{"id":1732015,"date":"2022-11-09T11:53:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1732015"},"modified":"2022-11-09T12:02:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T17:02:56","slug":"knives-are-out-for-mccarthy-following-lackluster-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knives-are-out-for-mccarthy-following-lackluster-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Knives Are Out&#8221; for McCarthy Following Lackluster Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fknives-are-out-for-mccarthy-following-lackluster-midterms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1732015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.09-03.20-thepoliticalinsider-636bc559c423b.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A Republican source is indicating that the \u201cknives are out\u201d for GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy following a lackluster performance for the party in the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy had widely been viewed as the likely Speaker of the House if Republicans delivered on their \u2018red wave\u2019 promises. But they didn\u2019t. House control is still up in the air as of this morning, and even if they take control it appears it will be by a slimmer margin than anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich received a text from an unnamed source that indicated the results could be perilous for the California lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnives are out for Kevin McCarthy,\u201d the source wrote. \u201cIf he is under 225, expect Scalise to make a move quickly for speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Scalise (R-LA) had been speculated to be McCarthy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/11\/05\/scalise-mccarthy-impeachment-pressure-house-00065194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number two guy<\/a> just days ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Second GOP source sees below tweet, texts me \u201cKnives are out for Kevin McCarthy, if he is under 225, expect Scalise to make a move quickly for speaker\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQF55yZaGM\">https:\/\/t.co\/AQF55yZaGM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacquiHeinrich\/status\/1590236136404037632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-caught-on-audio-discussing-removing-trump-from-office-blaming-him-for-capitol-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Caught On Audio Discussing Removing Trump From Office, Blaming Him For Capitol Riot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Will Kevin McCarthy be Speaker?<\/h3>\n<p>While conservative pundits are actively conducting a social media autopsy of just what the hell happened to last night\u2019s red wave, Kevin McCarthy continued to express optimism about his chances of being House Speaker.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNow let me tell you, you\u2019re out late,\u201d he told a crowd of supporters late Tuesday. \u201cBut when you wake up tomorrow, we will be in the majority and Nancy Pelosi will be in the minority.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWhen you wake up tomorrow, we will be in the majority and Nancy Pelosi will be in the minority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOPLeader<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h7ePMIRBw3\">pic.twitter.com\/h7ePMIRBw3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1590240568524697600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s very likely to wind up being a true statement. The problem for him is, if the margin between Republicans and Democrats is thin, staunch conservative lawmakers will wield more power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conservative House Freedom Caucus was set to have more sway, with lawmakers like Rep. Marjorie Talor Greene of Georgia set to take an outsized role,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11406841\/GOP-leader-Kevin-McCarthy-declares-VICTORY-House-despite-control-balance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shortly before 2AM, McCARTHY finally arrives at the GOP election night party. It\u2019s a short speech:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you wake up tomorrow, we will be in the majority and Nancy Pelosi will be in the minority\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aULMOhM9a7\">https:\/\/t.co\/aULMOhM9a7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LT4Jt2Xa3q\">pic.twitter.com\/LT4Jt2Xa3q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottwongDC\/status\/1590238641301094404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tucker-rips-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-as-democrat-puppet-after-audio-surfaces-of-mccarthy-ripping-trump-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Rips GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy As Democrat \u2018Puppet\u2019 After Audio Surfaces of McCarthy Ripping Trump Supporters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Just a \u2018Puppet\u2019?<\/h3>\n<p>Conservatives have begrudgingly gone along with the idea of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, fully expecting a massive midterm election wave for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>But the actual results may have changed the calculus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of rank and file members of Congress right now though are thinking to themselves that we need new energized leadership that is going to be focused on the working class voters,\u201d a GOP source told Heinrich.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">More from this GOP source: \u201cA lot of rank and file members of Congress right now though are thinking to themselves that we need new energized leadership that is going to be focused on the working class voters\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r6MiimeojO\">https:\/\/t.co\/r6MiimeojO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacquiHeinrich\/status\/1590329125843390472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Audio surfaced <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tucker-rips-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-as-democrat-puppet-after-audio-surfaces-of-mccarthy-ripping-trump-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this past April<\/a> of McCarthy criticizing former President Donald Trump and some of his most resolute allies in Congress, even suggesting their social media accounts be banned.<\/p>\n<p>The clips revealed McCarthy speaking with Scalise regarding concern over fellow Republicans \u2013 particularly America First Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), and Mo Brooks (R-AL) \u2013 \u2018putting other lawmakers at risk\u2019 with their comments about the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>He said that referring to Republican candidates not willing to fight the election results as \u201canti-Trump\u201d was \u201cserious stuff\u201d that \u201chas to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t they take their Twitter accounts away, too?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Recording of Kevin McCarthy talking about Matt Gaetz: \u201cI\u2019m getting a briefing, I\u2019m going to get another one from the FBI tomorrow\u2014this is serious sh*t,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Scalise: \u201cYeah, that\u2019s \u2013 I mean it\u2019s potentially illegal what he\u2019s doing.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o1olhAPQhA\">pic.twitter.com\/o1olhAPQhA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad Bo \u262e\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@BradBeauregardJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradBeauregardJ\/status\/1519107803310440448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The shocking comments prompted Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson to eviscerate McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are the tape-recorded words of Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a man who in private, turns out, sounds like an MSNBC contributor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson warned at the time that McCarthy becoming Speaker \u201cwould mean you would have a Republican Congress led by a puppet of the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Tucker Carlson Calling Out Democrat Party Puppet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOPLeader<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a phone call reported today by the NYT, Congressman Kevin McCarthy told his close friend Liz Cheney that he hoped the social media companies would censor MORE Conservative Republicans in Congress.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HRQMzaVva5\">pic.twitter.com\/HRQMzaVva5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Columbia Bugle \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ColumbiaBugle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColumbiaBugle\/status\/1519112054128496642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prior to the midterms, Kevin McCarthy was already telling <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-pre-surrenders-saying-gop-wont-impeach-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anybody who would listen<\/a> that he had no intentions of pursuing impeachment for President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the country doesn\u2019t like impeachment used for political purposes at all,\u201d he said. \u201cIf anyone ever rises to that occasion, you have to, but I think the country wants to heal and \u2026 start to see the system that actually works.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PunchbowlNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PunchbowlNews<\/a> AM \u2014 MCCARTHY on investigations if House Rs take the majority.<\/p>\n<p>TOP LINE: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOPLeader<\/a> is quite bearish on impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Check out what he told us <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jboHv9NPoX\">pic.twitter.com\/jboHv9NPoX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1582711000100241408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With a narrow margin, it\u2019s likely McCarthy would have to bend the knee to some more conservative members of the House in order to win the speakership.<\/p>\n<p>And that might be the one silver lining to come out of these midterms.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican source is indicating that the \u201cknives are out\u201d for GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy following a lackluster performance for the party in the midterms. 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