A handful of Republicans' continued refusal to vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker shows a lot can change in two years.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., said former President Donald Trump should tell Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., he lacks the votes to become House speaker and should withdraw from the race.as House speaker defended their past support for the California congressman after they forced the chamber into a seventh round of voting, which is expected to occur Thursday.in the first three rounds of voting Wednesday, totaling six overall.
U.S. Rep.-elect Kat Cammack speaks alongside Rep.-elect Steve Scalise in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 4, 2023 in Washington, DC.McCarthy came up short even after former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to back McCarthy and get going with the work of the 118th Congress.
Donalds' office told Fox News Digital that the congressman"has never been in the anti-Kevin McCarthy club." "The nomination humbles the Congressman, but his main focus is securing the votes for a solid conservative that can get the votes necessary to prevail," he added."Whether that is the Congressman, Mr. McCarthy, or someone else, we have to land this plane.
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