If these eight people vote with the 208 Democrats and Ms. Bush and Ms. Pelosi come back, Hakeem Jeffries can be the next speaker of the House. Sure. Wait, let's just all pause. If these eight Republicans who voted with 208 Democrats to depose the most conservative speaker of the House we've had in decades, if Ms. Bush was back and Ms. Pelosi are back, they could vote Hakeem Jeffries in as Speaker. Hey, why wouldn't they? Because then they get to be essentially in the minority and they just get a gripe all the time. What would stop these eight people from voting with 208 Democrats again? (43:26–43:42)
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Asserts that eight Republicans previously voted with Democrats to remove a conservative Speaker, and could vote for Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker.
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