Wow, he didn't blame Pelosi, Biden, or Democrats. He didn't even mention them. This is the first time in a long time I've seen a Republican interview without mentioning Pelosi.
Even caught they will deny it; GOP have learnt dirty mafia tactics from Trump; N GOP will continue unless they are caught n jailed But bcoz they appointed all the corrupt n useless judges - these may help them go free just like how Judge A Cannon is helping orange clown djt right now even little by little moving 🪡 to injustice n lawlessness
Keep voting for rhinos and democrats because your stupid ssn# will be first on the list to be drafted to war soon AND tossed into the front lines of the meat grinder just as they lied to you about ukraine and threw all there citizens into the meat grinder ... its coming and theres running from it or they will throw you into prison 4 life for bailing out on the draft
Props to Rep. Bacon. He delivered a measured and well thought out response, quite the contrast to the batshit crazy fascist nonsense his fellow Republican members tend to engage in. His wife sounds like a badass too, she was having none of it.
Oh s*** You're right baby you got it down on that his wife said you know what let me see your face let me see if you got some integrity or are you just gaslighting me That's what they were doing they were gaslighting her oh well I'm glad I'm glad for something All is not lost we cannot give up Mr tapper he's got a little bit of a lisp I don't know if anybody's noticed but when I was in third grade I had a lisp and I did these exercises the speech therapist told me to do and I got rid of it there's a lot of people on TV in major shows that have lisps but they don't seem to think much of it anymore but Jake tapper is a very good reporter He's a very good man and I appreciate him and I respect him I like when he reports because you know he's telling the truth and makes me feel good in my heart to know that someone tells the truth because they want to because they think it's what needs to be done our country is not lost we love our freedom some people just think they're freedom is controlling other people and telling them what to do well we're not all is not luck All is not lost yet
ecbrown6151, You are right on the money. " Batshit crazy" clearly defines the idiotic members like Matt Gaetz, Marjorie T. Greene, and George Santos. General Bacon, Thank You for your service to our country, You are a great American and a great leader in Congress. Your brave attitude is clear and uncompromising, Sir. May You have an effect on some of Your colleagues. NO SURRENDER, U.S.A 🇺🇸 USAF # 1. John A. Lombardi, Maryland
Not to mention the fact that he ignored sexual assaults against minors when he was still a wrestling coach in Ohio. This has been corroborated by several witnesses who all name him as being complicit through his own failure to report what he knew was happening. I would put this down as being far worse than the other things you've listed. First and foremost, he was meant to be in a position where he was responsible for young men who were unable to protect themselves. He failed them and has ever since been trying to evade his responsibilities. Could there be any more reprehensible a person to nominated as Speaker of the House than that? But the shame here is not only his. Others in the Republican Party who pretend that they're unaware of these claims about Jordan are liars. It's well known who Jordan is and the past that will haunt him for the rest of his miserable days.
Thank you for your service and your response to this situation. I am a proud and VERY patriotic vet and a used to be Republican, I am ashamed of how the Republicans are behaving especially with their cavalier attitude towards the military and the everyday people that pay their salaries. More of the GOP should think like you.
Thanks for your service as well. I'm very liberal, and protested like hell during the Bush era, but something about it was different. We all generally understood that we are on the same team. The horror from the right these days is something you can not work with. They need to get their house in order. I don't care about dissent, I don't even care about someone having far right conservative beliefs. It's good to have something to argue your points against...but this bs is not that. This is just ridiculous.
I’m retired military myself and while once was a moderate Republican, these extremist MAGA-Republicans have turned me into a Progressive. The MAGA-Republicans don’t respect the Constitution and are a threat to our democracy.
For me as a European observer it was striking how a top rank politician, as a former Airforce General supposedly rather educated and farsighted, only acts because he sees party discipline broken, but can’t see (or admit) the real danger to democracy, even when his wife suffers bullying by his party comrades.
@@Dondonden1234 Threats that he knows mean nothing. They want to run a Primary against him at the next election . . . . Go ahead and do it. The guy has more integrity in his little finger than the entire extremist wing of the GOP combined has.
Yeah and Jim trying to not certify the election carried out by the American voters barely gets a reaction from him!? Bullhockey on your comment. All we got was a “I didn’t like that.” Despicable that this meets your low bar.
How do you try to strong arm a former general! Doesn't matter how many Stars he has, but you threaten his wife? That's truly insane. They went after Gen. Milley as well. Just pitiful...and for Jordan! It's like a hostage crisis, but US Congress are the folks being held. End this nonsense soon, or the citizens may have to...wish I was kidding!
Trump definitely had one of his minions make those calls to intimidate them ,it sounds like something he would say and Michael Cohen said that a while ago that that was one of the tactics they used when he worked for trump.
Rep Bacon sounds a good deal more reasonable than many in the GOP just now. We need evidence and rules-based leadership in Congress, and maybe a Speaker with Gen Bacon's military background could instill some discipline in their caucus.
McCarthy handing him the. Head of the Judiciary Committee role was an unfortunate choice; I can barely think of anyone more ill-suited that Jordan to oversee any form of justice.
No one else can get the votes either. It's not like there's someone else in the wings waiting. Their party is broken and _no one_ can pull them together. They are desperately trying to bend the rules and 'empower' someone 'temporarily' so they can cling to power they can't wield.
@@UltraMEGAMAGARandy I'm not trying to be rude here but can you say something with substance rather than speak on something childish like the statement you made.
I am so proud of this man. And I am mad at anyone that bully to get what they want. I feel sorry for his wife. I would vote for him just because I do not like bullies.
🇺🇸. You should feel sorry for our country that is being destroyed by Biden’s corrupt policies. Feel sorry for the suffering Americans who suffer from the open Border policies willfully created by Biden, Democrats and their Team. 🇺🇸
@@jackie9190Unfortunately, because of their razor-thin majority, that small group of populist ideologues and political terrorists has an outsized influence on the entire conference. If you want a textbook definition of "Tyranny of the Minority," this is it.
Turns out most of the bullies making these calls and texts (and Bacon isn't the only one getting 'em) are coming from local GOP Central Committee members. Supposedly these extortionary threats haven't been sanctioned by Jordan, but he also hasn't been at all forceful in condemning the bullying tactics coming from local Republican party hacks.
God, what is WRONG with these people??? Seriously? Sending anonymous texts to each other like Junior High playground bullies? Good grief, how far we have fallen. Absolute juveniles.
These are the same people who participated in an insurrection, yelling "hang Mike Pence" and "death to Nancy". I'm surprised they didn't do more. Except I'm not really surprised, because when acting individually, and not in packs, they're all cowards.
Most of these threats have been coming from _local_ party central committee members around the country, but mostly from committees in these reps' districts, under the threat of being primaried if they don't line up behind Jim Jordan. It's these _local_ party hacks who have taken over the grassroots, and ironically is the chief reason there was no "Red Wave" last November. They put up saucer-eyed loons to run against halfway sane Democrats and the results were predictable. So now they're taking full advantage of Republicans' razor thin majority in the House by making it impossible to govern without the majority of the conference kissing their feet. It takes people with a backbone, like Don Bacon, to tell these people to pack sand. The GOP is indeed broken, and they all bear some responsibility for not challenging the heterodoxy of the MAGAdroids who have infested it.
@@user-kd3ic2xd5xYes, yes he did; but as long as they don't have a Speaker, or they get a Speaker who is sympathetic to Gaetz and other political terrorists in the party, that Ethics Committee investigation is going nowhere.
They have so little respect for the Armed Forces that they think they can threaten a retired General and he'll cave. The arrogance. Kudos to this guy. I'm a USAF vet and he makes me proud.
Jordan needs to be held accountable for his role in jan 6. and Also for failing to appear when subpoenaed. if you or I failed to show up when subpoenaed we would be rattling cage in the greybar motel.
Mr Bacon is a well decorated veteran Kudos to him. Congressman Bacon’s military decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, two Bronze Stars, two Legion of Merits, five Meritorious Service Medals, and the Aerial Achievement Medal. Additionally, he was selected as Europe’s top Air Force Wing Commander for his time at Ramstein Airbase, as well as recognized as a distinguished graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, Navigator-Electronic Warfare School, and Officer Intelligence School. Further, Congressman Bacon has earned two Masters Degrees, from the University of Phoenix in Arizona and the National War College in Washington D.C. Gym Jordon was a janator at a high school.
In what world do people believe menacing someone's spouse is going to help their "cause?" I'm glad Tapper covered this because this is blatantly below the belt and people need to know what's actually happening.
@@mariehernandez5878 Of course that's what he meant. But that's not what he said. And that he is so exclusionary that he doesn't even consider Democrats as being part of the process, just shows how corrupt the GOP has become.
@@keylongo2470Any republican who is not a batshit crazy anarchist is a RINO to you. That is simply because the republican party has become a safe space for big mouth lunatics like MTG, Jordan, Lauren Boebert, and Trump.
@@keylongo2470 The only RINOs in the party are the populist nutjobs who have hijacked it in the name of their Lord and Savior, Donald Trump. They're the _cause_ of all this chaos, set in motion by one of their political terrorists, Matt Gaetz. McCarthy deserves some blame for that, inasmuch as he allowed the single-member rule to vacate the chair, in order to placate Gaetz, who STILL didn't vote for him. These far-right ideologues have an outsized influence on the GOP, and the House in general, on account of their razor-thin majority -- a result from last year's _non_-Red Wave, which ironically they were _also_ the cause of. This is the textbook definition of "The Tyranny of the Minority," and they have pretty much sealed the fate of Republicans next November. They will not keep their majority in the House because voters have seen this utter chaos and won't trust another Republican to govern responsibly.
Over? For Gym Jordan maybe but this could be the longest debate there has ever been over who should be speaker. Which will probably only end if they just put McCarthy back in.
That definitely sounds like trump in those anonymous text messages and a tactic Michael Cohen said he use to do for trump by sending intimidating messages 🤔
Incredibly good news, REALLY incredibly... As long as Jordan can't get elected Speaker, because the Democrats are fixated on Jeffries and the R's are in disarray, it means the Congress is paralyzed, which in turns means there won't be any appropriations to fund our government soon shutting down again... Hope this theatre continues indefinitely...
Alot of Nebraskans appreciate following the rules, but not rules made up by the elite democrats and republicans, kick the can down the road. Same ole song and dance.
@@UkraineNeedswait for the documentary on Gym and his Ohio state debacle. Protecting sexual deviants is perfect for TFG, that’s why he picked the wacko.
2:52 - "We can debate politics and still not treat each other terribly and wrongfully. We should be able to be respectful in our debate." -Rep. Bacon Everything Rep. Bacon said is 100% true and correct, but I think it's worth noting that in THIS context, he's not even talking about reaching across the aisle. This is all INTERNAL to the Republican party. I think that says a ton.
As soon as they made the deal with McCarthy where it only took one person to call for a vote to kick him out it was only a matter of time before Gaetz or one of the other attention hounds did it. It wasn't if it would happen but a question of when.
@@DamnedSilly of course there was that….Gaetz however has been wanting Jordan in from the beginning because he’s his “mentor.” Jordan, if he had been serious in not causing this chaos, would have distanced himself from Gaetz the minute Gaetz made the motion. Yet, here we are. So it sounds to me this was planned to get Jordan into the speakers chair from the get go.
Wow--I’m glad they are angry! As they should be! Now do the right thing and vote for someone who will be an honest Speaker. Speak to your friends and devise a plan to NOT ALLOW Jordan to become the Speaker. We need honesty, transparency, real accountability and folks wanting to do the hard work to work across the aisle. Sir, you have become a voice of reason and thank you for standing firm!
This is refreshing listening to an elected member of Congress having a honest, & meaningful conversation about the actual hypocrisy & clown show we continuously have to see day after day. He answered the questions, gave honest feedback along with great points on how we should move forward together as allies despite our apposing views. Opposition doesn’t always mean enemy, it doesn’t mean my friend either, but got damn at the very best of what it means is that we will work together at our best to find a a great soultion, together. This man is gold!
There is only one way out of this circus for the GOP. They should unite around a candidate for Speaker of the House who best embodies the moral values of the Republican Party. Three names immediately come to mind: George Santos, Anthony Devolder, and Kitara Rivache.
Communication to the family members of those who do not support Jordan is just another example of harassment, threats, and intimidation. Stuff that the early Nazi brown coats and Mussolini black coats did. What kind of country will we have if we succumb to these bullies?
Repeat the line. End of quote 🤪 God save the Queen man🤪 Calling black children roaches 🤪 Calling LLCoolJ a boy 🤪 Opening the border 🤪 Shaking hands with invisible people🤪 Where’s Jackie 🤪 Just two words, made in America 🤪 Etc etc 🤪🤪🤪🤪 Nuff said. Trump🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱
"It's not right to take it out on family." Rep. Bacon's right. I wonder which side of the political spectrum, top to bottom, does that. What's worse is to intentionally put the lives of family in danger.
Bacon said he appreciated CNN covered the story (wife getting threatening texts and calls). It almost seems like another major media outlet may not have covered his story?
Thank you Rep. Bacon. Same to your wife for stepping up.
I agree!
She is a hero!
I hope you passed the threats to the FBI.
Rep Bacon has character, nice to see.
Thank you Rep Bacon for making those messages public.
Wow, he didn't blame Pelosi, Biden, or Democrats. He didn't even mention them. This is the first time in a long time I've seen a Republican interview without mentioning Pelosi.
You are very right!
Gosh, I forgot it was even possible.
I noticed that too.
Q
Wow!
Sending anonymous texts to the spouse of a representative reeks of desperation.
VERY Trumpy
They are scum bags.
Have these folks gone to the police?? This is pitiful and it shouldn’t go unpunished.
Even caught they will deny it; GOP have learnt dirty mafia tactics from Trump; N GOP will continue unless they are caught n jailed
But bcoz they appointed all the corrupt n useless judges - these may help them go free just like how Judge A Cannon is helping orange clown djt right now even little by little moving 🪡 to injustice n lawlessness
His wife's last reply was epic for calling the coward out !!
Way to go Mrs Bacon !! 😃
For the rest of the GOP grow a spine !!!
Zoe , Canada
Keep voting for rhinos and democrats because your stupid ssn# will be first on the list to be drafted to war soon AND tossed into the front lines of the meat grinder just as they lied to you about ukraine and threw all there citizens into the meat grinder ... its coming and theres running from it or they will throw you into prison 4 life for bailing out on the draft
Love it
Text messages and calls can be traced so more BS.... Tony cuenca
Props to Rep. Bacon. He delivered a measured and well thought out response, quite the contrast to the batshit crazy fascist nonsense his fellow Republican members tend to engage in. His wife sounds like a badass too, she was having none of it.
Just like Biden.
Oh s*** You're right baby you got it down on that his wife said you know what let me see your face let me see if you got some integrity or are you just gaslighting me That's what they were doing they were gaslighting her oh well I'm glad I'm glad for something All is not lost we cannot give up Mr tapper he's got a little bit of a lisp I don't know if anybody's noticed but when I was in third grade I had a lisp and I did these exercises the speech therapist told me to do and I got rid of it there's a lot of people on TV in major shows that have lisps but they don't seem to think much of it anymore but Jake tapper is a very good reporter He's a very good man and I appreciate him and I respect him I like when he reports because you know he's telling the truth and makes me feel good in my heart to know that someone tells the truth because they want to because they think it's what needs to be done our country is not lost we love our freedom some people just think they're freedom is controlling other people and telling them what to do well we're not all is not luck All is not lost yet
Yes. He makes you leftists very happy.
ecbrown6151, You are right on the money. " Batshit crazy" clearly defines the idiotic members like Matt Gaetz, Marjorie T. Greene, and George Santos.
General Bacon, Thank You for your service to our country, You are a great American and a great leader in Congress. Your brave attitude is clear and uncompromising, Sir. May You have an effect on some of Your colleagues. NO SURRENDER, U.S.A 🇺🇸 USAF # 1.
John A. Lombardi, Maryland
Trace the number the texts came from and they should get a visit from the FBI.
Nominate a man who ignored a congressional subpoena, was involved in a failed coup, and asked for a presidential pardon. What could possibly go wrong?
Kid born when Jordan went to congress is driving now
This is like Groundhog Day 3
One was with Bill Murray
Groundhog’s day, 2 was with Kevin McCarthy
And now Groundhog Day 3 with Jim Jordan
@@elizabethowens8548and that 16 year old kid has probably accomplished more than Gymmy Jordan.
Not to mention the fact that he ignored sexual assaults against minors when he was still a wrestling coach in Ohio. This has been corroborated by several witnesses who all name him as being complicit through his own failure to report what he knew was happening.
I would put this down as being far worse than the other things you've listed.
First and foremost, he was meant to be in a position where he was responsible for young men who were unable to protect themselves.
He failed them and has ever since been trying to evade his responsibilities.
Could there be any more reprehensible a person to nominated as Speaker of the House than that?
But the shame here is not only his. Others in the Republican Party who pretend that they're unaware of these claims about Jordan are liars.
It's well known who Jordan is and the past that will haunt him for the rest of his miserable days.
I think that's the issue holding up pasty gyms speakership.
Thank you for your service and your response to this situation. I am a proud and VERY patriotic vet and a used to be Republican, I am ashamed of how the Republicans are behaving especially with their cavalier attitude towards the military and the everyday people that pay their salaries. More of the GOP should think like you.
Thank you for your Service as well!
Isn’t it insane? I’m a repub from the old school. Kay Bailey would never have behaved like this.
Thanks for your service as well. I'm very liberal, and protested like hell during the Bush era, but something about it was different. We all generally understood that we are on the same team. The horror from the right these days is something you can not work with. They need to get their house in order. I don't care about dissent, I don't even care about someone having far right conservative beliefs. It's good to have something to argue your points against...but this bs is not that. This is just ridiculous.
I’m retired military myself and while once was a moderate Republican, these extremist MAGA-Republicans have turned me into a Progressive. The MAGA-Republicans don’t respect the Constitution and are a threat to our democracy.
For me as a European observer it was striking how a top rank politician, as a former Airforce General supposedly rather educated and farsighted, only acts because he sees party discipline broken, but can’t see (or admit) the real danger to democracy, even when his wife suffers bullying by his party comrades.
The fact that he gave straightforward answers to the questions and didn’t weasel around and tap dance makes him respectable in my eyes
And not blame the Democrats for the Republican's mess was refreshing too.
Mainly because he's pissed from the threats.
@@Dondonden1234 Threats that he knows mean nothing.
They want to run a Primary against him at the next election . . . . Go ahead and do it.
The guy has more integrity in his little finger than the entire extremist wing of the GOP combined has.
@Dondonden1234 probably. But geese what a low bar to barely ever reach as a party.
Yeah and Jim trying to not certify the election carried out by the American voters barely gets a reaction from him!? Bullhockey on your comment. All we got was a “I didn’t like that.” Despicable that this meets your low bar.
It doesn't matter if you're with them or against them. If you don't fall in line, they'll come after you. It's so sad.
How do you try to strong arm a former general! Doesn't matter how many Stars he has, but you threaten his wife? That's truly insane. They went after Gen. Milley as well. Just pitiful...and for Jordan! It's like a hostage crisis, but US Congress are the folks being held. End this nonsense soon, or the citizens may have to...wish I was kidding!
Believe me, it's going to get worse not better!
Trump definitely had one of his minions make those calls to intimidate them ,it sounds like something he would say and Michael Cohen said that a while ago that that was one of the tactics they used when he worked for trump.
The house can stay out longer ! It keeps Dems from blowing money or FJB funding Iran
It's terrifying
Awesome interview, Jake. Thank you for your service, Rep Bacon. You and your colleagues give us hope for democracy.
.... and decency.
As a non-American it's nice to see an interview - where no one is yelling - civilised discussion. Well done Jake. God bless America.
America, how can you let this happen?
I like how he said “Thanks for covering this story.” Since Fox turned down his spokesperson for this very interview.
wow, a republican that speaks honestly, refreshing
Not always. Voted against impeachment of Trump. Still a traitor.
Now, that's just silly. Unless you are jesting?
They aII do.
I'm surprised there isn't more of a bipartisan Camouflage Caucus.
You leftists wouldnt know honesty if it bit you. You still believe Israel targeted a hospital.
Rep Bacon sounds a good deal more reasonable than many in the GOP just now. We need evidence and rules-based leadership in Congress, and maybe a Speaker with Gen Bacon's military background could instill some discipline in their caucus.
I totally agree with you ! He’s great.
He will lose his next election because he's not part of the cult
Bacon is in a swing district. He knows that if he votes for Jordan, he'll be voted out in 2024.
Better - yes. But let's not lose sight of the fact that he voted against articles of impeachment for Trump both times.
Yea! Like pelosi! 😂😂😂😂
Gym Jordan will always be seen as an accomplice in a criminal investigation. He’s also a traitor. Why would he be speaker! Smh
McCarthy handing him the. Head of the Judiciary Committee role was an unfortunate choice; I can barely think of anyone more ill-suited that Jordan to oversee any form of justice.
The GOP tears shit apart while democrats build. VOTE BLUE
@@user-kd3ic2xd5x174k a year and some pretty sweet benefits plus they can apparently just not work as long as they talk a good game.
Jordan is there because his district is gerrymandered. Take a look at it.
@@user-kd3ic2xd5x to rightfully obstruct and end Big Government.
Good for Rep Bacon, so happy this was covered. Now he sounds more reasonable and honest.
I like him, honesty , courage and a moral compass.
Give it up Jordan… you’ve lost!!! Step aside so they can get on with the vote!!!! Don’t let him delay, delay, delay!!!
It seems as though he will.
Lol. You'd rather have black lurch as speaker. If they do a remake of Full Metal Jacket he would make a great Pyle.
No one else can get the votes either. It's not like there's someone else in the wings waiting. Their party is broken and _no one_ can pull them together. They are desperately trying to bend the rules and 'empower' someone 'temporarily' so they can cling to power they can't wield.
@@user-kd3ic2xd5x
I bet the majority of DEMONRATS can.
@@UltraMEGAMAGARandy I'm not trying to be rude here but can you say something with substance rather than speak on something childish like the statement you made.
I am so proud of this man. And I am mad at anyone that bully to get what they want. I feel sorry for his wife. I would vote for him just because I do not like bullies.
It is refreshing to realize not all republican congress people are like mtg, jordan, gaetz, the groper lady etc.
🇺🇸. You should feel sorry for our country that is being destroyed by Biden’s corrupt policies. Feel sorry for the suffering Americans who suffer from the open Border policies willfully created by Biden, Democrats and their Team. 🇺🇸
@@jackie9190Unfortunately, because of their razor-thin majority, that small group of populist ideologues and political terrorists has an outsized influence on the entire conference. If you want a textbook definition of "Tyranny of the Minority," this is it.
Turns out most of the bullies making these calls and texts (and Bacon isn't the only one getting 'em) are coming from local GOP Central Committee members. Supposedly these extortionary threats haven't been sanctioned by Jordan, but he also hasn't been at all forceful in condemning the bullying tactics coming from local Republican party hacks.
God, what is WRONG with these people??? Seriously? Sending anonymous texts to each other like Junior High playground bullies? Good grief, how far we have fallen. Absolute juveniles.
Is it criminal to send threats by mail?
These are the same people who participated in an insurrection, yelling "hang Mike Pence" and "death to Nancy". I'm surprised they didn't do more. Except I'm not really surprised, because when acting individually, and not in packs, they're all cowards.
Most of these threats have been coming from _local_ party central committee members around the country, but mostly from committees in these reps' districts, under the threat of being primaried if they don't line up behind Jim Jordan. It's these _local_ party hacks who have taken over the grassroots, and ironically is the chief reason there was no "Red Wave" last November. They put up saucer-eyed loons to run against halfway sane Democrats and the results were predictable. So now they're taking full advantage of Republicans' razor thin majority in the House by making it impossible to govern without the majority of the conference kissing their feet. It takes people with a backbone, like Don Bacon, to tell these people to pack sand. The GOP is indeed broken, and they all bear some responsibility for not challenging the heterodoxy of the MAGAdroids who have infested it.
@@user-kd3ic2xd5xYes, yes he did; but as long as they don't have a Speaker, or they get a Speaker who is sympathetic to Gaetz and other political terrorists in the party, that Ethics Committee investigation is going nowhere.
They are electing a Speaker of the House by drawing straws!!!!! What is wrong with the GOP?
It is amazing to hear an intelligent, sane Republican speak...its been a while since I’ve seen and heard this
They have so little respect for the Armed Forces that they think they can threaten a retired General and he'll cave. The arrogance. Kudos to this guy. I'm a USAF vet and he makes me proud.
Jordan needs to be held accountable for his role in jan 6. and Also for failing to appear when subpoenaed. if you or I failed to show up when subpoenaed we would be rattling cage in the greybar motel.
Sadly, Rep Bacon didn't seem too worried about that.
Did this guy just wake up from a 10 year coma?
What party does he think he's a part of?
Saluting your Sir. You explained the Truth. True American and indeed as an Officer and Gentleman.
Thank you!
Wow. The desperation of some of these people. Whatever happened to winning things based on merit?! These bullies have no shame.
Mr Bacon is a well decorated veteran Kudos to him. Congressman Bacon’s military decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, two Bronze Stars, two Legion of Merits, five Meritorious Service Medals, and the Aerial Achievement Medal. Additionally, he was selected as Europe’s top Air Force Wing Commander for his time at Ramstein Airbase, as well as recognized as a distinguished graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, Navigator-Electronic Warfare School, and Officer Intelligence School. Further, Congressman Bacon has earned two Masters Degrees, from the University of Phoenix in Arizona and the National War College in Washington D.C.
Gym Jordon was a janator at a high school.
In what world do people believe menacing someone's spouse is going to help their "cause?" I'm glad Tapper covered this because this is blatantly below the belt and people need to know what's actually happening.
The sad truth is, it's MAGA's only play - and before fascism fails it often succeeds.
People who believe in Fascism
At this stage the Republicans would build a Reichstag just to burn it down.
Nice family you got there. Be a shame if something should happen-Book of Trump
When he has to threaten his coworkers wives to vote for him he sure as hell doesn't deserve the job,but maybe criminal prosecution for harassment.
Prosecution for his jan 6th acts of treason, Firing squad material.
Rep. Bacon, I hope they can find out who is texting and call your wife and you can press charges. Totally unacceptable!
Thx Rep Bacon, finally some integrity, thank you. Plz don't let the bullies scare you or your wife.
If he genuinely believes you should get behind where the majority of the vote is going then he should vote for Jefferies.
I think he was talking about his caucus.
@@mariehernandez5878he should be taking about America.
@@mariehernandez5878 Of course that's what he meant. But that's not what he said. And that he is so exclusionary that he doesn't even consider Democrats as being part of the process, just shows how corrupt the GOP has become.
What a breath of fresh air! A Republican who not only knows the rules but also upholds them! A unicorn, for sure!
🇺🇸. RINO, yes loved by Democrats. Can’t hide the stripes. 🇺🇸
@@keylongo2470Any republican who is not a batshit crazy anarchist is a RINO to you. That is simply because the republican party has become a safe space for big mouth lunatics like MTG, Jordan, Lauren Boebert, and Trump.
@@keylongo2470 The only RINOs in the party are the populist nutjobs who have hijacked it in the name of their Lord and Savior, Donald Trump. They're the _cause_ of all this chaos, set in motion by one of their political terrorists, Matt Gaetz. McCarthy deserves some blame for that, inasmuch as he allowed the single-member rule to vacate the chair, in order to placate Gaetz, who STILL didn't vote for him.
These far-right ideologues have an outsized influence on the GOP, and the House in general, on account of their razor-thin majority -- a result from last year's _non_-Red Wave, which ironically they were _also_ the cause of. This is the textbook definition of "The Tyranny of the Minority," and they have pretty much sealed the fate of Republicans next November. They will not keep their majority in the House because voters have seen this utter chaos and won't trust another Republican to govern responsibly.
@@keylongo2470 We see orange again swallow,
Michael Jordan 6-0
Jim Jordan 0-2
The debate is over.
Over? For Gym Jordan maybe but this could be the longest debate there has ever been over who should be speaker. Which will probably only end if they just put McCarthy back in.
thank you sir for your wanting to do was is right based on what was agreed with supporting the majority. Kick Matt out.
To make your wife to anonymously threaten the wife of a holdout is incredibly cowardly and dishonorable. Politics in America has become so sick!
Better Republican leadership starts with better voters
Period
And better candidates 😊
Many of them are pretty busy with legal issues at this moment.
Goobers from goobervilles.
That definitely sounds like trump in those anonymous text messages and a tactic Michael Cohen said he use to do for trump by sending intimidating messages 🤔
It's nice to see Republicans who puts the country first.
That right because most Republicans are Traitors now
I don't think he was putting country first when he voted against articles of impeachment for Trump both times.
Both are true
IF SO HE WOULD VOTE FOR JEFFRIES AND END THIS NATIONAL DISGRACE OF MAGA INCOMPETENCE
Incredibly good news, REALLY incredibly... As long as Jordan can't get elected Speaker, because the Democrats are fixated on Jeffries and the R's are in disarray, it means the Congress is paralyzed, which in turns means there won't be any appropriations to fund our government soon shutting down again... Hope this theatre continues indefinitely...
Att: Gym Jordan....Why is it that when Congress wants you to appear you will not, and when Congress wants you to go away, you won't?
Mrs. Bacon-way to go!
THANK YOU,
For your SERVICES!
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Thanks Nebraskans for staying strong and not being afraid to bring out the behind the scenes goings on that happens.
Alot of Nebraskans appreciate following the rules, but not rules made up by the elite democrats and republicans, kick the can down the road. Same ole song and dance.
It's a damn shame more veterans aren't serving in Congress. General Bacon, although his politics is too right of center, is an honorable man.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for stopping Jordan.
I like this guy, Bacon. He would be a fair speaker.
I am impressed with Bacon's wife refusing to be bullied!
They still don't get it. It goes back to a lack of integrity in dealing with DT.
Thank you for your service, sir
Hope they find and prosecute these folks.
Each time Jordan loses is another loss for Trump. I love seeing Trump lose. It's my favorite hobby.
Thank you for your service! Cong. Bacon.
There’s nothing wrong with having conservative views, just be reasonable! Thank you Don Bacon!
& don't do insurrections
Jordan is the future.
@@UkraineNeeds Jordan, aided and abetted child molestations at Ohio State University.
@@UkraineNeeds Then you think the future is Facism. 🤨 So either you're a troll or you're anti-American.
@@UkraineNeedswait for the documentary on Gym and his Ohio state debacle. Protecting sexual deviants is perfect for TFG, that’s why he picked the wacko.
This man should be the speaker.
Weirdly they didn’t stand up for Liz Cheney like this…..🤔
2:52 - "We can debate politics and still not treat each other terribly and wrongfully. We should be able to be respectful in our debate." -Rep. Bacon
Everything Rep. Bacon said is 100% true and correct, but I think it's worth noting that in THIS context, he's not even talking about reaching across the aisle. This is all INTERNAL to the Republican party. I think that says a ton.
Sounds to me like Jordan was behind Gaetz’s actions in the first place
Bingo...
As soon as they made the deal with McCarthy where it only took one person to call for a vote to kick him out it was only a matter of time before Gaetz or one of the other attention hounds did it. It wasn't if it would happen but a question of when.
@@DamnedSilly of course there was that….Gaetz however has been wanting Jordan in from the beginning because he’s his “mentor.” Jordan, if he had been serious in not causing this chaos, would have distanced himself from Gaetz the minute Gaetz made the motion. Yet, here we are. So it sounds to me this was planned to get Jordan into the speakers chair from the get go.
Hopefully at the end of this, this will show the chaos caucus that they are vastly outnumbered.
Exactly
Wow--I’m glad they are angry! As they should be! Now do the right thing and vote for someone who will be an honest Speaker. Speak to your friends and devise a plan to NOT ALLOW Jordan to become the Speaker. We need honesty, transparency, real accountability and folks wanting to do the hard work to work across the aisle.
Sir, you have become a voice of reason and thank you for standing firm!
Representative Bacon, you are my kind of guy.
Good for you Mr . Bacon !
You can't really say anything bad about Bacon.
This guy could never be bullied!
Jordan should never be speaker. PERIOD!
Wow! The first Republican with integrity 👏
Mike Lawler from New York is also great.
Limited integrity, it has to be said.
So this is what it takes to get integrity in the GOP. Didn't work for Cruz.
Lawler has repeatedly blamed the Dems for McCarthy's ouster. Screw him.
This is refreshing listening to an elected member of Congress having a honest, & meaningful conversation about the actual hypocrisy & clown show we continuously have to see day after day. He answered the questions, gave honest feedback along with great points on how we should move forward together as allies despite our apposing views. Opposition doesn’t always mean enemy, it doesn’t mean my friend either, but got damn at the very best of what it means is that we will work together at our best to find a a great soultion, together. This man is gold!
He sounds like a democrat in a republican costume. Always giving in to the left.
As a life long moderate Democrat…… this is the first time I pray that Liz Cheney becomes Speaker!
There is only one way out of this circus for the GOP. They should unite around a candidate for Speaker of the House who best embodies the moral values of the Republican Party. Three names immediately come to mind: George Santos, Anthony Devolder, and Kitara Rivache.
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lol morals,
The republican party doesn’t have any moral or values tho luv
I think they should choose either Roseanne Barr or Ted Nugent.
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Communication to the family members of those who do not support Jordan is just another example of harassment, threats, and intimidation. Stuff that the early Nazi brown coats and Mussolini black coats did. What kind of country will we have if we succumb to these bullies?
It's going to be the ForTheFifth Reich.
Those texts read like trump sent them lol
Repeat the line. End of quote 🤪
God save the Queen man🤪
Calling black children roaches 🤪
Calling LLCoolJ a boy 🤪
Opening the border 🤪
Shaking hands with invisible people🤪
Where’s Jackie 🤪
Just two words, made in America 🤪
Etc etc 🤪🤪🤪🤪
Nuff said.
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He probably did, it's definitely at his level 🤪
I’m for Liz Cheney or Mitt Romney if it has to be another Republican
Rep. Bacon and other Conservative Republicans should be Speaker. Jordan has no Integrity, his basically a Drama Queen, he is a joke.
Jake Tapper is a real journalist
One of the very few
The way it sounded. It like Jim Jordan forced the other guy to drop out the race so he can try to be speaker
Jim voted for Scalise numbnuts!
Yeah voted for him but was plotting his downfall. It’s called a smokescreen.
@@darrylsimpson4744 And how's your other brother Darryl?
@@suntzu5836 .WTF u on about?
"They're drawing straws for who will vote against Jordan next round..."
URGENT PLEASE FORWARD;-
WHY NOT REVISE THE SYSTEM TO DO THE SAME AS UK PARLIMENT,
AN INDEPENDANT ARBITOR.... NOT PART OF EITHER PARTY.
Thank god for men like this who have real morals and values and loves his country
Do you EVER hear this from democrat members of congress? Honestly? When was the last time you had this kind of in-fighting within the caucus.
He should run for speaker
He doesn't appear to be that stupid...
@@stevep2448😂
I have a ball of pocket lint willing to run and it has a better chance of getting the votes.
@@SaveOurDisabilityFund Would probably do a better job as well 😄
Gym Jordan will accuse his own party for voter fraud and conduct an oversight investigation on them 😂
I disagree with his political philosophy but at least he has integrity and can stand up to bullies on his team
This is a truly decent man!
Election deniar gets a denial. That is inevitable, if he started his denial first. Once trust is lost, never restored.
“ It’s not American; we believe in fairness and that the law applies to everyone” 😂😂😂😂
I thought this was rich too.
"It's not right to take it out on family." Rep. Bacon's right. I wonder which side of the political spectrum, top to bottom, does that. What's worse is to intentionally put the lives of family in danger.
I am a foreigner watching Democracy in action.
Wow. How open and honest!!
Vote Blue, this circus must end
Keep killing it Jake! 🎉
Gee, Mr. Bacon ... you're finally figuring this shit out?!
Gen. Bacon should run for house speaker.
These same people who texted his wife would grasp their pearls if someone did the same to them. Classic hypocrites.
Bacon said he appreciated CNN covered the story (wife getting threatening texts and calls). It almost seems like another major media outlet may not have covered his story?
Don Bacon is a good person for standing up to these insurrectionist.
On with the clown show while the adults go to Israel
I like the way that Mr. Bacon addressed the issue, remind me of the old style of McCain Republicans time.
Good for you and for the country ❤
Man this is hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 in what universe did Jordan believe this would actually work
Familly should be excluded from this type of behavior. Oh wait. There is no respect anymore in this world.