another embarrassing vote on the horizon, the speaker may take some solace in the fact that you can count on the support of at least one man, donald trump. here he was yesterday, expressing his gratitude for the disgraced ex president. i do want to especially thank president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me for the beginning, somebody wrote the before he was there and he was all in. he would call me and he would call others. and he really was i, was just talking to him tonight, helping get those final votes. so during the four-day speakership spectacle that we just witnessed, trump lobbied hard for the man he once referred to as quote, my kevin. trump worked the phones, attempting to get members of his maga base behind mccarthy. in fact here you can see marjorie taylor greene during one of those votes trying to pass the phone to congressman matt rosendale. the screen shows the initials d t in green later confirmed trump was in fact o
the country s election results. does that sound familiar? we will break it down for you. the week leading the week, kevin mccarthy in donald trump s influence have bottomed out. congressman dan goldman is here to discuss this three ring circus that was the republican house speakership vote this week. plus, president biden has just landed in mexico city after the trip to the u.s. mexico border in texas. i will discuss his immigration policies with our sunday night panel. i m ayman mohyeldin let s get started! kevin mccarthy is officially speaker of the house, but what does he have to show for it? the california republicans quest for the coveted gavel has come as a steep cost. a new rules package schedule to a vote tomorrow includes a measure that will allow a single member to allow a motion to vacate the speakership. it also makes it harder for the lawmakers to raise spending, taxes, and the debt limit. if it does pass mccarthy will take office as the weakest speaker in
congress. we ll have the latest on the shocking unrest and how these riots were inspired by the january 6 insurrection. meanwhile in, washington, kevin mccarthy starts his term as speaker of the house after a week of chaos and failed votes on the house floor. we ll take a look at the significant concessions he made to secure the position he sought for many years. and the latest from president biden s about it to the border as he faces more pressure to address the humanitarian crisis there. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 9th. thanks for starting your day and week with us. there is developing news this morning out of brazil. yesterday thousands of supporters of the nation s former president breached multiple government buildings. video shows the moment that s rioters stormed the nation s congress and the supreme court in the capital of brazil. the chaos comes one week after the inaugurationst president desilva but falling on a day wher
is dually elected speaker of the house of representatives. i hope one thing is clear, i never give up. but what did mccarthy trade away for the gavel? and can the weekend speaker rule his unruly caucus? plus, a party united. the d in democrat stands for deliver. in the wake of the republicans disarray, are democrats the real winner. and biden announces a new crackdown on illegal crossings. the president will see the crisis firsthand for the first time. my message is this, do not just show up at the border. welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillip. after 15 ballots and four days, kevin owen mccarthy became the 55th speaker of the house early on saturday morning. this week offered us a rare and maybe unprecedented window into the drama taking place on the house floor as a party went to war with itself. the wheeling and dealing as different factions hunted for support, the agony of the vote that went the wrong way for mccarthy. parents on the floor dealing
next two years and congress, plus. extremism casting a long shadow over the republican party and will 2023 be the year democrats take on the judiciary? i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. good news, the house of representatives officially has a new speaker. in the early hours of the morning after four days and, yes, 15 rounds of voting, kevin mccarthy managed to drag himself across the finish line. earlier today, president biden released a statement congratulating the new speaker. pledging the work with mccarthy to deliver for the american people. white house republicans spent the week bickering excuse me, while house republicans spent the week bickering, biden was busy building bridges literally. on wednesday, the president traveled to kentucky to celebrate last year s bipartisan infrastructure. lot more than one billion dollars in funding from that bill will go to words repairs to repair the great spence bridge. biden stood alongside senate minority leader mitc