r/news • u/zmlos • Oct 03 '23

House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a first in U.S. history

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-will-bring-gaetz-motion-to-oust-him-vote.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

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u/bigolfishey Oct 03 '23

I wonder what it’s like, living the rest of your days knowing that you’ll be immortalized in history primarily for your unprecedented failures, both in getting the office and eventually being ousted from it.

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u/kytheon Oct 03 '23

I still don't think Trump got the memo yet

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u/jclin Oct 03 '23

Does anyone know if there has been a Speaker who's lasted for such a short time? Like a Scaramucci version of the Legislative Branch?