US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calls Matt Gaetz's leadership challenge disruptive and says he expects he will survive
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced a direct threat to his leadership when hardline fellow Republican Representative Matt Gaetz called on Monday, October 2, for a vote to oust him, injecting an additional element of chaos into Congress.
Gaetz and other far-right Republicans are angered that McCarthy relied on Democratic votes to pass a temporary funding extension on Saturday that headed off a partial government shutdown. A faction of about 20 Republicans, Gaetz included, had forced McCarthy’s hand by repeatedly blocking other legislation.. “Bring it on,” he wrote on the X platform, formerly Twitter.
No US House speaker has ever been removed from the position that puts the holder second in line in succession for the presidency after the vice president.It is not clear whether Democrats will vote against McCarthy, as they did in January, or extract concessions to keep him in power. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has not said so far if his caucus would join right-wing Republicans to help topple McCarthy or if Democrats might support him in exchange for political or legislative favors.“What we’re seeing with House Republicans is pure chaos,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
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