McCarthy Loses Sixth Ballot For House Speaker

NBC News reports:

For a sixth time in two days, a band of 20 ultraconservative rebels blocked GOP leader Kevin McCarthy from winning the speaker’s gavel, hours after former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to back him and “close the deal.”

With both McCarthy allies and foes deeply dug in, it ensures that chaos will reign in the House for the foreseeable future. McCarthy’s opponents have indicated they’re in for the long-haul.

“This is about saving the country and getting somebody that’s going to cut and get us on a financial path of solvency,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., one of the so-called Never Kevins who voted against McCarthy. “I’ll sit here for six more months — it doesn’t matter.”

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