Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said Sunday that the drama in the House that temporarily blocked Kevin McCarthy's bid to become Speaker of the House was 'pointless.'
on day two of the lengthy speaker vote last week after he blasted the 21 holdouts, accusing them of looking for a"scalp" and likening them to"terrorists." Crenshaw told Fox News RadioHis use of the word"terrorists" drew criticism from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Fox News host Tucker Carlson and others, but Crenshaw defended the term as"a figure of speech."
"Unclutch your pearls. It’s a figure of speech. You can’t insult, slander and hold everyone hostage with no way out - and not expect me to punch back,"Crenshaw echoed the same sentiment on Sunday but offered an apology to any of the holdouts who may have taken him literally."Look, things get heated and things get said. Obviously, the people who took offense by that, it's pretty obvious that it's meant as a turn of phrase," he said.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries leaves after handing the gavel to newly elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy after he was elected on the 15th ballot at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 7, 2023.McCarthy won the speakership position on Saturday in a record 15th round of voting, receiving 216 votes, a bare majority that was lower than the normal 218 votes needed because six of his remaining GOP detractors relented to vote"present.
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