Michael Steele: If Trump Lost the Election, ‘We’d Probably Be in a Very Similar Space’ We Were Four Years Ago

Mitchell Michael Steele Donald ░░░░░░░░ is bringing groups of ░░░░░░░░ Republicans to Mar a ░░░░░░░░ next weekend including Freedom ░░░░░░░░ members blue state Republicans ░░░░░░░░ does this invitation list ░░░░░░░░ to you after he ░░░░░░░░ a critical role on ░░░░░░░░ during the first roll ░░░░░░░░ in cementing the speakership ░░░░░░░░ such a narrow margin ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson Steele Yeah ░░░░░░░░ think what Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ been doing for quite ░░░░░░░░ time now is effectively ░░░░░░░░ in his control of ░░░░░░░░ Republican members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ try to remind them ░░░░░░░░ they are where they ░░░░░░░░ because of him and ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ where they are because ░░░░░░░░ him The power they ░░░░░░░░ he gives to them ░░░░░░░░ s the symbolism if ░░░░░░░░ will of what we ░░░░░░░░ just the last few ░░░░░░░░ with Johnson s election ░░░░░░░░ effort was made to ░░░░░░░░ sure that that happened ░░░░░░░░ the first ballot A ░░░░░░░░ of us were you ░░░░░░░░ kind of sitting there ░░░░░░░░ This is going to ░░░░░░░░ a done deal on ░░░░░░░░ first ballot because you ░░░░░░░░ that Trump was going ░░░░░░░░ come in at that ░░░░░░░░ moment and say Okay ░░░░░░░░ is what I need ░░░░░░░░ have happen So this ░░░░░░░░ of Mike Johnson owing ░░░░░░░░ and those members that ░░░░░░░░ spoke to being cajoled ░░░░░░░░ threatened or whatever happened ░░░░░░░░ s all part of ░░░░░░░░ narrative And I think ░░░░░░░░ you broaden the lens ░░░░░░░░ real quick if I ░░░░░░░░ Andrea to what Jackie ░░░░░░░░ said which I think ░░░░░░░░ very important to not ░░░░░░░░ the realities of Capitol ░░░░░░░░ this moment but for ░░░░░░░░ a lot of this ░░░░░░░░ less of you know ░░░░░░░░ back at history or ░░░░░░░░ you know sort of ░░░░░░░░ that placeholder but more ░░░░░░░░ what Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ and what Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ This is okay What ░░░░░░░░ on January 6th four ░░░░░░░░ ago was okay This ░░░░░░░░ how we do it ░░░░░░░░ This is how the ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ in order to keep ░░░░░░░░ and to control power ░░░░░░░░ to make sure we ░░░░░░░░ our way Everybody you ░░░░░░░░ all the Republicans around ░░░░░░░░ are giddy about today ░░░░░░░░ know this peaceful transfer ░░░░░░░░ power Why Because they ░░░░░░░░ Now if they hadn ░░░░░░░░ won what would today ░░░░░░░░ like What would we ░░░░░░░░ saying here in this ░░░░░░░░ We would be probably ░░░░░░░░ a very similar space ░░░░░░░░ four years ago because ░░░░░░░░ drumbeat of control for ░░░░░░░░ and retribution would have ░░░░░░░░ signaled But there s ░░░░░░░░ need for that now ░░░░░░░░ everything fell in place ░░░░░░░░ way we wanted it ░░░░░░░░ We re getting our ░░░░░░░░ And that s going ░░░░░░░░ be something that will ░░░░░░░░ interesting to watch play ░░░░░░░░ not just today with ░░░░░░░░ events today but what ░░░░░░░░ ve already seen with ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump came in ░░░░░░░░ saved Mike Johnson s ░░░░░░░░ So how do you ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson is going ░░░░░░░░ repay him?”