2023-10-03 23:09:22
Time.news – The Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, has been ousted, with a historic vote by Congress. McCarthy is the victim of fratricidal disputes within her party. Politicians close to Donald Trump, adding their votes to the Democratic minority in the House, they ousted the speaker from his positionaccusing him of having negotiated with the opposition a provisional budget to finance the federal administration, which many conservatives were against.
The motion presented by the right wing of the Republican Party passed with 216 votes in favor and 210 against. In a historic vote, Kevin McCarthy loses his office exactly nine months after being elected. The representative from California was appointed to lead the House in January after fifteen votes.
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