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The ReidOut with Joy Reid

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries discusses resolution to expel George Santos

The ReidOut with Joy Reid

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🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the introduction of a resolution to expel GOP Representative George Santos. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Joy to discuss this and his meeting at the White House on Tuesday on the looming debt ceiling crisis. Plus, there are new allegations against former New York City Mayor and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani alleging that he and Donald Trump were trying to sell pardons. Additionally, Giuliani faces new sexual harassment allegations. Then, Joy and her panel discuss the culture war Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is fighting, which some experts have called morally wrong and economically disastrous, especially his most recent anti-immigration legislation. All this and more on this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

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0:00.0

Tonight on the readout, the Republicans in the House are going to actually go on record

0:08.8

and make a decision about if they're going to actually stand for truth and accountability

0:13.2

or if they're going to stand with someone that's clearly allied with the Mid-Atonnexual

0:16.4

Court.

0:17.4

Republicans are unable to clean up their own George Santos mess, so it was left to a

0:22.8

Democrat to introduce a resolution to expel him.

0:26.3

I'll ask House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries about that and his meeting today with

0:30.9

the White House on the looming debt ceiling crisis.

0:34.3

Also tonight, the very serious new allegations against Rudy Giuliani.

0:38.2

Beyond the really purvy alleged sexual harassment, there's the accusation that he and Trump

0:43.7

were trying to sell pardons and plan to split the cash.

0:47.6

Plus, keeping it right, Wayne goes wrong.

0:50.6

The culture war, rondisantist fighting is not only morally repugnant, it's economically

0:55.2

disastrous, case in point, his most recent anti-immigration legislation which will impact

1:01.8

your family's bottom line.

1:07.1

And we begin tonight closer to the brink of financial catastrophe.

1:11.6

We are now just 15 days from the United States potentially running out of cash to pay

1:16.0

its bills if Congress doesn't act to raise the debt limit.

1:20.2

President Biden once again hosted top congressional leaders from both parties to try to reach

1:24.8

some kind of agreement to avert a disastrous default.

1:28.6

He will cut short a planned visit to Asia as the situation grows more urgent, returning

1:33.1

Sunday immediately following the G7 summit in Japan.

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