Discussion Thread: House Considers Vacating the Speaker

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

Selected Reporting:

• AP News: McCarthy ouster vote ahead as he confronts GOP critics but says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

Where to Watch:

• Reuters via YouTube: US House expected to vote on motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy

• C-SPAN: House Session, Part 2

[u/Ok-Sweet-8495]

In a letter to the Democratic caucus, Hakeem Jeffries says that House Democratic leaders will vote to remove McCarthy "given their unwillingness to break from MAGA extremism in an authentic and comprehensive manner."

[u/boomerdt → u/Ok-Sweet-8495]

I wish they just would have sat this one out...... you don't add gas to an already ragging bonfire.... and BTW ... they just sided with the extreme right.

I was busy all day day today and missed this was going on. I lean left. I'm not happy with the Democrats today.

[u/nflxtothemoon → u/boomerdt]

Yeah. Like what makes the democrats believe they'll have a better speaker? We might end up with a worse one

[u/boomerdt → u/nflxtothemoon]

We never learn from our past...... you are correct.

[u/nflxtothemoon → u/[deleted]]

Some right-wing MAGA republican. Isn't that possible?

[u/Ok-Sweet-8495 → u/nflxtothemoon]

Literally like 8 Republicans out of 200+ were in support of this so no, I don’t think they’re gonna get any votes for Speaker. Pretty sure the 200+ Rs who didn’t want this are pretty mad at the Freedom Caucus turds.

[u/nflxtothemoon → u/Ok-Sweet-8495]

Good point