2023-10-02 17:41:46
The Trumpist wing of the Republicans in the House of Representatives does not forgive leader Kevin McCarthy for having accepted a compromise with the Democrats to avoid a “shutdown”. He’s in an ejection seat.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in the sights of his own camp. The Republican President of the House of Representatives angered the Trumpist wing by negotiating, at the last minute this weekend, a temporary agreement with the Democrats to avoid budgetary paralysis, the famous “shutdown”. Although aid to Ukraine – in the crosshairs of the right – was excluded from this text, Florida elected official Matt Gaetz, close to Donald Trump, launched the revolt movement. He promised to submit as many motions as necessary to eject Kevin McCarthy from his post.
Since the right regained control – with a very slim majority – of the House of Representatives following the 2022 mid-term elections, the two men have been in open conflict. In January, Matt Gaetz was already one of the six Republicans who never supported Kevin McCarthy during his difficult nomination as leader. Lately, the speaker may have brushed the “MAGA” wing (Make America Great Again, Donald Trump’s slogan) in the right direction, but the nuisance capacity of this minority has remained the same.
A text considered a “betrayal”
The text voted on this weekend with the Democrats is therefore considered a betrayal. “I think we need to move forward with new leadership that we can trust,” Matt Gaetz said on Sunday. “If there’s one thing everyone has in common, it’s that no one trusts Kevin McCarthy. He lied to Biden, he lied to House conservatives.”
“I will survive,” the announcer responded Sunday on CBS News. “If he’s upset because he tried to rush us into a shutdown, and I made sure that didn’t happen, then I’m ready for that confrontation.” “There has to be an adult in the room,” he declared just after the vote on the compromise text, insinuating that the Trumpist fringe in the House, which regularly blocks it, was made up of capricious children. The majority of House Republicans appear to support Kevin McCarthy. But among the Trumpist elected officials, who refuse any compromise with the majority Democrats in the Senate, several have already shown their support for Matt Gaetz.
Despite their low regard for him, moderate Democrats should get behind Kevin McCarthy, lest an extremist speaker take his place.
Given the slim Republican majority in the House, they will need Democratic votes for their project to succeed. Discussions are underway within the left to decide the path forward. Democratic support for Kevin McCarthy would in any case not be achieved without requiring compensation, particularly budgetary. Enough to weaken the Republican leader even further within his camp.
Despite their low regard for him, moderate Democrats should get behind Kevin McCarthy, lest an extremist speaker take his place. “Every time we work together, Matt Gaetz loses his mind,” lambasted Ohio Democrat Greg Landsman in a press release. “He doesn’t want the center left and the center right working together because he wants to be the center of attention.”
Conversely, the star of the radical left Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not seem inclined to save the skin of a speaker hated by all sides. The New York elected official said on CNN on Sunday that she would “absolutely” vote to fire Kevin McCarthy. “He has clearly lost control over his group. It’s not up to the Democrats to save the Republicans who got themselves into trouble on their own.” At the Capitol, the battle could begin as early as this week.
The summary
- The Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives angered the Trumpist wing by negotiating a temporary agreement with Democrats to avoid budgetary paralysis, the famous “shutdown”.
- If he is dismissed, Kevin McCarthy could leave his place to an extremist speaker.
- Given the narrow Republican majority in the HouseRepublicans will need Democratic votes for an impeachment project to succeed.
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