BREAKING: Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure a majority of votes needed to become Speaker of the House.
The new Republican House majority was born into instant chaos Tuesday afternoon: Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure a majority of votes needed to become Speaker of the House.One by one, lawmakers were called by their name and voted for their preferred candidate. All 212 Democrats voted for incoming Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries . But only 203 Republicans voted for McCarthy, with 10 voting for Rep.
In the days leading up to the vote, McCarthy and his allies insisted they would go as many rounds as it took to elect the California Republican. Dozens have promised to not vote for anyone except for him. “We’ll be here until the Fourth of July voting for McCarthy,” Rep. Guy Reschenthaler told Politico on Tuesday.
It was a stark juxtaposition to the other side of the aisle. Although in a thin minority, Democrats cheered through the process of nominating Rep. Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. Rep. Pete Aguilar said Jeffries could spread love in the “Brooklyn way,” adding that Democrats were “united,” in an apparent subtweet to his conservative colleagues.
Some, like Rep. Lauren Boebert , voted for Jordan. Rep.-elect Josh Breechen voted for Rep. Jim Banks . Murmurs erupted each time—notably from the Democratic side—with someone on the floor shouting in a questioning voice, “Banks?”
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