Less than 48 hours after President Trump caved to allow 600 relief checks, his demand for a 2,000 payment is now being rapped just like he wants it, into what democrats call a poison pill because its ohm important to this president that you get real Financial Relief if you can get to others things, if he can get to other items in the bill that has nothing to do with coronavirus. So, Senate Leader Mitch Mcconnell appears happy to oblige him with that. Time could run out before it even gets to a vote. A week from now, georgia is going to decide if it wants to keep both its republican senators. If both those seats go democratic, the gop loses the senate. President elect biden is blasting the white house for the slow rollout for the vaccines. The Trump Administrations plan to distribute vaccines is falling behind, far behind. The Vaccination Program is moving now, if it continues to move as it is now, its going to take years, not months, to vaccinate the American People. As can you imagine
Republican senators who announced yesterday that they will join senator josh hawley in objecting to certification. Now, although the chances of Congress Actually overturning the election are vanishingly small, even once biden is sworn in congress will be a tough crowd for his agenda. At best the senate will be tied 50 50 and thats only if georgias voters on tuesday send not one, but two democrats to the senate. Something they havent done in 20 years. And in the house, even with another term as speaker for nancy pelosi, she will preside over one of the slimmest house majorities in decades. Joining me now House Majority leader steny hoyer of maryland and House Majority whip jim clyburn of South Carolina. This is a big day, weve got twothirds of the House Democratic leadership here. Gentlemen, thank you very much for being here. Leader hoyer, let me start with you and ask you were looking at, what, 140 Republican House members who are set to challenge the Electoral College votes from cert
Over a solo career. It was about time. Too much talent for that and. Considering the big events 2021 could have in store we might as well start with the big one. Will President Trump announced he is officially in for 2024 . Maybe they will do it on inauguration day. Maybe he waits a few months or a year or two. That will give us time to catch up on the british baking show. Or by chance fruitcake on the shirt and better paid for in 10 voters would like him to run again so hes off to good start. Thats 40 of idea my math correctly and the media cant ignore it and matter how much they claim they will. Deep down everyone cant wait to Start Talking about the rematch. Maybe we could start right now. Sound like a plan, jake . I will take that as a yes but first lets welcome our guests. He gives the press much needed stress. The hill media reported Fox News Contributor joe. He writer comedian host michael loftus. She is cranky and lanky but far from skanky. And our selfreliance supergiant my ma
House leadership. Our team is learning Democratic Leaders met last night to map out how this could go down. And youve got an all caucus call happening in two hours from right now. Somebody who is going to be on the call is here live. First, the congressman from illinois, one of more than 200 lawmakers who support getting the president out of office. You can see their names here. This hour, answers to critical questions. Is this even possible with 12 days left . How fast can articles get through both chambers of congress and speaking of both chim b chambers, what is the senate going to do . Gary peters is here this hour. The push to remove the president not just going through the halls of congress. The talk of the 25th amendment reaching members of the cabinet, and a reality check as more resignations sweep through d. C. Im Hallie Jackson in washington with our team on capitol hill. The assistant House Speaker said an Impeachment Vote could happen next week. Will hps get on board . That
48 democrats. Two of them independents. They caucus with the democrats. If the democrats win both of the Senate Runoff seats in the georgia right now it will be 50 50. The incoming Vice President Kamala Harris is the president of the senate. The democrats will have the majority. Thats why the democrats need to pick up two seats. Both of these seats in georgia tonight in order to be the majority in the u. S. Senate. We shall find out fairly soon. Tell us what youre seeing right now. Reporter we have really fascinating exit poll results now that the polls have closed, wolf. We can take a look at how some of the voters are splitting between the candidates. Look at voters of color. Voters of color made up about 38 of the electorate. Jon ossoff is winning 84 of them. That is a slight increase from what he did in november. He won 78 of voters of color back in november. They were about the same slice of the electorate, so this is a really good sign for ossoff, perdue at 16 with voters of colo