House Republicans denied that the evictions of two senior House Democrats from their private Capitol hideaways was rooted in revenge for now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster.
House Republican lawmakers denied revenge when evicting former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., from their secret Capitol offices. This week, interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., booted both Pelosi and reportedly Hoyer from their hideaways — private offices in the Capitol that each senator and a select few House lawmakers have — after now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted from the role.
This was a decision by Speaker Pelosi in getting removed because that is the office for the former speaker,' Louisiana GOP Rep. Garret Graves told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. 'She's no longer the immediately preceding speaker so that was a decision she made by evicting Kevin McCarthy,' Graves continued. 'That was her own decision.' House Freedom Caucus chairman Scott Perry, R-Pa.
Pelosi was evicted from her private Capitol office by the new speaker pro-tempore on Tuesday after the vote to oust McCarthy. Hoyer's displacement came on Wednesday, the first full day following McCarthy's ouster, according to multiple media reports.
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