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Only a quarter of Republicans say McCarthy’s ouster was justified, compared to roughly 30% who say it was the wrong move, according to a recent poll by the Associated Press.

From comparisons to David Duke to surviving a mass shooting, Steve Scalise—who got the GOP nomination for House speaker on Wednesday—has a long history in politics.

McCarthy said Monday he would be open to being reinstated as speaker—marking a reverse course from his statements after he was ousted last week.

Two lawmakers have emerged as top contenders for the position: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).

McCarthy was removed in a 216-210 vote after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate over allegations the former speaker crafted a “secret deal” with Democrats to advance Ukraine funding in exchange for support on a continuing resolution passed over the weekend to avert a government shutdown.

Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) are running to be speaker of the House now that Democrats and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) have successfully ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the position.

Mullin’s accusation is his latest attack on Gaetz for leading the effort to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker.

Gaetz is indicating he would be willing to repeal the rule altogether, but only if Republicans are willing to vote on things such as term limits for lawmakers and a ban on congressional stock trading that was proposed by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) last month.

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his post after a rebellion by some far-right Republicans who were angry at him backing a bill to keep the government running till November 17