Acting Speaker Patrick McHenry Orders Pelosi to Pack Up Her Things, Vacate Capitol Hideaway Office

Acting House Speaker Patrick McHenry of North Carolina ordered Democratic Rep. 👤Nancy Pelosi of California to vacate a hideaway office in the Capitol Tuesday, Politico reported.

McHenry ordered Pelosi to move out in an email sent hours after eight Republicans voted to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy along with 208 Democrats in a 216-210 vote Tuesday, according to Politico. Pelosi served as Speaker from 2019 to 2023 before Democrats lost the House of Representatives, despite Republicans underperforming expectations of a “red wave” nationally.

“Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed,” an email from the House Administration Committee to Pelosi’s staff said, Politico reported.

McHenry, who serves as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, was McCarthy’s first choice to serve as Speaker pro tempore in the event that he was forced out, according to Politico.

“Sadly, because I am in California to mourn the loss of and pay tribute to my dear friend Dianne Feinstein, I am unable to retrieve my belongings at this time,” Pelosi told Politico.

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida introduced