Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.

Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    McCarthy getting it came with a clause that any single R can kick him out.

    I think normally it’s a certain percentage. And the “moderate” Rs that vote for it would know that they’d be in this same place again.

    • ChrisLichtEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      FWIW, McCarthy is well known in DC circles to not be an intelligent person.

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yes but I think it’s in the house rules currently. I could be mistaken on how that works.

      But even if it happened by mistake, allowing a democratic speaker would be unthinkable for any republicans, even moderates of which there are very few.