McCarthy Warns That Dems Could Select Next Speaker

November 29, 2022 Infighting Is Funny, Republicans

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warned that Democrats could “end up picking” the next House speaker if his GOP colleagues fail to coalesce around him.

“We have to speak as one voice. We will only be successful if we work together, or we’ll lose individually,” McCarthy said during a Monday interview on conservative outlet NewsMax.

“This is very fragile, that we’re the only stopgap for this Biden administration, and if we don’t do this right, the Democrats can take the majority. If we play games on the floor, the Democrats can end up picking who the speaker is.”

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Kevin McCarthy is at risk of falling short of the 218 votes necessary to secure the role of House speaker amid a far-right revolt.

Now, he’s warning his GOP colleagues: “If we play games on the floor, the Democrats can end up picking who the speaker is.”https://t.co/Fg8iAZIvop

— Axios (@axios) November 29, 2022