{"id":2031736,"date":"2023-09-14T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-dares-gop-critics-to-oust-him-as-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T12:22:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:22:41","slug":"mccarthy-dares-gop-critics-to-oust-him-as-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-dares-gop-critics-to-oust-him-as-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy challenges GOP critics to remove him as Speaker."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fmccarthy-dares-gop-critics-to-oust-him-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=2031736&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>House Speaker Dares GOP Colleagues to Challenge His Leadership<\/h2>\n<p>During a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a> on September 14, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) fearlessly confronted\u200d Republican colleagues who \u200dthreatened to come \u2063after his leadership position. \u200bRep. Brian Mast\u2064 (R-Fla.) confirmed that McCarthy \u2063boldly \u2062declared, &#8220;Kevin doesn&#8217;t live in fear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, McCarthy went even further and dared his opponents to put forth &#8220;the [expletive] motion.&#8221; This display of confidence showcases McCarthy&#8217;s\u200d refusal to back down.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mccarthy-juggles-averting-government-shutdown-and-biden-impeachment-inquiry-5490427\">McCarthy Juggles Averting Government Shutdown and Biden Impeachment Inquiry<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/13\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/freedom-caucus-members-vow-to-cut-spending-hint-at-consequences-for-speaker-mccarthy-5490331\">Freedom Caucus Members Vow to Cut Spending, \u2064Hint at Consequences for Speaker McCarthy<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/13\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McCarthy has been facing\u2064 criticism from hardline Republicans who believe he\u2064 has not fulfilled the promises he made\u2064 to them in January. These promises were crucial in \u2062gaining their\u200c support for his speakership.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)\u2063 expressed his dissatisfaction with McCarthy&#8217;s performance in a\u200b floor speech on September 12, \u200dstating, &#8220;Mr. Speaker, you are out of compliance with the\u2063 agreement that allowed you \u2062to assume\u2062 this role. The path \u2064forward \u2063for the House of \u200bRepresentatives is to either bring you into immediate total compliance or remove \u2063you, \u2062pursuant to a motion to \u2064vacate the chair.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Representative Andy Clyde\u2062 (R-Gaa.)\u200b warned that passing an\u2064 unqualified or unrestricted spending resolution would jeopardize the Republican majority and McCarthy&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u200bworth noting\u200b that after McCarthy&#8217;s election\u200d as speaker\u200d in January, House rules were modified to allow a single member \u2064to call for a vote to vacate the \u2064chair, potentially \u200cremoving the\u200c speaker with\u2062 a majority vote.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063clash among House Republicans comes shortly after \u200dMcCarthy&#8217;s controversial decision to initiate \u2062an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmakers-inching-toward-a-bipartisan-impeachment-probe-against-andrew-cuomo\/\" title=\"New York Lawmakers \u2018Inching\u2019 Toward A Bipartisan Impeachment Probe Against Andrew Cuomo\">impeachment investigation<\/a> into President Joe\u200d Biden&#8217;s alleged involvement in his son&#8217;s business affairs. Many\u2062 speculate that this move was an attempt to appease ultra-conservative Republicans who have\u200b been pushing for a Biden impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2064 the House is\u200b currently embroiled\u200b in\u200d a heated \u2064battle over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-recall-threat-ca-gov-newsom-unveils-largest-state-tax-rebate-in-american-history\/\" title=\"Amid Recall Threat, CA Gov. Newsom Unveils \u2018Largest State Tax Rebate In American History\u2019\">spending levels<\/a> for \u2063the upcoming 2024 fiscal year, which commences in just 17 days. Without an agreement between the House, Senate, and the president, or a \u2063continuing resolution, non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-dares-gop-critics-to-oust-him-as-speaker\/\" title=\"McCarthy challenges GOP critics to remove him as Speaker.\">-essential\u2062 government operations<\/a> would be forced to shut down.<\/p>\n<p>House \u200bRepublicans have been diligently working to establish spending levels in accordance\u2064 with the Limit Save, Grow Act, which they passed in April. Meanwhile, the Senate has\u200d been engaged in its own efforts to determine spending levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) challenged fellow Republicans to follow through on their promise to challenge his leadership by filing a motion to remove him from his position. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) confirmed that McCarthy directly addressed the threat during a private meeting on Sept. 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2391,"featured_media":2031737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2031736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2031736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2031737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2031736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2031736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2031736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}