CSPAN: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries On Motion To Vacate

Source:CSPAN showing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat, New York) weekly press conference. Leader Jeffries is perhaps the only responsible, adult, leader, in the House right now. (I mean party leader) And perhaps Speaker Mike Johnson is jealous of that. Or he just wants to save his job and he wants the Minority Leader to save it for him. 

"House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on possible motion to vacate the chair against Speaker Johnson: "Moscow Marjorie Taylor Greene, Massie and Gosar are quite a group...and I’m sure that will play some role in our conversation. But, central to the conversation...is to make sure that the national security legislation in totality is passed by the House..." Full video here... 

From CSPAN

"House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) told reporters he was pleased the House was moving forward on bills providing military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, saying House Democrats had wanted action for weeks. He also answered questions on moves by some House Republicans to push a motion to vacate that would oust Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as House speaker, saying he wanted to get the bills past the finish line before deciding with his conference what they would do." 

From CSPAN

Just a few side points first and then I'll get into what the House Minority Leader is saying here. 

Hakeem Jeffries has an excellent, pretty quick, sense of humor. At least political wit. And if you follow him on social media, you really see that everyday. He called House Republicans "Moscow Marjorie Taylor Greene", Matt Gaetz, and Paul Gosar "quite a group" and did that with a smirk on his face. Meaning, that wasn't a complement. “Quite a group” is a step down from “distinguished gentleman” or “distinguished gentlelady”. But 2, he was also holding back. But 2, he was holding back. 

Imagine visiting a mental hospital, or a criminal forensic hospital, where the criminally insane inmates are sent. And you are in the day room (hopefully with excellent security) and there are like 3 out of like 20 mental patients there that really stand out from all the rest. And you are thinking something to the effect: "They're a different level of crazy." 

Representatives Matt Gaetz and Paul Gosar, just might completely stupid and simply not qualified and too irresponsible to be serving in government at all, let alone the U.S. House of Representatives. But Moscow Marg (referring to Marjorie Taylor Greene) I think is that different level of crazy. Or, she could just be a complete idiot. I'll let you make that call on that one. 

As far as Leader Jeffries statement on Speaker Mike Johnson and what looks like a motion to vacate the Speaker after the national security bill passes on Saturday: Congressional politics is a poker game. I would be surprised if Leader Jeffries would publicly announce: "That if Speaker Johnson brings the Ukraine aid bill to the floor and it passes, I'll deliver the votes to save his job for him." That would be like a QB on a football team announcing to the defense what play they'll be running before they run it. But that's what he's saying here, if you read between the political lines here. Pass the Ukraine aid bill and all the other must-passed bills, no more chaos in the House this year and Mike Johnson can remain Speaker. 

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