It's not a matter of if, but when, Freedom Caucus members try to boot McCarthy, sources say.
Emmer is not a member of the Freedom Caucus, but would likely be more amenable to their demands than McCarthy. When pressed for comment on the potential ousting of McCarthy, Emmer said he had “zero interest in palace intrigue.”The timing of the Freedom Caucus’s plans would put Congress in disarray during a particularly tumultuous time, as there will likely be a shutdown next week due to breakdowns in negotiations over government funding.
to reopen the government in the event of a shutdown. Just five Republicans would be needed to do so, though under parliamentary rules this could take weeks to accomplish. It’s unclear how long a shutdown would take to be resolved, but adding a showdown over the speakership into the mix would invariably lengthen the process, particularly due to the strong likelihood that opposing factions within the GOP would be unable to agree on a name. It tookfor McCarthy himself to win the position, which he was only able to accomplish after agreeing to stipulations imposed by the Freedom Caucus.
Such a scenario would likely hurt Republicans politically. Recent polling indicates that Americans are split on who they’d blame for a potential shutdown, with
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