Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that she had been evicted, and a staffer for Steny Hoyer said he had been kicked out of his hideaway, too.
Two longtime Democratic leaders, Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, have been evicted from their hideaway offices in the Capitol in the aftermath of Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House Speaker.Pelosi, who stepped down as Democratic leader last year after being in leadership since 2003, confirmed on Tuesday night that Rep. Patrick McHenry, the new speaker pro tempore, had ordered she 'immediately vacate my office in the Capitol.
Here's a photo of the hideaway office of the late Sen. Robert Byrd:It's not clear why the two Democrats were tossed out of their hideaway offices Tuesday night, but the evictions came just hours after the historic vote that removed McCarthy as speaker, the first time in history a speaker has been removed by a vote. Eight Republicans voted against McCarthy, joining all of the Democrats, whom McCarthy blamed Tuesday night for not giving him support.
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