The overwhelming feeling among Democrats was that the onus was on Republicans to save their own party from extremists in their ranks.
: The US Congress has plunged into chaos after Republican extremists succeeded in ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his job, paving the way for bruising interparty war ahead of next year’s election.
The rule essentially made it easier for far-right rebels in his own party to oust him by reducing the number of votes needed to remove him from the job, from five to one. “We are ready, willing and able to work together with our Republican colleagues, but it is on them to join us,” Jeffries told reporters after his caucus meeting.
But by lunchtime his fate seemed all but sealed when Jeffries sent a letter to caucus members saying: “Given their unwillingness to break from MAGA extremism in an authentic manner, House Democratic leadership will vote yes on the pending Republican Motion to Vacate the Chair.”“The Speaker of the House is chosen by the Majority Party. In this Congress, it is the responsibility of House Republicans to choose a nominee & elect the Speaker on the Floor.
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