Psaki: There’s Chaos Around Kevin McCarthy and ‘Joy, Enthusiasm, Excitement’ Around Hakeem Jeffries

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PSAKI: "I mean, Joe, I think if you have been a hard-core supporter of the last six years of the Republican agenda under Trump and you’ve watched this, you’re watching on the House floor complete chaos, concessions by Kevin McCarthy, a lot of losing, ballot after ballot. And on the other side, I mean, the Democrats lost the House in the election. They lost, right? And what you see instead is joy, enthusiasm, excitement around Hakeem Jeffries, around this kind of historic group of leaders the Democrats have chosen, while there’s chaos on the other side. I think what will determine — and I’m not a historian like Jon Meacham, but what will determine what the next year or couple of years looks like is what the outcome of this Speaker’s race is, because last night Matt Gaetz was on Fox News, and what he basically said is that they want Kevin McCarthy to be in a straitjacket. It’s not just about the outcome of the Speaker’s race, right? It’s about how they want to govern. And so this hangover, Joe, that you referenced, could continue for some time unless they find a path forward here."