https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-descends-into-chaos-after-mccarthy-falls-short-on-14th-speaker-ballot/
House descends into chaos after McCarthy falls short on 14th speaker ballot
Someone said the 15th vote failed too
McCarthy duly elected Speaker with 216 votes.
I have a feeling a whole lot is going on behind the scenes. I think this whole thing is really about negotiating conditions for the House as a whole moving forward and about how a Speaker can be removed if needed. Those rules will be codified so it will apply to either party in the future.
I think we’re watching a movie. The Democrats are freaking out about this and that’s exactly what we want them to do. Look over there while we do business over here.
-SB