Former Vice President Mike Pence slammed House Republicans who led the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) during an event at Georgetown University on Tuesday.
"Let me say that chaos is never America's friend. And it's never a friend of American families that are struggling," Pence said as the news broke."And I'm deeply disappointed that a handful of Republicans would partner with all the Democrats in the House of Representatives to oust the speaker of the House. But I expect before the week is out, there'll be more votes on who will be elected speaker of the House.
"I mean, I think what you're witnessing is a handful of Republicans partnering with Democrats in Congress to create chaos, and oust a sitting speaker of the House ... I must tell you this is one of the days that I don't miss being in Congress," he added."Truth is the chaos that we're seeing on Capitol Hill today is just one more reason why the American people want to see new leadership.
Unlike House Republicans and some of his 2024 rivals, Pence has been unequivocal in support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. A majority of Americans support U.S. aid to Ukraine according to recent polling. A CBS News/YouGov survey released last month showed 67% of Americans back the nation sending aid and supplies to the war-torn nation while 50% of Republicans are against sending aid, a 7% increase from a February survey when 43% of Republicans were against sending aid.
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