Tensions among congressional Republicans on Tuesday could be felt in all corners of the Capitol after a small group of conservative hardliners ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.
Sen. Steve Daines of Montana slammed Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana for being one of the eight House Republicans who voted with all the chamber’s Democrats to strip the gavel from Mr. McCarthy.But he is not supported by the NRSC and Senate GOP leaders, and Mr. Daines is in charge of getting Senate Republicans elected as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
His remarks were in reference to a recently surfaced video of Mr. Rosendale privately telling donors he was “praying” the 2022 midterms would give House Republicans a narrow majority to give more leverage to the party’s right flank. In a historic vote, the House was paralyzed with chaos Tuesday after passing a motion for the first time in U.S. history to remove a sitting House speaker.
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