After four days of deliberations and 15 votes, Republican Kevin McCarthy won the speakership of the House of Representatives following a dramatic back-and-forth with far-right members of his party that ended early Saturday morning.
PUBLISHED 7:36 AM EST Jan. 06, 2023After four days of deliberations and 15 votes, Republican Kevin McCarthy won the speakership of the House of Representatives following a dramatic back-and-forth with far-right members of his party
The speakership came down to the wire, as Freedom Caucus members Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., held out as “present” votes, rather than votes for McCarthy, in the 14th total round of voting late Friday. After initially moving to adjourn until Monday, Republicans appeared to strike a deal with far-right members, setting the stage for the final round and giving McCarthy the momentum he needed to win the chamber’s highest seat.
At one point, Republican Mike Rogers of Alabama, shouting, approached Gaetz before another Republican, Richard Hudson, physically pulled him back.Order restored, the Republicans fell in line to give McCarthy the post he had fought so hard to gain, House speaker, second in the line of succession to the presidency.
But he could also be emboldened as a survivor of one of the more brutal fights for the gavel in U.S. history. Not since the Civil War era has a speaker’s vote dragged through so many rounds of voting. And an upbeat McCarthy told reporters as he arrived at the Capitol, “We’re going to make progress. We’re going to shock you.”
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