{"id":2053274,"date":"2023-10-02T23:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T03:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-lindsey-graham-says-ousting-mccarthy-would-be-disaster\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T03:29:04","slug":"sen-lindsey-graham-says-ousting-mccarthy-would-be-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-lindsey-graham-says-ousting-mccarthy-would-be-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Graham warns against removing McCarthy, deems it a &#8216;disaster&#8217;."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsen-lindsey-graham-says-ousting-mccarthy-would-be-disaster%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=2053274&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Sen.\u2064 Lindsey Graham: Removing McCarthy \u200bWould Be a Disaster for \u2064the Republican \u2063Party<\/h2>\n<p>During an interview\u2064 with NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Face The Nation,&#8221; Sen. Lindsey Graham\u200c (R-S.C.) expressed his support\u200d for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy\u200b (R-Calif.) and warned that removing him from his position would have dire\u200b consequences for the Republican \u200dParty. Graham stated, &#8220;I think Kevin is the right guy at the\u2062 right time. The only way he\u200d loses his job is \u200bif a handful of Republicans join up with the Democratic Party to\u2064 fire him. That would be a disaster for the future\u2064 of the Republican Party. That&#8217;s not gonna\u2063 happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Graham emphasized\u200b McCarthy&#8217;s strong support within\u2064 the party, highlighting his efforts to avoid\u200b a government shutdown and his commitment to helping Ukraine. He also acknowledged McCarthy&#8217;s demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">border security measures<\/a> in exchange for assistance \u2062to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h2>Related \u2063Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-speaker-mccarthy-faces-ouster-threat-for-avoiding-shutdown-5501758?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Gaetz\u2062 Says He Will Move to\u2063 Oust McCarthy as House\u200c Speaker<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/1\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/the-us-government-shutdown-is-not-the-problem-public-debt-is-5502163?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">The US Government Shutdown \u200dIs Not the Problem. Public Debt Is.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/2\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>McCarthy has faced criticism from members of his own party \u200cafter collaborating with \u200dDemocrats to pass\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-government-shutdown-house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-to-keep-washington-open\/\" title=\"No Government Shutdown: House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill To Keep Washington Open\">stopgap funding bill<\/a>. The bill, which some \u2064Republican hardliners considered favorable to Democrats, would\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-expect-on-capitol-hill-this-week-amid-mad-dash-toward-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"What's happening on Capitol Hill this week as government shutdown looms\">maintain current funding levels<\/a> for \u200d45 days and allocate\u2063 $16 billion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checkers-vp-harris-definitely-didnt-say-what-you-heard-her-say-with-your-own-ears\/\" title=\"Fact Checkers: VP Harris Definitely Didn't Say What You Heard Her Say With Your Own Ears\">federal disaster assistance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>&#8216;Absolute Waste of Time&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Matt\u200d Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced his intention to oust McCarthy from his leadership position, calling\u200c for new trustworthy leadership. McCarthy, however, remains unfazed by Gaetz&#8217;s efforts, stating, &#8220;That\u2019s nothing \u2063new. He\u2019s tried to do that from the moment I ran for office. Yes, I\u2019ll survive. You know, this is personal with Matt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks \u2064with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on \u200bSept. 19,\u2063 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch \u200bTimes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Reactions from House Republicans \u200cand Democrats<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) criticized Gaetz&#8217;s plan to vacate McCarthy&#8217;s speakership, \u2062describing \u2063it as &#8220;a \u2062diatribe of delusional thinking.&#8221; While Lawler agreed with Gaetz on the need to cut funding,\u2063 he emphasized the\u2064 importance of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-lindsey-graham-says-ousting-mccarthy-would-be-disaster\/\" title=\"Sen. Graham warns against removing McCarthy, deems it a 'disaster'.\">gradual reform process<\/a>. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) expressed concerns that Gaetz&#8217;s plan would require Democratic support, potentially empowering\u200b the opposition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute waste of time if he brings a motion to vacate,\u201d Mr. Smith told Fox News. \u201cThe only \u200dway a motion to vacate could \u2063be successful is if Matt Gaetz did exactly what \u2062he yells that Speaker McCarthy \u200c [is] doing, and that\u2019s working with the \u2063Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former House Speaker\u2063 Rep. Nancy\u200d Pelosi (D-Calif.) dismissed Gaetz&#8217;s influence, stating, \u201cYou\u2019re wasting your time on that guy, because he has\u200b no sway in the House of Representatives, except to get on TV and raise money\u2063 on the internet.\u201d Pelosi advised Democrats to follow the lead of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) confirmed that she would vote against McCarthy, expressing her support for Jeffries. However, she emphasized that it is \u200dthe responsibility of the Republican Conference to address their\u2064 own leadership issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in Washington on Dec. \u200d8, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>Bill Pan contributed to this report.<\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has McCarthy&#8217;s collaboration with Democrats to pass a stopgap funding bill to\u200c prevent a government shutdown affected his standing within the Republican Party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Kevin McCarthy\u200b (R-Calif.) faces a threat of ouster from his position, as some members of the Republican Party express their dissatisfaction with his \u2064leadership. However, Sen. Lindsey \u200cGraham (R-S.C.) has come forward to voice his support for McCarthy, \u2063warning \u200bthat removing him would be\u2064 disastrous for\u2063 the party.<\/p>\n<p>In an\u2062 interview with \u2063NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Face The Nation,&#8221; Graham made it clear that he believes McCarthy is \u200bthe right person\u200d for the job \u200cat this crucial time. He stated, &#8220;The only way\u2062 he loses his\u2064 job is if \u200ba handful of Republicans\u2062 join up with the Democratic Party to fire him. That would be a disaster for the future of the Republican Party.\u2063 That&#8217;s not \u2063gonna happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Graham emphasized McCarthy&#8217;s strong support within the party, pointing\u200c out his efforts to avoid a government shutdown and his commitment to helping Ukraine. McCarthy has been \u200binstrumental \u200cin preventing a government shutdown by collaborating with Democrats to pass\u2064 a stopgap funding bill. However, this \u2062move has\u2064 drawn criticism from some hardline Republicans who view \u2063the bill as favorable to Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism and the threat of ouster, McCarthy remains unfazed. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has announced his intention to remove McCarthy from his leadership position, calling for new \u2064trustworthy leadership. McCarthy\u2062 responded to Gaetz&#8217;s efforts by stating, &#8220;That\u2019s nothing new. He\u2019s tried\u200c to do \u2063that from the moment I ran for office. Yes, I\u2019ll survive. You\u200b know, this is personal with Matt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party is \u2062currently facing challenges\u200d and \u200ddivisions, with different\u200c factions vying for influence and control.\u2063 The issue of leadership is\u200d crucial in navigating these challenges and \u2063unifying the party. Removing McCarthy from his position as House Speaker could potentially deepen these divisions and weaken the \u200bparty&#8217;s position. It is essential for\u200c the party \u2064to maintain stability \u200cand unity in order to effectively\u200b advance its agenda.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Sen. Lindsey Graham&#8217;s support for\u200b Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker\u2063 is significant in \u2062the face of growing criticism and efforts to remove\u2063 McCarthy from\u2064 his \u2064position. Graham warns that such a move would be \u200cdisastrous for the Republican Party, emphasizing McCarthy&#8217;s support within the party \u2064and his commitment to important issues. As the party navigates \u200dchallenges and\u2062 divisions, it is crucial \u200dto prioritize stability and\u200d unity in order to effectively advance its goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) believes ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would be catastrophic for the GOP. Graham supports McCarthy, stating he is the ideal leader for the current circumstances. 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