At a time when more than 200 hostages (including Americans) are being held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, it’s certainly not a good time for “hostage” metaphors in Washington politics.
But MSNBC weekend host Katie Phang just had to go there on Saturday in describing the ongoing House Republican struggle to elect a Speaker after a Matt Gaetz-led faction removed Kevin McCarthy.
In an interview with Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Phang said:
You know, we talk about getting to 217 and the chances of maybe more centrist voices fro …