Joe Manchin actually said...
I knew where they were and I knew what they could and could not do. They just never realized it, because they figured surely to God we can move one person. The bottom line, I knew that we could not change. It was never going to change. It never could change with that many people.
Context
Joe Manchin discusses his awareness of the limitations of negotiations regarding the Build Back Better bill.
12/21/2021