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Speaker Kevin McCarthy Has Lost His Job.
The Republican Party is a mess.
Well, Matt Gaetz kept his word.
A vote was held, and Representative Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as speaker of the house.
The Washington Post reports:
“The Republican-led House voted Tuesday to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker, the first such removal in congressional history. McCarthy’s removal was sought by hard-right members of his own party. Democrats did not provide votes that would have been needed to save him. The move puts the House in uncharted territory as it searches for a leader…”
The Republican Party is in shambles, and the chaos clearly has only continued to intensify. Granted I could not care less about the career of Kevin McCarthy, but I find myself wondering exactly what Gaetz and his likeminded colleagues seem to think they’ll achieve in doing this.
What do they have in mind?
Who do they think takes his spot?
Where, exactly, do they honestly expect to go from here and what do they think it achieves?
The thing is, there’s still a chance that they simply reelect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker again, and if we’re being honest that would be the most entertaining outcome. Maybe it’s just the piece…
