{"id":1941237,"date":"2023-05-31T11:28:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-republican-publicly-threatens-move-to-oust-mccarthy-as-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T11:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:31:06","slug":"first-republican-publicly-threatens-move-to-oust-mccarthy-as-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-republican-publicly-threatens-move-to-oust-mccarthy-as-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"First GOP member threatens to remove McCarthy as Speaker."},"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\">18<\/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%2Ffirst-republican-publicly-threatens-move-to-oust-mccarthy-as-speaker%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=1941237&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--><h2>Republican Congressman Threatens to End Kevin McCarthy\u2019s Tenure as Speaker of the House<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0530\/c72d9db4-6d07-4b9b-a054-7fe02c683518\/audio.mp3?length=1968813&#038;duration=164\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) has threatened to end Kevin McCarthy\u2019s tenure as speaker of the House if he goes through with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-defense-bill-moves-to-lift-debt-ceiling-after-bipartisan-agreement\/\" title=\"House Passes Defense Bill, Moves To Lift Debt Ceiling After Bipartisan Agreement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-with-full-control-of-government-democrats-massive-wish-list-is-stalling\/\" title=\"Even With Full Control Of Government, Democrats\u2019 Massive Wish List Is Stalling\">debt ceiling<\/a> agreement<\/a> with President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop is the first to make this threat, but it only takes one member of Congress to file a motion to vacate the chair, forcing a vote on whether to strip McCarthy of the gavel.<\/p>\n<p>This rule was one of the concessions McCarthy made in January in order to win the speaker\u2019s race after 15 rounds of voting.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is inescapable to me. I think it\u2019s got to be done,\u201d Bishop told journalists after a press conference where he and some of his fellow members of the hardline Freedom Caucus railed against the deal, which was reached over the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bishop did not say whether he would actually file a motion to vacate the chair and said he would not do such a thing by himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t make single decisions like that alone,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd so it depends on what the members who have courage [do].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked by The Epoch Times for his reaction to Bishop\u2019s threat, McCarthy seemed unfazed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEverybody has a right to do whatever they want,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the press conference, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), the chairman of the Freedom Caucus, would not say whether he would file a motion to vacate the chair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I\u2019m focused on defeating this bill,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h3>The Deal Under Fire<\/h3>\n<p>The deal has come under fire from both conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom Caucus members blasted the deal as not sufficiently cutting spending in addition to levying other criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>Some Freedom Caucus members slammed the deal as largely leaving Biden\u2019s agenda\u2014from the IRS to green energy subsidies\u2014in place. Perry warned that&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The deal would increase the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion<\/li>\n<li>It would fund the government through December 3<\/li>\n<li>It would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-republican-publicly-threatens-move-to-oust-mccarthy-as-speaker\/\" title=\"First GOP member threatens to remove McCarthy as Speaker.\">provide disaster relief funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It would extend the eviction moratorium<\/li>\n<li>It would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-political-activism-and-influence-of-bill-gates\/\" title=\"The Political Activism And Influence of Bill Gates\">provide funding<\/a> for Afghan refugees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What do you think about Bishop\u2019s threat? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) warned of seeking to end Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s speakership if he agrees to raise the debt ceiling with President Biden. 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