Trump’s moves ‘unpredictable’ as he faces emboldened Democratic majority: Byron York

Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said President Donald Trump faces a challenge amid an emboldened Democratic majority.“I think Trump’s moves are unpredictable now in this case in which he’s dealing with a new and kind of emboldened majority,” York said Tuesday on The Hugh Hewitt Show.Meanwhile, Democrats and Republicans have begun choosing their leadership for the next Congress after the “bluenami” flipped seats in the House and Senate. Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) as Senate minority leader and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as House minority leader. Jordan defeated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), who currently serves as House majority leader. “Obviously not a big surprise with the House because Speaker Mike Johnson said he wasn’t going to run, and, you know, Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise have really had a long rivalry,” York said. “They ran against each other, each hoping to be the speaker in that crazy situation that led to Mike Johnson being speaker a few years ago.” York said Jordan appeared to have the necessary qualifications to handle the position as Republicans prepare to lose their majority.OPPOSITION TO SCHUMER LEADING SENATE GROWS AMID CALLS FOR A ‘NEW GENERATION’ FROM DEMOCRATS“Jim Jordan seems to have the skill set to deal with what’s coming, which is kind of warfare in the House as Democrats pursue investigation and, in my opinion, they’ll ultimately get around to impeachment, you know, to try to damage the Trump administration and the president himself any way they can,” York said.However, Democrats have yet to finalize who will lead them in the next Congress. While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) are currently the only Democrats running for leadership positions, Schumer has faced opposition on whether he should become Senate majority leader.