WASHINGTON: Kevin McCarthy was axed on Tuesday (Oct 3) as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal rebellion by the far-right of the Republican party furious at his cooperation with Democrats. The unprecedented manoeuvre laid bare the chaotic levels of internecine squabbling in Republican ran
US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, is facing a vote on whether to oust him from the chamber's top job as he squares off against far-right critics in his own party. WASHINGTON: Kevin McCarthy was axed on Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal rebellion by the far-right of the Republican party furious at his cooperation with Democrats.
Florida Republican Matt Gaetz, pictured at the US Capitol on Oct 2, 2023, referred to Speaker Kevin McCarthy as "chaos". "I hate losing Kevin as a friend but I worry about our country, in all sincerity," said conservative Tennessee congressman Tim Burchett.Top House Republican McCarthy vows to survive ouster threat for avoiding shutdown
Republicans will gather to put up a candidate for a vote to be the new speaker - and it is not out of the question that McCarthy could be nominated for a return to the role he just lost.
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