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BumRushDaShow

(143,485 posts)
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:46 PM Nov 12

House GOP Leaders To Trump: Fill Rest Of Cabinet From Somewhere Else, Please

Source: Huff Post

Nov 12, 2024, 12:59 PM EST | Updated 6 hours ago


House Republican leaders on Tuesday suggested President-elect Donald Trump not look to their ranks for any more picks for his White House Cabinet, acknowledging their cushion for votes will be narrow. “He’s already pulled a few really talented people out of the House. Hopefully, no more for a little while until special elections can come,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) at a Capitol Hill press conference.

Republicans are likely, though not guaranteed, to hold on to control of the House after last week’s elections in which all House members were on the ballot. In a full 435-member House, 218 is a majority. Going into the election, Republicans held 220 seats, meaning they could lose two members of their side and still win floor votes in a full House where everyone votes according to their party.

The Associated Press, as of early Tuesday, had 16 House races outstanding, with Republicans having a much easier path to a majority than Democrats. The AP had called 214 races in favor of the GOP and only 205 for Democrats, meaning they would have to win almost all of the yet-to-be-called races to get to 218.

The GOP’s narrow margin in the current 118th Congress has been a consistent source of problems for leadership. In addition to eight Republicans voting with all Democrats to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), there were times in 2024 when Mike Johnson (R-La.), the current House speaker, had to rely on Democrats to get his priorities across the floor.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-gop-leaders-trump-cabinet_n_67338cf0e4b07ebab742a5b2

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House GOP Leaders To Trump: Fill Rest Of Cabinet From Somewhere Else, Please (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 12 OP
... ColinC Nov 12 #1
No, no, no Trumpy man! AllyCat Nov 12 #2
If tsf's Oppositional Defiance holds true Captain Zero Nov 13 #3
They are so stupid. littlemissmartypants Nov 13 #4

Captain Zero

(7,532 posts)
3. If tsf's Oppositional Defiance holds true
Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:59 AM
Nov 13

He won't listen to them. They'll have to tell Putin to tell him to stop.

littlemissmartypants

(25,717 posts)
4. They are so stupid.
Wed Nov 13, 2024, 03:20 AM
Nov 13

President Psychopath is going to do the exact opposite of what they ask him to do. That's how psychopaths think.

Maybe his work wife/COS will help "guide" him but I'm not holding my breath.

President Psychopath is going to f everything up. He can't help himself.

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