Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted Tuesday by a handful of rebel Republicans, throwing the House into chaos and escalating the GOP’s battle over the future of the party.
A handful of hardline conservatives voted with Democrats to remove Mr. McCarthy from the speaker’s chair. The historic move — a first in the history of the House — triggers votes for a new speaker that will continue until a lawmaker can win a majority of support.
Mr. McCarthy’s ouster was orchestrated by GOP firebrand Rep Matt Gaetz, 41, who, along with other Republicans, said Mr. McCarthy did not uphold conservative priorities in the fiscal 2024 funding fight and did nothing to tame runaway spending. “You’re no martyr!” one Republican shouted at Mr. Gaetz, who shot back, “Boo all you want, you who have hollowed out this town and have borrowed against the future of our future generations. I’ll be happy to find my political operation through the work of hardworking Americans $10 and $20 and $30 at a time and you all keep showing up at the lobbyists’ fundraisers and see how that goes for you.”
Many of Mr. McCarthy’s supporters tore into Mr. Gaetz for orchestrating what they viewed as embarrassing turmoil in the GOP-led House. Mr. McCarthy called up the vote on his own fate Tuesday following days of back-and-forth jabs with Mr. Gaetz.
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