Surprising no one, Chris Hayes tries to preemptively scuttle further discussion, but even a useless lump like Ryan Grim refutes him. A co-founder of Punchbowl News, which has been playing an outsize role in recent events as a mouthpiece and concern troll for the Democrats, shows up to mock Gaetz and gets wrecked in very short order.

Ryan Grim

Hard to say this is all about ego if Gaetz is willing to concede on the MTV for these policy ideas suggested by @RoKhanna

John Bresnahan

Yeah, that’s why he’s doing it on Twitter/X. It’s a very serious policy discussion.

Ryan Grim

He launched his putsch on twitter too and that was pretty serious.

Matt Gaetz

The last resolution I passed gained a lot of momentum on twitter.

Ask Kevin.

Chris Hayes

I mean you can't do a term limit without a constitutional amendment so it's a non starter.

Ro Khanna

Main one is banning pac and lobbyist money and banning members from becoming lobbyists. Also can do SCt Justice term limits but still have them as judge.

Ryan Grim

And Gaetz said “Let’s negotiate,” which is not a non-starter, it’s a starter. There’s a window here, let’s see what can fit through it.

Matt Gaetz

Things in Khanna-Gaetz that can happen merely by changing House Rules:

• Ban lobbyist and PAC donations to members

• Lobbyist/Foreign Agent Registration Ban for former members

• Ban Congressional Stock Trading

• Increase MTV threshold

• Single Subject Spending Bills requirement

Ro Khanna

Let’s push for a floor vote on any three of the items @mattgaetz! Instead of having members call each other names, it’s time to recognize the American people are fed up with how this place functions, don’t have a high opinion of us, & are demanding some common sense changes.

Matt Gaetz

How many Democrats can you deliver for this agenda?

I cap out somewhere around 8.

Ro Khanna

You know what’s sad, Matt. Not more than 10. Let’s be honest with folks. The American people should know that LESS than 20 members advocate for banning PAC & lobbyist money, even though that polls at 80%. Many need to be shamed into voting for it once it’s put on the floor.