Chris Hayes to GOP Rep. on Paul Ryan Disarray: ‘Why Is This Not a Terrible Idea?’

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes tonight said that this whole push to get Paul Ryan to be the next Speaker of the House is a “terrible idea.”

Why? Because, as Hayes told Republican Congressman Michael Burgess tonight, Ryan didn’t want the job and there’s some resistance to him brewing in the House. The House Freedom Caucus is supporting Ryan but not endorsing him.

Hayes asked, “Why is this not a terrible idea if Paul Ryan doesn’t want it and some influential people in that caucus don’t want him?”

Burgess said that after being on the 2012 ticket, Ryan has the kind of national stature Republicans are looking to for leadership, but admitted Ryan isn’t really too thrilled to be doing this.

Watch the full segment above, via MSNBC.

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