{"id":2053456,"date":"2023-10-03T05:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-white-house-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-mccarthys-hot-seat\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T05:29:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:29:08","slug":"the-white-house-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-mccarthys-hot-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-white-house-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-mccarthys-hot-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"White House avoids discussing McCarthy&#8217;s hot seat."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fthe-white-house-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-mccarthys-hot-seat%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=2053456&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>The White \u200dHouse Keeps a Close Eye on House \u2064Speaker Replacement\u200c Campaign<\/h2>\n<p>The White House is closely monitoring the campaign to replace \u200dHouse \u200dSpeaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) but\u200b is refraining from getting involved in \u2062the brewing \u2062fight\u200d within the Republican caucus.<\/p>\n<p>After successfully working with Democrats to pass \u2062a continuing resolution that funds the government \u2064for \u2064the next 45 days, McCarthy now faces a motion to vacate \u2064the speakership introduced \u2062by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday night. This motion could potentially reach the floor later this week.<\/p>\n<h3>Opposing Views on Ukraine \u200bFunding<\/h3>\n<p>Gaetz and other members of the Freedom Caucus strongly oppose providing Ukraine with additional funding to repel Russian invaders, viewing it as a &#8220;blank check.&#8221; On \u2063the other hand, McCarthy has \u2064been a \u200dvocal supporter of the Biden administration&#8217;s Ukraine policy.<\/p>\n<h3>The White House&#8217;s \u2064Stance<\/h3>\n<p>During Monday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a>, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced numerous questions regarding \u2063Gaetz&#8217;s threat. However, she consistently\u200d emphasized that \u200cthe president is not taking \u200bsides\u2063 in \u200bthis \u2064feud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He does not have a vote\u200d on this matter. It is something for House Republicans to decide,&#8221; she\u2064 stated. &#8220;That is something we \u200ddo not get involved in when it comes\u200d to \u200bthe leadership\u2062 conversation. That is something \u2064for House Democrats, House Republicans \u200bin \u2064this particular instance, to decide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Alleged Back-Channel Deal<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, \u200cGaetz claimed that McCarthy\u200b and\u2064 Biden\u200c had made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-white-house-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-mccarthys-hot-seat\/\" title=\"White House avoids discussing McCarthy's hot seat.\">back-channel deal<\/a> to bring new aid to Ukraine for a vote. \u2064Despite specific\u2064 requests from the White\u2063 House, the continuing resolution\u2062 and previous iterations proposed by\u2063 Republicans did \u2062not include additional\u200b funding for Ukraine. The president had suggested on Sunday that he and McCarthy had reached an agreement on Ukraine\u2063 before he signed the stopgap funding resolution.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jean-Pierre avoided addressing the alleged deal directly and declined to confirm the accuracy of the president&#8217;s \u2063remarks.<\/p>\n<h3>Democrats \u200bSee an Advantage<\/h3>\n<p>While \u2063the White House is unlikely to intervene in McCarthy&#8217;s hold over\u2063 the\u2064 House caucus, national Democrats view the situation\u200b as beneficial heading into an election year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s on display right now is\u2062 just the quintessential\u200d shit show that is the House Republican caucus. Every day they \u2064show to the American people why they can&#8217;t govern,\u2064 and it&#8217;s been pretty consistent for \u206410 months,&#8221; a senior Democratic official \u200ctold the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u200dthink \u200bit\u200c helps us. It helps us make the argument we are making about the Republican Party right now, which is that they are beholden to\u2063 Donald Trump and that they are much \u2062more concerned with the issues that are\u200b on Fox News on any given day than governing,&#8221; the official continued. &#8220;That is a big part of the argument that we are making \u200cagainst the Republican Party writ large,\u200b and then we just have so much\u200c evidence that \u2063they give us every single day to further advance our argument. \u2062So yeah, it helps us to remind the American people\u200c of the issues in the Republican Party and \u200chow extreme they are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, \u2062a senior Republican congressional aide agreed with this sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got\u2062 members more concerned with booking themselves on Fox or Newsmax than working as a group to actually \u2064bring down \u200bspending, and the American public is going \u2063to be\u2062 the \u2063one paying the cost,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cabinet-pick-in-doubt-after-senate-committees-postpone-hearings\/\" title=\"Biden Cabinet Pick In Doubt After Senate Committees Postpone Hearings\">aide told<\/a> the Washington Examiner. &#8220;It\u2064 gives \u200dDemocrats that much\u200b more ammo, not only in the presidential election but here on the Hill too. What \u2064are those \u200bpeople going to say when we get stuck \u2064with four more years of Biden and\u2062 a new Democrat majority \u2062in the House? It&#8217;s \u200cembarrassing, to be \u2062honest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Democrats&#8217;\u2064 Response to Gaetz&#8217;s Threat<\/h3>\n<p>Over \u2062the weekend, national Democrats avoided addressing Gaetz&#8217;s long-standing threat against McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>House\u2063 Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries \u2064(D-NY) evaded \u200dthe question before the passage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-launch-multiple-efforts-to-delay-vote-on-gops-continuing-resolution\/\" title=\"House Democrats attempt to postpone vote on GOP's continuing resolution.\">45-day\u2062 continuing resolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2062 haven&#8217;t given any thought to how to\u200d handle a hypothetical motion to \u2062vacate,&#8221; he told reporters. &#8220;We\u2063 are\u2064 entirely focused on making sure that we avoid this \u200bextreme MAGA\u200c Republican \u2064shutdown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A motion to vacate would require a majority floor vote of 218 &#8220;ayes&#8221; to pass. Since the\u200c anti-McCarthy faction only \u200bhas around 20 members at best, Gaetz and his supporters \u200cwould need the majority of Democrats to oust the\u200b speaker.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>2) What are \u2064some potential candidates to \u2062replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  N Post. &#8220;This infighting \u2063gives us an advantage as we head into the midterm elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The \u200cFuture of\u200d the House \u2062\u200bSpeaker<\/h3>\n<p>Should McCarthy be ousted \u200cas \u200cHouse\u2063 \u200cSpeaker, potential\u200c candidates to \u200dreplace him include Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Elise Stefanik\u2063 (R-NY), \u200cand Rep. Steve\u200d Scalise (R-LA). <\/p>\n<p>Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, would likely bring a more conservative agenda to\u200c the speakership. Stefanik, who gained prominence for her defense \u2063of former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial, could offer a fresh, younger perspective. Scalise, currently the House \u2064Minority Whip, has\u200b strong support within the caucus and could potentially \u200cmaintain the status quo.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The White House is \u2062closely observing the campaign\u200d to replace House Speaker Kevin\u200d McCarthy as tensions rise within the Republican caucus. Despite \u2062differing views on Ukraine funding between McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz, \u200bthe White House has chosen to stay\u200c out of the internal disagreement.\u200c Allegations of a back-channel deal between McCarthy\u200d and President Biden\u200d have surfaced, however, the White House has not clarified the situation. Democrats see the infighting within the Republican caucus as an advantage \u2063heading into the midterm elections. As the potential replacement for McCarthy is considered, candidates \u200csuch as \u200bJim Jordan, Elise \u200dStefanik,\u2062 and Steve Scalise\u200c are seen as strong contenders. The future of the House Speaker remains uncertain, and the White House will continue to\u2062 monitor \u200bdevelopments closely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House is closely observing the campaign to replace House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) but is refraining from involvement in the Republican caucus dispute. 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