Mike Waltz talks Sen. Manchin's early Christmas gift
Joining me now is Florida Congressman Michael Waltz. Congressman, I can't help but have a
little bit of a smile on my face when I watch the squad just come unglued here. They think,
they act like they have a mandate, like that they were swept into power with this massive mandate.
They really don't. And so much of what Build Back Better was put out there was fraudulent. I mean,
to say that it caused zero, for instance, but where does it go from now? What happens? Does
the bill truly die or did they resurrect part of it? You know, Jason, this Christmas, I'm thanking
God that I live in the free state of Florida. I'm thankful for my family and I'm thankful for
Senator Joe Manchin for stepping up and have the courage to withstand cancel culture. I mean,
they thought they could threaten his family, intimidate him in his home, chase his colleague
into bathrooms and use the same tactics that have worked for them. Well, it didn't work
on the Senator from, from West Virginia because he never, you know, he never forgot that who he
works for, he works for those West Virginians and their values and their goals and dreams and
aspirations and not the squad. And, you know, we'll see where it goes from here. I mean,
there's just such a massive overreach. Any rational actor would try to break this bill apart
and pass individual pieces of it. Individual piece, you know, it's a green new deal,
plus a hundred government programs combined. They, one would think they would take 30% here,
20% there. But instead it was just the home run, the whole enchilada and it, and it completely
has now imploded. Thank God. Yeah. Yeah. I, I tend to think there are actually a few senators
that forced the vote would actually have voted no. They kind of hid behind Manchin
and let him be out there up front. But I think there are more, you know, the people I've talked
to on Capitol Hill, I think some pretty good ties up there. I think there were actually more than
just, just, just Senator Manchin. But the way the White House is going after him and the other
members, I, that's not smart politics because the majority of people were opposed to this,
50 Republicans plus Joe Manchin. But if you're going to do anything else in this United States
Senate, you got to have Manchin's vote. I don't know how they go back and gain his trust.
Well, and you know, Jason, as well as I do, trust is everything here. And, and once it's broken,
and especially once you start vilifying somebody's family and going after their character,
it is incredibly hard to get back and look, they need him way more than he needs them.
And you're right. I mean, this scorched earth policy is, is blowing back on him. I don't know
where they go from here. I hope he reconsiders what, just like Representative Van Drew from,
from New Jersey, reconsiders and come on over, Joe Manchin. You're welcome to come over to our side.
Yeah. One swing of his vote and guess what? Mitch McConnell then becomes the majority leader.
It would be quite stunning if that happened, but Congressman, thank you. Merry Christmas and thanks
for joining us on the Ingram Angle. Do appreciate it. And Jason, just real quick, you know,
they didn't mind when John McCain is one Senator. I just have to say this, you know, didn't,
you know, didn't agree with Obamacare. He wasn't the death of democracy and you know,
every Senator, every Congressman's vote matters. That's right. It does. It does.
Congressman, thanks again.