For the first time in American history, The US House of Representatives is without a Speaker showing a Republican decomposition.
The Speaker is third in line to the presidency and this indicates the serious degree of the fractured GOP. He was ousted as speaker of the House today after 8 Republicans and all Democrats present voted in favor of a motion to vacate his leadership. This is the first time a resolution has been used to remove a House speaker. These Republicans are controlled by Trump, who is Putin’s puppet.
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On a basic level, McCarthy was hoisted by his own petard. His claim to the speakership has been tenuous ever since he clawed his way into the role when the House began its session in January. After 15 rounds of voting over 5 days, McCarthy finally secured the position, but he made painful concessions to the ultraconservative branch of his party in the process. Among them was a rule change allowing a single representative to force a vote to oust the speaker at any time.
The removal vote, driven by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), stemmed from McCarthy crossing the aisle and working with Democratic members of the House to pass a 45-day temporary spending bill on Saturday night. Gaetz introduced his motion yesterday, saying, “It is becoming increasingly clear who the speaker of the House already works for, and it’s not the Republican Conference.”
McCarthy might have been able to maintain his position with the help of the Democratic Caucus. However, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) made it clear that his party could no longer trust him,
McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote https://apnews.com/article/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-motion-to-vacate-congress-327e294a39f8de079ef5e4abfb1fa555
Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker in historic vote https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mccarthy-says-he-thinks-he-will-survive-leadership-challenge-us-house-2023-10-03/
Kevin McCarthy vote results: Speaker ousted after deal to avert government shutdown
For the first time in U.S. history, a speaker of the House has been fired
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/03/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-live-updates/71044062007/