Congressman Details How Trump Strong-Arms Votes In House, And It Sounds Spot-On

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) on Wednesday described President Donald Trump’s tactics to bully Republican House members who don’t vote his way. (Watch the video below.)

Boyle correctly predicted the House would eventually pass Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would slash $1 trillion from federal health and food programs while solidifying $4 trillion in tax cuts for mostly wealthier Americans.

But Boyle’s version of how the president reverses the votes of recalcitrant Republicans is a must to check out.

“I have seen time and time again House Republican members saying they’re a ‘no’ at the outset, and then suddenly they get a tap on the shoulder,” Boyle told MSNBC “All In” host Chris Hayes. “They’re dragged out of the House floor and back to their Republican members’ cloak room, and they’re handed a cellphone, and it’s Donald Trump literally yelling at them and cursing at them.”

Whether or not the president used his alleged high-volume powers of persuasion this time around, Boyle’s forecast that any GOP holdouts would cave appeared to come true.

“I tend to think that that history will repeat itself, and that one way or the other, they’ll be able to get the votes,” he said before the all-night session. “I hope I’m wrong. I pray that I’m wrong. I’m going to fight like hell to make sure this awful policy doesn’t become law. But I’ve just seen them fold too many times before to believe that they won’t fold again this time.”

The bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate.