The Georgia Republican said the eight party colleagues who voted to oust then-President Kevin McCarthy on October 3 “unleashed anger” at the internal conference of his political forces.
Well, right now the House can’t govern, he commented, and I think that “the eight people who betrayed and joined the Democrats to defeat 96 percent of the conference have unleashed outbursts of anger that, in my opinion after not even daring to dream.” “
Gingrich warned that there is a “very real danger” that someone will get elected and within weeks “a group of people will explode and decide to fall back into the same mess.”
After McCarthy’s ouster, the congressman called on House Republicans to expel Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who pushed the impeachment motion, and to reverse that effort.
Supporters of the process also included Andy Biggs (Arizona), Ken Buck (Colorado), Tim Burchett (Tennessee), Eli Crane (Arizona), Bob Good (Virginia), Nancy Mace (South Carolina) and Matt Rosendale (Mountain). In recent days, the candidates trying to achieve this position have been caught in an internal conflict that prevented some candidates from receiving the 217 votes needed to win the chamber’s presidency.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (Louisiana) initially rallied GOP support and defeated Jim Jordan (Ohio), but dropped out a day later when it became clear he would not reach the magic number.
Jordan persisted in staying in the race and managed to beat Austin Scott (Georgia), but then hit a wall that did not allow him to surpass three votes in the plenary session.
Far from retiring, the chairman of the House of Commons Judiciary Committee insisted on his candidacy, and what he received was a devastating blow, as the internal conference turned its back on him, bringing everything back to square one.
At least nine Republicans have submitted their names to run for “speaker,” or president, of the body and a candidate forum is expected to be held tonight and internal elections to be held tomorrow and then brought to plenary session.
McCarthy took the gavel in January after 15 rounds of voting and was ousted by an impeachment motion that was historic because no House speaker had ever been ousted in this way.
The lower house of the US Congress has 435 members, 222 Republicans (a narrow majority) and 213 Democrats.
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