Far-right Republicans have been threatening for months to file a motion forcing a no-confidence vote in the House speaker.
WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) dared his right-wing haters to try to take away his speaker’s gavel during a closed-door meeting Thursday morning.
“If you want to file a motion to vacate, then file the fucking motion,” McCarthy told his Republican colleagues, according to Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), a McCarthy supporter.
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Hell of a relationship to have with your allies. The Republican Party should really consider adopting the Rule of Two!
adopt new rules? they don’t even follow the ones they’ve got already!