House Democrats on Tuesday said they do not plan to save Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) when a vote on ousting him from the top spot hits the floor later in the day.
Emerging from a more than two-hour meeting in the Capitol, House Democrats said they will vote to oust McCarthy from the Speakership.
“We are following our leader and we are not saving Kevin McCarthy,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told reporters.
Asked if a decision was made as a caucus not to support McCarthy, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) responded, “yes.”
This news follows McCarthy’s statement that he won’t give Dems anything to save his Speakership.
Ah yes, the power play of showing up to the negotiation, slamming the door, and walking away. Bold move, let’s see how it plays out.
Well, he’s damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t. If he negotiated with Dems, he’d loose more Republican votes, not just the MAGA zealots.
Which just makes it funnier. He alienated all hope of bipartisanship to appease the fanatic side, and now he gets to sleep with the leopard.