This is the first time in American history! Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy was impeached on Tuesday in an unprecedented vote in Congress, plagued by fratricidal infighting within his party.
After a tense debate among conservatives in Hemicycle, 216 elected officials voted to fire him, including eight Republicans, 210. The unprecedented decision was immediate, and despite all the laughter, Kevin McCarthy was surrounded by his party members who hugged and shook him. His hand. Such a referendum has not been held in the United States in over a century, and no “Speaker” has ever been voted out of office.
Aid to Kiev is also at the center of the discussions
Earlier in the day, an elected official from the American hard-right, Matt Gaetz, introduced a motion to impeach the “Speaker”, even though he is a member of his party. He chiefly criticized Kevin McCarthy for negotiating a temporary budget with elected Democrats to fund the federal administration, which many conservatives opposed. He also accused the Republican administration of concluding a “secret deal” with President Joe Biden on a possible future package for Ukraine.
However, the Republican right-wing strongly opposes releasing additional funds to Kyiv, believing the money should be used to combat the migration crisis along the US-Mexico border.
Before the vote, the Speaker of the House of Representatives preferred to remain optimistic on Tuesday: “I think I will be patient,” he declared. At 58, can he try to return to his post? The hypothesis is not far-fetched, as he is eligible to run again.
Video. USA: Kevin McCarthy is elected Speaker of the House of Representatives after 15 rounds of voting.
At his own peril: Kevin McCarthy had already been elected by force in January, due to a very slim Republican majority. To achieve the perch, he had to make enormous concessions with nearly two dozen Trump supporters, including any elected official who would have the power to hold a referendum to remove him. The promise came back to catch him this Tuesday.
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