Posted on 10/03/2023 1:56:35 PM PDT by spirited irish
Now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was stripped of his gavel on Tuesday afternoon via roll-call vote on Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) motion to vacate the chair, pursuant to rules agreed to by McCarthy in order to clinch victory in his drawn-out race to become speaker in January.
By a vote of 216 to 210, the historic motion prevailed as presiding Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) declared "the resolution is adopted...the office of Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant."
The Republicans joining Gaetz in his motion to vacate were Reps. Biggs (AZ), Buck (CO), Burchett (TN), Crane (AZ), Good (VA), Mace (SC), Rosendale (MT
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Is this real?
Video of the glorious moment
Kevin McCarthy has been removed from Speaker of the House on a 216-210 vote
https://rumble.com/v3mrkas-kevin-mccarthy-has-been-removed-from-speaker-of-the-house-on-a-216-210-vote.html
Yep he’s gone so now what
now what?
exactly...
Gaetz is the dog that finally caught a car.
Listening to him now..he has no clue what is going to happen now. But, boy…he is digging his time in front of the cameras.
There must be quite a story here. McCarthy was confident - he must have counted noses. There must have been a group operating in secret.
“Bring it on!”
They bring it on.
“Hey ... “
gotta love it!!!
HOLY Sheeeiit!!!!
Now what?
KEEP DOING UNPRECIDENTED STUFF!
Nominate Trump.
Wow, Trump is so popular in the GOP, now he takes a major loss.
Yep.careful what you wish for. But McCarthy also did it to himself.
Excellent! Burn it all down! 1776
Yep. It’s being reported all over the place like wildfire.
Gaetz doesn’t think that far ahead. He’s the dog that catches the car.
Maybe he shoulda kept his promises…
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