Nonilex#KevinMcCarthy tells #House #Republicans he won’t run again for #speaker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/03/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-2/
#Gaetz, already #fundraising off the dramatic day in the #House wrote a post headlined, “Patriots vs. Uniparty.”
“The #Uniparty” recently re-popularized by #SteveBannon & re-imagined for #ConspiracyTheorists refers to the “deep state” & “globalist” establishment cabal, used by #Trump & the #antisemitic as well.
Per Marianna Sotomayor
“You can’t overstate just how much it means to #Republicans that #KevinMcCarthy announced he is not naming a preferred successor to the #leadership role. Many Republicans have privately told The WaPo for weeks before a motion to #vacate was even introduced that they would never back down supporting #McCarthy & would only do so if McCarthy stepped back. They would also look to him for who to support as his #successor.
“You can’t overstate just how much it means to #Republicans that #KevinMcCarthy announced he is not naming a preferred successor to the #leadership role. Many Republicans have privately told The WaPo for weeks before a motion to #vacate was even introduced that they would never back down supporting #McCarthy & would only do so if McCarthy stepped back. They would also look to him for who to support as his #successor.
“Now that that has not happened, #HouseRepublicans are really thrown into #chaos w/o a united #leader or a #consensus candidate who could #unite their fractured conference.”
Rep Dusty Johnson, #Republican of SD, underscored how difficult it may be for someone to win the votes to become the next #speaker, while declining to rule out a run for the position himself.
“You really have to wonder whether or not the #House is #governable at all,” he said to reporters while leaving a meeting of #HouseRepublicans. “I’m not sure I wish this job on anyone.”
#KevinMcCarthy speaking now is full on lying:
being speaker was “one of the greatest honors,” he “loved every minute,” he’s leaving w/a sense of “optimism”, “I wouldn’t change a thing”
Maybe some(?) truth in these comments:
“I don’t regret standing up for choosing government over grievance,” “It is my responsibility. It is my job.”
“I hope you realize that every day I did the job, regardless whether you underestimated me or not, I wanted to do it with a smile,” #KevinMcCarthy says to reporters. That last one is true. #McCarthy kept a smile on through every embarrassing defeat on the floor, even as he listened to today’s vote that toppled his speakership.
#KevinMcCarthy continues to #blame #Democrats & the #WhiteHouse for his #legislative shortcomings. “If they want to hold me liable because the Senate didn’t take it up or the president didn’t take it up — that’s politics,” he said of those who voted to oust him.
McCarthy also blames #Democrats for damaging the institution of #Congress (seriously), using harsher language for the opposing party than he did for the 8 #Republicans who voted against him.
Of the 8 #Republicans who voted to oust him, #KevinMcCarthy says, “I’m not quite sure those individuals are looking to be #productive,” adding later, “I want to be a #Republican & #conservative that #governs.”
#McCarthy suggests he will stay involved in #Republican #politics, saying, “I intend to make sure we gain & keep the majority in the next cycle as well.”
Asked what advice he has for the next #speaker. “Change the rules,” he says.
#McCarthy suggests that Matt #Gaetz is not a real #conservative, after voting w/ #Democrats against #GOP spending bills. “It had nothing to do about spending," he said, adding, "It was all about getting attention.”
McCarthy says he “hasn’t thought about” #resigning from Congress. There is some precedent for that: When John #Boehner faced a motion to vacate in 2015, he relinquished the speaker’s gavel & resigned rather than face a vote on the #House floor.
#KevinMcCarthy is arguing with the reporters
“Tell me one thing I didn’t keep my word on” — several people answer — “no no no no no… this is what’s wrong with Washington… why am I getting criticized…” yada yada yada
Now #McCarthy accuses the 8 #Republicans who voted to oust him of enabling #Democrats to seize the opportunity to regain #power in the #House — interesting, given how many of them railed against McCarthy for being the one to be too cozy w/ Democrats in keeping the government open.
#McCarthy getting more & more #defensive & as he does so his voice is getting higher & higher.
Whoa. First I’ve heard #McCarthy say something actually 100% true, “a lot of things #Putin is doing are similar to #Hitler.”
McCarthy actually went point by point, act by act, comparing the two.
(okay after momentarily making sense, McCarthy eventually got around to blaming Biden for Putin’s invasion of #Ukraine)
It “was personal,” #KevinMcCarthy said of Rep Matt #Gaetz’s move to remove him from the #speakership.
“It had nothing to do about #spending,” he said.
“It all was about getting #attention…. I mean, we’re getting email #fundraisers from him.”
That, he said, “is not #governing. That’s not becoming of a member of #Congress.”
“And regardless of what you think, I’ve seen the texts,” McCarthy said. “It was all about his ethics.”
(referring to the #ethics investigation of Gaetz?)
#Gaetz’s Ouster of #McCarthy Draws Attention to His #Ethics Issues
Rep #MattGaetz is facing a #House Cmte inquiry into allegations of #SexualMisconduct & #MisuseOfFunds. Rep #KevinMcCarthy has argued Gaetz’s move against his #speakership is #payback.
#HouseRepublicans are a #mess
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/us/politics/gaetz-ethics-committee-house.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#Gaetz’s successful push to oust #Speaker Kevin #McCarthy has cemented his status as one of the most reviled members of the #House of Representatives — including among many of his fellow Republicans — & drawn attention to a long-running #investigation by the #House #Ethics Cmte into Gaetz’s conduct.
…Gaetz, a #Florida #Republican, has asserted that the >2-year, wide-ranging inquiry into his conduct is the work of the McCarthy & his allies, who he argues are bent on smearing him.
…Since the spring of 2021, #Gaetz has been under investigation over allegations he engaged in #SexualMisconduct & #IllicitDrug use, shared #inappropriate images or videos on the #House floor, misused state identification records, converted #CampaignFunds to #personal use & accepted impermissible #gifts under #HouseRules, among other allegations.
The secretive congressional investigation was paused while the #DOJ carried out a related #investigation of #MattGaetz’s conduct, including allegations involving #SexTrafficking & sex with a minor (#StatutoryRape in Florida).
In Feb, the #JusticeDepartment decided not to bring charges against #Gaetz after concluding they could not make a strong enough case in court.
Once the DOJ inquiry ended, the #Ethics Committee resumed its work….
i.grok@Nonilex and yet he's blind[ed himself] to 45's similarities to Hitler
ferricoxide@Nonilex
That's why all the dogs within earshot of the interview – or TVs showing it – are barking?
That's why all the dogs within earshot of the interview – or TVs showing it – are barking?
Barbara Monaco@Nonilex In a word, it's a clusterf*ck. Ridiculous.
volkris@Nonilex well… they did
@Nonilex right, and then McCarthy went on to list the conservative positions that Gaetz voted to squash, from reining in spending through border security.
He didn’t just make the bald accusation. He provided examples to back his claim.
Darwin Woodka@Nonilex what a fucking tool.