Meet the most prominent ultraconservative GOP members blocking the California representative’s bid for the gavel
Photograph: Ken Cedeno/UPI/REX/ShutterstockPhotograph: Ken Cedeno/UPI/REX/Shutterstockhave voted against California Republican Kevin McCarthy in his bid to become the next speaker of the House in successive rounds of voting this week.
Roy has been negotiating with McCarthy’s team and – unlike some peers – has expressed a willingness to come to an agreement with the California Republican. From 2013 to 2022, she owned a restaurant in which staff were encouraged to openly carry firearms. She has expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, which holds that there is a secret, pedophilic, leftist elite that holds immense sway over global institutions and policy.
He was among the lawmakers who most aggressively promoted Trump’s false claims that his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden was the result of fraud.Photograph: Pat Benic/UPI/REX/Shutterstock
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