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Bombshell? McCarthy WON'T Run Again For Speaker! [1]

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Date: 2023-10-03  

Sooooo, just this very second, I received a (shocking to me, anyway) WAPO breaking news email stating that McNotSpeaker (Q-Bakersfield) will NOT run for Speaker again.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), after being removed as House speaker Tuesday, told fellow Republican lawmakers that he won’t seek the position again, according to two sources familiar with his plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. The vote to remove him was the first such removal in congressional history. McCarthy’s removal was sought by hard-right members of his own party. Democrats did not provide votes that would have been needed to save him. The move puts the House in uncharted territory as it searches for a leader.

Reminder of where we currently are:

Following McCarthy’s ouster, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) was designated as speaker pro tempore. He presided over the chamber briefly before calling a recess to allow Republicans and Democrats to meet privately.

This is breaking, so I will update the diary as more details come out.

WOW, what a day!

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