from last night. i ve had the distinct pleasure of staying up till three a.m.. when i was doing my face tough, i looked at the tv and said i will turn this on. i totally feel you because it was a long night. to be honest with you, i thought it was done at around 11:45, when they said they would adjourn until monday, and then in typical d.c. fashion, i don t know what kind of system allows you to change or vote but, it s the hill, so you could do whatever you want. it s the red part of the hill. i m looking for to watching a show this evening. i know you have great guest. thank you so much, enjoy the rest of your evening off. good evening, to you, welcome to ayman. kevin mccarthy banks, borrows and steals and a 15-day battle to become how speaker, but it is just the start of republican chaos, as a group of extremist lawmakers that in their grasp over the republican party, two years after the january six insurrection. some promising steps forward in the fight across the
home. some lost their races like aaron candidate. boehner and ryan, they left congress altogether. they have no desire to be part of this anymore, and here we are now a decade later, and the leader of the republican party, the speaker of the house, he got there by capitulating to these voices. he got there by making deals that would not make it easier for even more extremists to enter congress, to have more power in congress, to wield more authority in congress, and it s a cycle that just won t break. we always talk about how the republican party got to this point, and there is this conversation about donald trump hijacking the party. donald trump did not hijack the party, the party surrendered itself. it just rolled over without a fight, as much as a whimper, just the way kevin mccarthy did in order to become speaker and name only. let s face it, that s all that he is. he is a figurehead. he is like the queen of england at this point, no actual authority, no ability to actually do any
years. that s where i think i can do the most good, and that s where i intend to stay. you have a standing by to come back and at msnbc hosted a growing list of people that would love to know whether or not you will throw your hat into the ring. attorney general dana nessel, always a pleasure, thank you for making time for us. thanks for having me. let s bring back msnbc political analysts michelle goldberg. michelle, we have been discussing because the played out among republicans this week. given how clearly divided the republican party is, what realistically do you think they will be able to accomplish in the next two years if anything? there s obviously a divide congress and senate, it s unlikely anything uniform will come out of it based on what kevin mccarthy was signaling last night in his speech. is there anything substitute in that republicans are likely to do the next two years? i think it really depends on what you mean by accomplish. one of the most striking things
one member of congress to call a snap election for speaker has not been passed it. so, again, maybe they re all going to get in line, if so, it will be a lesson through the entire party that only the far-right hold power, and that the moderates will always roll over, so there is no need to take their interest into account, but i still don t think it is 100 percent sewn up. kurt, put this week into context for us, how does mccarthy s fight fit into the story of the republican party over the last decade, something that you ever in about bill connect the dots for our viewers? we have seen over the last decade the steady erosion of what used to be the traditional republican establishment led by folks like john boehner, paul ryan, air canter. it s not a accident that the rise of the extremist republican party has happened, those voices have all withdrawn from the fight. they took their ball and went