McCarthy Loses Speaker Vote Again Despite Trump’s Endorsement
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has again failed to win the required votes to become speaker. On Wednesday, the House convened to hold a fourth vote on who will be the speaker. However, the outcome…
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has again failed to win the required votes to become speaker.
On Wednesday, the House convened to hold a fourth vote on who will be the speaker.
However, the outcome appears to show the Republicans who oppose McCarthy are not budging.
Two hundred and one Republicans voted for McCarthy, 212 voted for incoming House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and 20 Republicans voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
Additionally, Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) voted present.
McCarthy lost two ballots on Tuesday, with 19 Republicans voting for other candidates. And he lost a third ballot the same day as the number of defectors grew to 20.
His failure to clinch the speaker’s gavel comes even after former President Donald Trump urged Republicans to support his bid for speaker.
Trump wrote, “Some really good conversations took place last night, and it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY, WATCH CRAZY NANCY PELOSI FLY BACK HOME TO A VERY BROKEN CALIFORNIA,THE ONLY SPEAKER IN U.S. HISTORY TO HAVE LOST THE ‘HOUSE’ TWICE!”
“REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT EMBARRASSING DEFEAT. IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE, YOU DESERVE IT. Kevin McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB – JUST WATCH!” he added.