McCarthy made the comment as the House Republican conference prepared to meet for the first time since his ouster.
By Maegan Vazquez and Marianna Sotomayor, The Washington PostFormer Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
McCarthy made the comments as the House Republican conference prepared to meet for the first time since Tuesday, when eight Republicans joined all Democrats present in voting for McCarthy’s removal. At that point, McCarthy said he would not run for a leadership role againsaying last week: “I will not run for speaker again. I’ll have the conference pick somebody else.”
“I’m a conservative believes in governing in a conservative way,” he said during the news conference. “I can only think if the government was shut down right now, what would we be talking about? What would our men and women even be questioning? What would the border look like? Would people around the world, would Iran take advantage of that?”
After McCarthy’s news conference Monday, Rep. Nick LaLota said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the former speaker “is acting with class and confidence and in the best interests of America.” And fellow moderate Rep. Michael Lawler said that he believes McCarthy should be reinstated. Without a full-time speaker, the House has been limited in its ability to operate. The violence that has erupted in the Middle East has underscored its limitations, as some members press for an aid package to Israel.
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