A handful of conservatives and all present House Democrats voted on a motion to vacate to remove McCarthy from the top post.
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Earlier today, Rep. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, said he plans to nominate Trump for speaker.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tonight accused new interim Speaker Patrick McHenry of kicking her out of her workspace in the Capitol just hours after the chamber’s abrupt change in leadership. Most House members have their offices in buildings across the street, but Pelosi has had one in the Capitol because she is a former speaker.Scalise didn't refute that's a possibility. But he did acknowledge that the job won't be easy with a caucus that remains in a thin majority.
"Look, I enjoy you," he told reporters at the end."I don't know if you'll cover me as much, but — I'm sure I won't miss you. But see you soon," he added with a smile before he turned to leave the podium.Asked whether he would support a primary challenger against any of the eight Republicans who voted to oust him, McCarthy said he’s now freer than he had been as speaker.
Gaetz led the push, which succeeded when eight Republicans joined with all 208 Democrats to boot McCarthy. Responding to criticism from some Republicans that Gaetz had worked with Democrats to remove McCarthy, Gaetz pointed fingers at McCarthy, insisting that he"was willing to partner with conservatives on the frivolous, but whenever there was a spending matter, he partnered with Democrats."McCarthy blamed Democrats for his ouster as speaker — arguing that they should have supported his remaining in the top role for institutional reasons.
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