MSNBC's John Heilemann explained how chaos within the House Republican caucus had a ripple effect on global security.
The House GOP caucus will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to select their candidate for speaker after Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted last week, and the "Morning Joe" political analyst said that uncertainty in leadership undoubtedly harmed national security.
"How high can you count on the importance scale?" Heilemann said. "Pretty important. Look, what we saw last week in the deposing of Kevin McCarthy was a lot of things were in play there. The House Republicans were not, for that period of time, a functional majority to be able to run the House, under the most stressful circumstances, with the stakes as high as they could be on the world stage, is what will be on display today. This is a situation of great chaos and could be a lengthy prolonged circumstance, after McCarthy being knocked out, that the House Republicans are any more have their stuff together any more than last week, not a unity candidate. Both Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are publicly and privately claiming to have the race locked up. Steve Scalise says don't pay attention to the public endorsement count. Jim Jordan, because he is perceived as a bomb thrower, a lot of questions whether that is something the House Republicans will be able to get behind and, as you said, a House without a speaker today or tomorrow but potentially through the end of the week."
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"If the Republicans can't pull it together, which there's some chance this could take quite a long time, it is a very difficult and dangerous situation on the world stage," Heilemann added. "American leadership, as [President] Joe Biden pointed out, is essential. In terms of being able to do the kind of aid for Israel, you have to have a functional House. We don't have that right now."
