Rebel Republicans defy Donald Trump, block Kevin McCarthy from speakership

Philip Bump, national columnist at The Washington Post, and Ursula Perano, politics reporter at The Daily Beast, joined Power & Politics Wednesday to discuss the Republican caucus chaos afflicting the election to choose a new Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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[ronbednarz]

The WEF already has this guy on their website! Any questions?

[dukemocchi]

According to the CBC, not being in favour of absolute power without recourse, means that you are a ‘rebel’.
Maybe The CBC should go said requests by the ‘rebels’ and let viewers make up their own minds as to wether or not these requests are reasonable.

[auntyvenom]

I heard McCarthy was so confident that he'd win, he already moved into the Speaker's office 😂he jinxed himself

[RalphieMaysGhost]

Im confused. Is Trump the far right radical or the establishment Republican? I guess hes just whatever the media says he is at any given time to allow them to criticize him the most. Got it👍

[darren]

Defy Trump???HELLLOOOO HE IS NOT IN OFFICE OMG 😆 get help people it's embarrassing you're so consumed by that man

[wolvar]

Most Canadians cannot tell you how many provinces and territories we have, yet you are talking about the inner workings of American politics. I don't get it. Let the Americans be American and teach us about Canada.

[sisuriffs]

Did CBC really just ask if so much voting might be hurting American democracy? Where is Wendy Messley when we need her? Oh yes, she was silenced for saying a book title out loud at a CBC meeting.

[nicholasjurai]

I'm sure Donald Trump doesn't want Kevin McCarthy either!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[apoc]

Mcarthy, all I know is when some random is suddenly brought into the light by the media, all I can do is wonder what's really happening

[mikeb]

Oh no, how will they get to the important work of investigating Hunter's laptop??

[hongyu]

Voted six times? Why must he be the speaker?

[wayneswityk]

CBC do you understand anything about American politics?. I understand that you're state controlled media but you should do better.🙃🇨🇦😭 maybe focus on Canadian politics and investigate Trudeau. A political party and MSM should not be one in the same💔

[donnahachewski]

Rebel republicans lol these news people are just so fa out of the reality of truth !

[samus]

This is not defiance. Unlike the CBC, these individuals will not be told what to do and how to do it. Bravo to the 20 that voted with their heart rather than their colour. It speaks unprecedented volumes about the state of representation and it’s disconnect between the populace and the swamp. That’s the story.

[diegoarmando]

It's not even along "philosophical" lines this time.

It's an asylum of lunatics blackmailing each other into a pointless stalemate.

[juliotorres]

If this is what Make America Great Again means, I should hate to see the opposite.

[Krusty-klej]

This isn't 'chaos'. This is a democratic process at work. Quote from Gingrich: "If you want to be an independent, free-thinking person who has to get up and argue your case, you ought to be Republican. If you want to be part of a group that does all you’re told by your boss, you ought to be a Democrat."

[Mark_Chandler]

fight, fight, fight...love to watch it. Find someone that dosnt brown nose trump

[joshmcdzz]

I remember in 2019 during the democratic party's primaries, it took nearly 2 weeks to determine the winner in Iowa and nearly a month to determine the winner in NY, so WP commentator it's not only GOP.. plus, that tells you the GOP is not homogenous in constrast to the democratic party in which so called 'moderates' become extremist because they all have to embrace the party's stance whether it aligns with what you campaigned about or not or you leave the party

[relaxgood]

It looks good on that duplicitous crony.