Outgoing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has declared he will not be seeking to regain his post after a historic vote of no confidence ousted him from one of the country's highest offices.The vote, instigated by far-right Republican representative Matt Gaetz, was supported by all 208 democrats…
Outgoing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has declared he will not be seeking to regain his post after a historic vote of no confidence ousted him from one of the country's highest offices.The vote, instigated by far-right Republican representative Matt Gaetz, was supported by all 208 democrats present, along with eight republicans, allowing it to pass with 216 votes against 210.
Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics withJared Mondshine, thank you for joining me. So why does Matt Gaetz wield so much power?When Speaker McCarthy was elected speaker, it was after 15 votes and his Republican caucus in the house just could not really get to any final decision until that 15th vote that he would be the speaker.
It sounds like his fate was almost sealed when he agreed to that condition from Matt Gaetz. Is that fair to say?It's unclear. Some of his agreement for coming to the speaker position were public, some of 'em were not, and the ones that was public was yes, that one vote trigger for a house-wide vote on his being removed from his position. But there were other agreements that Matt Gaetz and others have spoken about that we don’t know in terms of spending and whatnot.
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