ narrow majorities for Republicans ░░░░░░░░ going into the winter ░░░░░░░░ the first four months ░░░░░░░░ because Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ a couple of these ░░░░░░░░ to go serve in ░░░░░░░░ administration they re not ░░░░░░░░ to be in Congress ░░░░░░░░ is the dynamic right ░░░░░░░░ between House Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ Elect Trump Is there ░░░░░░░░ noteworthy about it ZINKE ░░░░░░░░ know what s different ░░░░░░░░ 118th Congress you know ░░░░░░░░ stumbled a lot and ░░░░░░░░ said there was a ░░░░░░░░ that blew up the ░░░░░░░░ if that s a ░░░░░░░░ analogy What s different ░░░░░░░░ when President Trump is ░░░░░░░░ commander in chief if ░░░░░░░░ disrupt the path and ░░░░░░░░ of the House you ░░░░░░░░ fact are blowing up ░░░░░░░░ Trump s tracks And ░░░░░░░░ is a difference Before ░░░░░░░░ could blow up the ░░░░░░░░ you could cause some ░░░░░░░░ you could perhaps you ░░░░░░░░ vote against bills and ░░░░░░░░ House would not proceed ░░░░░░░░ in our work Now ░░░░░░░░ s different because when ░░░░░░░░ re obstructionist with President ░░░░░░░░ and his agenda you ░░░░░░░░ from a rebel that ░░░░░░░░ profited from blowing things ░░░░░░░░ to an outlaw if ░░░░░░░░ re in fact you ░░░░░░░░ destroying and disabling and ░░░░░░░░ up you know Donald ░░░░░░░░ s agenda HUNT So ░░░░░░░░ if anything do you ░░░░░░░░ your colleagues see coming ░░░░░░░░ of President Trump that ░░░░░░░░ us I mean there ░░░░░░░░ a number of critical ░░░░░░░░ here right Like the ░░░░░░░░ has to get has ░░░░░░░░ be funded for a ░░░░░░░░ length of time Do ░░░░░░░░ Republicans have independent ideas ░░░░░░░░ that or are you ░░░░░░░░ waiting for the president ░░░░░░░░ You know in many ░░░░░░░░ I m hoping it ░░░░░░░░ well coordinated You know ░░░░░░░░ House is a separate ░░░░░░░░ But what s clear ░░░░░░░░ there has not been ░░░░░░░░ president certainly in my ░░░░░░░░ that has had more ░░░░░░░░ on the internal workings ░░░░░░░░ the House If you ░░░░░░░░ a lot of House ░░░░░░░░ relied on President Trump ░░░░░░░░ endorsement and President Trump ░░░░░░░░ involved in a lot ░░░░░░░░ these very close races ░░░░░░░░ they re beholden to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of ways ░░░░░░░░ their political careers and ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to Donald ░░░░░░░░ And again if one ░░░░░░░░ these guys gets out ░░░░░░░░ line too far and ░░░░░░░░ to blow up the ░░░░░░░░ and cause havoc within ░░░░░░░░ House I think Donald ░░░░░░░░ will take notice because ░░░░░░░░ we re not getting ░░░░░░░░ done and we re ░░░░░░░░ doing what we said ░░░░░░░░ would do We said ░░░░░░░░ would get the job ░░░░░░░░ That means move ahead ░░░░░░░░ a lightning pace according ░░░░░░░░ you know what we ░░░░░░░░ in the house But ░░░░░░░░ it s the agenda ░░░░░░░░ American first agenda If ░░░░░░░░ fall short of that ░░░░░░░░ American public should be ░░░░░░░░ And you know what ░░░░░░░░ need to pay attention.”