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While Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, rejected calls from hardliners to challenge Kevin McCarthy for the speakership in January, it had been widely expected he would run for the position in the case that McCarthy dropped out.
“All I can say is we’ll do whatever’s best for the country and the Republican Party,” the twice-impeached ex-president said on Wednesday.
Fox NewsFormer President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a “lot of people” have called him about becoming Speaker of the House after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position, adding that he’ll do “whatever’s best” for the Republican Party.At the same time, he didn’t endorse a successor to McCarthy, whom he once lovingly referred to as “My Kevin” for the now-former speaker’s willingness to do the quadruply indicted ex-president’s bidding in the House.Making his way to the courtroom to atte
Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a move made by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.
The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker left the House effectively paralyzed Wednesday as Republicans struggled to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult -- and potentially prolonged -- process of uniting around a new leader.