Susan Wild on Supporting Speaker Johnson: Some GOP Members ‘Perfectly Content to Burn the Place Down’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT STEIN Let ░░░░░░░░ start with Speaker Johnson ░░░░░░░░ job security or insecurity ░░░░░░░░ government spending bill passed ░░░░░░░░ were 34 members who ░░░░░░░░ against it All of ░░░░░░░░ were Republican So we ░░░░░░░░ clearly already seeing some ░░░░░░░░ to Johnson in public ░░░░░░░░ then privately too as ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post has reported ░░░░░░░░ we going to have ░░░░░░░░ second active Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ which the speaker is ░░░░░░░░ by his own party ░░░░░░░░ Well I think that ░░░░░░░░ that s going most ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Johnson s favor ░░░░░░░░ the strong feeling that ░░░░░░░░ believe the GOP will ░░░░░░░░ to avoid another Kevin ░░░░░░░░ situation where we were ░░░░░░░░ just stymied for several ░░░░░░░░ and went through multiple ░░░░░░░░ before a new speaker ░░░░░░░░ elected And so I ░░░░░░░░ that there will be ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ look for the GOP ░░░░░░░░ know they are going ░░░░░░░░ be doing everything they ░░░░░░░░ to avoid that but ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ because there are some ░░░░░░░░ of the GOP conference ░░░░░░░░ are perfectly content to ░░░░░░░░ the place down and ░░░░░░░░ is nothing like failing ░░░░░░░░ elect a speaker to ░░░░░░░░ that process.”