Never before in American history had the Speaker of the House been ousted until Tuesday when, by a vote of 216-210, the House of Representatives voted to remove Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his position. Among the 216 to vote in favor of the historic ouster were eight Republicans.
Congresssman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and David Trone (D-MD) weighed in on the historic move.
Kevin McCarthy's sycophantic appeasement of Trump’s MAGA enablers brought to our body chaos, extremism and his own toppling.
Today, unified behind our exceptional leadership, Democrats are clearly the only party capable of ending the dysfunction and governing for the common good.— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) October 3, 2023
My full statement on the Motion to Vacate against Kevin McCarthy: pic.twitter.com/ahTwd5FNAq
— Rep. David Trone (@RepDavidTrone) October 3, 2023
On X, Raskin posted, “Kevin McCarthy’s sycophantic appeasement of Trump’s MAGA enablers brought to our body chaos, extremism and his own toppling. Today, unified behind our exceptional leadership, Democrats are clearly the only party capable of ending the dysfunction and governing for the common good.
“Over the last few years, Kevin McCarthy has shown his true colors. He’s undermined our democracy, voting against the certification of the 2020 election three times and turning his back on the committee investigating the January 6th insurrection. He’s actively pursued an impeachment of President Biden founded on political retaliation and bad faith. He’s bent to the far-right extremes of his party — a tyranny of 20 — to grind our chamber’s effectiveness and productivity to a halt time and time again.
Rep. Patrick McHenry has been named active Speaker. It is unclear who will become the permanent Speaker.
