Republican Kevin McCarthy vowed on Tuesday to remain in the race to be the powerful U.S. House of Representatives speaker, hours after hardline members of his party repeatedly blocked his bid to lead their brand-new majority.
In the first day of what could prove to be a brutal showdown between about 20 hardliners and the other 202 members of the Republican caucus, McCarthy failed in three ballots to achieve the 218 votes needed to become speaker, a role second in line to the Oval Office after the vice president.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-us-house-open-turmoil-mccarthy-fights-gavel-2023-01-03/
Poor guy. AOC where are you? Bueller?
In the first day of what could prove to be a brutal showdown between about 20 hardliners and the other 202 members of the Republican caucus, McCarthy failed in three ballots to achieve the 218 votes needed to become speaker, a role second in line to the Oval Office after the vice president.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-us-house-open-turmoil-mccarthy-fights-gavel-2023-01-03/
Poor guy. AOC where are you? Bueller?