republicans have a strong majority in the next election cycle and everything tends to be looking that they will. so in all likelihood, kevin will make it through. >> and there's nothing that would come up that would force him to take a stand against trump along the way is that what you are saying there. >> well, you really -- donald trump and the dynamics of washington -- you really can't just say with absolute certainty that kevin will become the next speaker, because i think the flame of uncertainty -- donald trump likes that to burn, because it keeps him in the mix. and it creates a bit of uncertainty and it continues to make him a, you know, somewhat of a power broker, even within the house conference. >> melanie, which brings us to the next question and in some ways, if you are a political observer, the juiciest here, which is the possibility of trump himself becoming speaker. the constitution -- it's in the constitution. you don't have to be a house member to be voted speaker there and there are those who, what, like the idea of this possibility at least hanging