meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The ReidOut with Joy Reid

The historic development of McCarthy losing the first three speakership votes

The ReidOut with Joy Reid

NBCNews

President, Washington, Msnbc, Government, Senate, Policy, Society & Culture, Congress, News, Nbc, Politics

4.53.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the historic development of Kevin McCarthy losing the first three speakership votes. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins us to discuss. Plus, cardiologist Dr. Bernard Ashby explains the potential cause of Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin's collapse and cardiac arrest. Finally, Joy Reid offers her analysis of the first day of Rep.-elect George Santos in the halls of Congress, an ongoing controversy. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Tonight on The Readout, no person haven't received the majority of the whole number of votes

0:09.7

cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected.

0:15.0

An epic fail and stunning humiliation for Kevin McCarthy, who took the need for Donald

0:20.9

Trump, then gave away the store to the Goukou friend of his party, but is still not speaker

0:28.2

of the House.

0:29.8

And we begin tonight with the new Congress, the 118th.

0:33.2

Today was supposed to be swearing in-day, typically a big day for the country, filled with

0:36.8

pomp and pageantry, and often a feeling of hope and excitement as a new Congress kicks

0:41.9

off and implements its vision.

0:44.4

For some, it serves as bring your kids to Congress day, so that children get to see their parents

0:49.1

or their grandparents take the oath, and perhaps make history themselves.

0:52.4

Here's to a certainly made on this opening day in the House of Representatives, when House

0:56.8

Democrats nominated their caucus chair, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to succeed Nancy

1:02.8

Pelosi as speaker.

1:05.7

I rise today at the direction of the House Democratic caucus, to place into nomination for

1:10.7

election to the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives, the pride of Brooklyn,

1:15.4

Hakeem Jeffries of New York.

1:20.0

The New York congressman secured 212 votes for Speaker.

1:28.8

It was the first time since 2007 that a Democratic leader won support from every single member

1:34.1

of their caucus.

1:35.3

Jeffries is also now officially the first Black Lawmaker to lead a party in Congress, succeeding

1:40.6

the first woman, Pelosi.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NBCNews, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NBCNews and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.