i think what joy reid did frankly is the issue that happens to black conservatives all the time. where somehow we re less black than black democrats. first of all, i ll tell you and i ll tell joy reid and anyone else who wants to hear it, i grew up in brooklyn, new york, in the inner city, in a single parent household. i am a black man. i m also a republican. the republican congressman you just heard, byron donalds of florida, who got a bunch of votes for speaker, joins me in studio tonight. meanwhile, kevin mccarthy and his far right overlords are off and running with an extreme agenda. and normalizing people like marjorie taylor greene and paul gosar. while punishing lawmakers like adam schiff, ilhan omar, and eric swalwell, who joins me in just a moment. plus, my pal and colleague, chris hayes, is going to help me make a big announcement tonight. you do not want to miss it. we begin with the extreme republican agenda taking shape in the u.s. house of representatives.
thank you so much for once again letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. we are grateful. the beat with ari melber starts rite now. thanks so much. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber, and we are tracking several stories for you tonight, including potentially remarks from president biden. but we begin right now with a mystery. consider that nobody really publicly has said they know exactly what secret deals were cut to make kevin mccarthy speaker. mccarthy isn t making it public even though there s been dribs and drabs in reports. house republicans actually say they are in the dark about what s been reported as a shod doe document, that there s a secret three-page addendum that includes mccarthy s most controversial conseeings to those so-called rebels. now controversial is one of those words that could mean different things to different people in politics, but that s reporting a lot of people in d.c. or people around mccarthy think it s controversi
It was his way of speaking truth to power in a way. he used humor to do it, but he did really do that. there s a social critique in dprouc gloucho that is worth checking out. sometimes it s through comedy that you can have that populist angle. not everything has to be a buzz kill. i appreciate as always you bringing us these ideas and your references. that s chai komanduri there on the beat. thank you, sir. if you have a favorite groucho moment or movie, tell me what it is. you can tell me at ari melber online, what has groucho said, done, or a project you think applies today. i love to talk with you. you can also connect with me at arimelber.com. another great way to connect. boy, did we have a lot of news. thanks for hanging with us. the reidout with joy reid starts now. tonight on the reidout