Newt Gingrich slams anti-McCarthy Republicans: 'Kevin or chaos'
to be speaker, so this is a fight between a handful of people and the entire rest of the conference.”
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich slammed Republicans who are opposed to Rep. Kevin McCarthy becoming speaker.“The precedent that sets is … any five people can get up and say, ‘Well, I’m now going to screw up the conference, too.’ The choice is Kevin McCarthy or chaos,” he said. Gingrich said there is no replacement for McCarthy if his bid for the gavel is blocked “because he has far more people totally dedicated to him than this handful of never-enders.”
Gingrich pointed out that McCarthy conceded to a demand by members of the House Freedom Caucus to reduce the threshold of members who can initiate a no-confidence vote on the speaker — a process known as a “motion to vacate.”
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