“The difficulty here is when you allow eight Republicans to join with all the Democrats to determine who can run the House when 96% percent decide one way — it creates some chaos. They’ve got to move through this, put the country first and be able to move on. I think they’re able to do this.
“Speaker Johnson is doing the very best job he can. It’s a difficult situation but the one advice I would give to the conference and to the Speaker is: Do not be fearful of a motion to vacate. I do not think they could do it again.” – Kevin McCarthy, this morning on CBS’s Face The Nation.
“You still have the majority,” former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) says about Republicans when asked if he should have stayed in Congress, as the GOP majority in the House continues to slim.
“You could still govern and use that power.” pic.twitter.com/y9uGtZaTC2
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 24, 2024
Does former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have plans to potentially return to government in a second Trump administration?
“I think people worried about whether they get a job in the next administration is the wrong place to be,” he says. “You first have to have the election.” pic.twitter.com/w8SGi6jrG7
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 24, 2024