'Going to be messy': MSNBC host urges Democrats to seize on GOP 'chaos'
Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker of the House last week despite a rumored uprising against him, and MSNBC's Jen Psaki said that showed the relative weakness within the Republican Party's congressional majorities.
Nine GOP lawmakers voted against the speaker at one point during Friday's election — the same number needed to trigger a vote to remove him — and the former White House press secretary published a new column urging Democrats to seize on the majority's dysfunction.
"Friday’s events are just another sign of how chaotic this Congress is going to be. I mean, Johnson just barely eked out a victory and now he’s going to be in charge of the slimmest House majority in modern history. That’s not to mention the Trump of it all — or the Elon Musk of it all — posting and tanking bills and pulling strings."
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"It's going to be messy," she added, "that much is clear."
Psaki called on Democrats to take advantage of the GOP's razor-thin majority, especially since they must also satisfy the whims of Donald Trump and his close adviser Elon Musk, and go on the offensive against their "bad policies" by forcing Republicans to oppose a hike in the minimum wage and codifying abortion rights into law.
"[The] speaker vote was another reminder that Republicans control nearly everything in Washington, but it was also a reminder that this is not going to be smooth sailing for them," she concluded. "It’s going to be messy. That is why it may be the perfect time for Democrats to get out there with an aggressive strategy and show the American people why they can and should be put into power again."