tonight on the reidout we have got to get to proceedings. there has to be somewhere we can maintain the sense that people have that there is some security or some confidence that government can function and that we can elect a president of the united states. it s been exactly two years since the january 6th insurrection. and watching nancy pelosi s leadership in a crisis is a stark contrast to how we currently have no speaker of the house at all. and while kevin mccarthy may have gained votes today, he has now lost the speaker s race 13 times. not exactly inspiring confidence, and another glaring example of his failures as a leader. and on january 6th, we would be remiss if we didn t mention mr. fist pump, josh hawley, lucas kuntz, the democrat who announced he s running against hawley, joins me tonight. and we begin tonight with the two-year anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. when 64 days after election day a mob of donald trump loyalists stormed the
the past week has been a shameful embarrassment for the republican party. today is the second anniversary of the violent assault on our capitol. 139 house republicans including the one seeking speakership, played a sizable role in the chaos of that day, voting to overturn the election results. while we spend the past week discussing how much of his soul kevin mccarthy is willing to sell for power, we can t forget about the senate where eight republicans joined the anti-house republicans to reject the will of the people. the poster boy for that outrage is missouri senator josh hawley. on the second anniversary of his cowardice, where he literally fled from the mob before he voted to give them what he wanted, former marine lucas kuntz announced he planned to challenge hawley in 2024. i vg in my life. running to stay healthy, running to fight for my country. running to defend democracy.