their way, the white house way of kmem rating january 6th, even as this is going on. the counterpoint is extraordinary. michael steele, we want to bring you back this to talk about what this means about the republican party, the factionalism is not shotgun that s going to be easily healed. it s not. and i think it s going to be important while republicans are standing up and cheering, the folks that are being flipped, it s probably mccarthy will survive this. but he will be a woefully weakened speaker leading a caucus where good 20 some are not soully and wholly behind him. there s going to be a lot of pressure from outside the caucus across the country from base republicans. who as i have seen on my twitter feed and elsewhere are saying hold the line. so the factionalism will result
0 good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. it s january 6th. the anniversary of an insurrection that almost destroyed our democracy. today the white house and the nation commemorate the civilian and law enforcement heroes and the victims of that terrible day, even as the house chamber is no longer a literal battleground, it is now torn apart by political combat. a divide among republican factions creating a new crisis of government. on this date in 2021, lawmakers were wearing gas masks and taking cover as thousands stormed hallways fuelled by former president trump s false claims that the election was stolen. if the house had not chosen a speaker and had not sworn in its members two years ago or two years from now, the electoral college vote would not be counted. america would not have a new president. this hour, there is some movement according to multiple republican sources with kevin mccarthy giing away more power and picking up some votes. he still does not have the now 217 to