Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) said Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) hold on power in the House will be imperiled if he does not grant the demands of hard-right Republicans in the chamber ahead of a potential government shutdown.
This is a bunch of hot air at best I think. They floated the idea of removing him after the deal he made earlier this year around the debt ceiling. And keep floating it every time they get upset he isnt following the most insane part of the party. The thing is, if they had the votes for a different speaker they would have removed McCarthy already. They dont, they probably dont have enough votes to even remove him, i believe you need a majority to actually remove him. So this just seems like more talk with no ability to do anything.
I agree. McCarthy knows that his own election to the post was such a shitshow that the GOP does not want to go through that drama publicly again. Going through with their threat is lose/lose and McCarthy knows it.
This is a bunch of hot air at best I think. They floated the idea of removing him after the deal he made earlier this year around the debt ceiling. And keep floating it every time they get upset he isnt following the most insane part of the party. The thing is, if they had the votes for a different speaker they would have removed McCarthy already. They dont, they probably dont have enough votes to even remove him, i believe you need a majority to actually remove him. So this just seems like more talk with no ability to do anything.
I agree. McCarthy knows that his own election to the post was such a shitshow that the GOP does not want to go through that drama publicly again. Going through with their threat is lose/lose and McCarthy knows it.