Manchin Asked If His Negotiation Strategy Is Flawed

During an interview with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace asked: “If you were to keep the idea that maybe you would vote to kill the filibuster, wouldn’t that give Republicans an incentive to actually negotiate? Because ‘Old Joe Manchin’s out there and who knows what he’s gonna do.’ By taking it off the table, haven’t you empowered Republicans to be obstructionists?”

Manchin replied: “I don’t think so,” and pointed to the seven “brave” Senate Republicans who voted for a bipartisan Jan. 6 commission as evidence.