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McCarthy: Pelosi told him “‘I’ll always back you up’” In McCarthy’s press conference, after being removed as Speaker of the House, he relates how, when the vote to determine Speaker earlier this year was happening, Nancy Pelosi told him “in this room” to “just give it to them” referring to the Motion to Vacate, which allows just one member to call for the Speaker to vacate, “one person can rule you out” as McCarthy put it, with Pelosi saying “‘I’ll always back you up’” according to McCarthy quoting here in this press conference. ~9:03 https://www.c-span.org/video/?530913-1/rep-mccarthy-news-conference-removal-speaker McCarthy himself thus describes how...