House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was bullish Tuesday about his odds of holding onto the gavel despite a bid to oust him by fellow Republican Matt Gaetz — while Democrats indicated they would not throw McCarthy a lifeline to keep him in power.
“At the end of the day, if you throw a speaker out that has 99% of their conference, that kept government open, that paid the troops, I think we’re in a really bad place for how we’re going to run Congress,” McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters ahead of an afternoon vote on a motion to vacate put forward Monday evening by Gaetz (R-Fla.).
While nothing is final until the votes are cast, reports indicated that a handful of Republicans would join all House Democrats in backing Gaetz’s motion — meaning McCarthy would be the first-ever speaker removed through the parliamentary procedure and kicking off what is likely to be a lengthy round of balloting to find a replacement.
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