House Republicans were blindsided by Democrats voting with eight extreme members of their party to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Multiple House Democrats had indicated to GOP lawmakers that they would help former speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., avoid being ousted on Tuesday, two sources told Fox News Digital. A GOP member of the Problem Solvers Caucus indicated that right up until the final days, Democrats signaled they may at least be open to voting 'present' to lower the threshold needed for McCarthy’s political survival. The lawmaker pointed to Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa.
We wanted them to vote present for the first round on the motion, to make the motion to table, so that they could have time to rewrite the rules package. And the Democrats wouldn't even give us the courtesy of 48 hours to try to sort this out,' the lawmaker said.
He defended the group in an appearance on Morning Joe on Friday, pointing out that McCarthy himself did not reach out to Democrats for help. 'I'm sure you saw what the speaker said, that he ultimately, quote, didn't want to sell his soul to Democrats, and that he wouldn't ask for any deal from anything from Democrats. So you know, it's hard to do a deal with someone who doesn't want to engage, but we certainly tried,' Gottheimer said.
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