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It is Eric Erickson here.

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Very happy to have you on the program. I want to bring you up to speed on all the rest of the

stuff that's going on out there. We have to talk about the Republican on Republican violence happening in Washington,

D.C. There's been a big meeting of House Republicans. Jim Jordan does not have the votes

to become the Speaker of the House.

In fact, Jim Jordan is now saying he's willing to collaborate on a bipartisan deal to make Patrick McKinney, Speaker of the House.

McKinney, you should note, does not want to be the Speaker of the House.

Well, if it takes Democrats, McHenry says he doesn't want to be Speaker of the House if it requires them to cut a deal with the Democrats.

What's interesting here is that Jim Jordan now is apparently willing to make a deal that a lot of them don't want.

Now, this is from one of the, who is this?

This is from Capitol Hill reporter of Axios.

Julie Grace,

Brefke says,

per source of the room,

Kevin McCarthy screamed at Matt Gates to sit down when Gates went to the microphone.

And another representative nearly lunged at Matt Gates.

Kevin McCarthy advocated for empowering Patrick McKinney while Jim Jordan stays on as a

speaker designee.

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