Jon Karl: While Trump’s Hold on the Republican Party Is Not in Doubt, We Saw that His Power to Get Congress to Do What He Wants Has Its Limits

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Karl If ░░░░░░░░ were watching Congress this ░░░░░░░░ you might have thought ░░░░░░░░ a moment that Donald ░░░░░░░░ is already president Along ░░░░░░░░ his most high profile ░░░░░░░░ wealthiest adviser Trump upended ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan spending deal that ░░░░░░░░ been months in the ░░░░░░░░ but the power of ░░░░░░░░ President Elect just like ░░░░░░░░ president of a president ░░░░░░░░ goes so far While ░░░░░░░░ s hold on the ░░░░░░░░ Party is not in ░░░░░░░░ we saw that his ░░░░░░░░ to get Congress to ░░░░░░░░ what he wants has ░░░░░░░░ limits As Congress veered ░░░░░░░░ a shutdown Trump made ░░░░░░░░ one nonnegotiable demand He ░░░░░░░░ that the bill to ░░░░░░░░ the government open must ░░░░░░░░ increase or abolish the ░░░░░░░░ called debt ceiling That ░░░░░░░░ the amount the federal ░░░░░░░░ can borrow to pay ░░░░░░░░ bills Without this Trump ░░░░░░░░ on social media we ░░░░░░░░ never make a deal ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just advice ░░░░░░░░ came with a warning ░░░░░░░░ he might campaign against ░░░░░░░░ who dare to defy ░░░░░░░░ Trump declaring any Republican ░░░░░░░░ would be so stupid ░░░░░░░░ to do this should ░░░░░░░░ will be primaried And ░░░░░░░░ with that 38 Republicans ░░░░░░░░ their President Elect They ░░░░░░░░ either unworried about his ░░░░░░░░ or simply didn t ░░░░░░░░ it seriously And in ░░░░░░░░ end 170 Republicans along ░░░░░░░░ almost all of the ░░░░░░░░ approved a bill to ░░░░░░░░ fund the government without ░░░░░░░░ the debt ceiling Again ░░░░░░░░ Trump s demand Trump ░░░░░░░░ very good reason to ░░░░░░░░ on raising or eliminating ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling The government ░░░░░░░░ on pace to hit ░░░░░░░░ limit on how much ░░░░░░░░ can borrow next spring ░░░░░░░░ if it is not ░░░░░░░░ the government faces default ░░░░░░░░ dire consequences for the ░░░░░░░░ and for the Trump ░░░░░░░░ This week proved he ░░░░░░░░ t be able to ░░░░░░░░ on Republicans alone to ░░░░░░░░ that disaster One casualty ░░░░░░░░ this shutdown mess may ░░░░░░░░ the speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson He tried ░░░░░░░░ do Trump s bidding ░░░░░░░░ he failed hurting his ░░░░░░░░ with the President Elect ░░░░░░░░ with at least some ░░░░░░░░ his Republican colleagues Will ░░░░░░░░ be re elected as ░░░░░░░░ when Congress reconvenes on ░░░░░░░░ 3rd With a minuscule ░░░░░░░░ majority that could take ░░░░░░░░ minor miracle On the ░░░░░░░░ this morning we ll ░░░░░░░░ from a Republican who ░░░░░░░░ Trump on the debt ░░░░░░░░ and it will take ░░░░░░░░ seat held by Mitt ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate come ░░░░░░░░ We ll also hear ░░░░░░░░ the man who may ░░░░░░░░ become Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ democratic friend in the ░░░░░░░░