BREAKING: House votes 216-214 to adjourn for second day without agreeing on a speaker.
WASHINGTON — For a second consecutive day, a band of 20 ultraconservative rebels blocked GOP leader Kevin McCarthy from winning the speaker’s gavel, just hours after former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to back him and"close the deal."
Leaving the floor after the sixth failed vote, McCarthy said he was"very confident" the fight will work out in his favor and said his plan was"to work through it, get everybody together and solve our problems." During the fourth, fifth and sixth ballots on Wednesday, McCarthy — a California Republican who has served in leadership for the past 14 years — received support from more than 90% of the 222 GOP members. Earlier in the day, he was nominated by Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus who warned his fellow conservatives that their opposition will end up hurting their cause.
"The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, 'sir, you do not have the votes and it’s time to withdraw,'" Boebert said of Trump to scattered boos. "This is a good thing for democracy," Norman, one of the Never Kevins, said Wednesday of the chaos on the floor."And I don't care what the press says. ... I don't care who endorses McCarthy. Us 20 want changes. And we're gonna stay here until we get it or something happens."
"Jim Jordan says, 'I am supporting Kevin McCarthy,' and he goes out there on the House floor, says it and votes for him repeatedly," Greene told reporters. Twenty Republicans don't even respect Jim Jordan enough to respect what he wants to do."
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