{"id":2054642,"date":"2023-10-03T23:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T03:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patrick-mchenry-makes-first-move-as-speaker-by-booting-pelosi-from-hideaway\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T23:44:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T03:44:22","slug":"patrick-mchenry-makes-first-move-as-speaker-by-booting-pelosi-from-hideaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patrick-mchenry-makes-first-move-as-speaker-by-booting-pelosi-from-hideaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick McHenry ousts Pelosi from her hideaway, marking his first move 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\">26<\/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%2Fpatrick-mchenry-makes-first-move-as-speaker-by-booting-pelosi-from-hideaway%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=2054642&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>Rep. Patrick \u200dMcHenry Orders Nancy Pelosi\u2064 to Vacate Capitol \u2063Hideaway Office<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) wasted no time asserting his authority as House speaker pro tempore. In a bold move, he sent an email to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) demanding that she\u200c vacate her Capitol hideaway office \u200cby Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Please \u200cvacate the space\u2063 tomorrow, the \u200droom\u2063 will be re-keyed,&#8221; wrote a top aide on the GOP-controlled House Administration Committee. The room \u2064is going to be reassigned by the acting speaker &#8220;for speaker office \u2063use,&#8221; per\u2063 the email.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pelosi, however, found herself unable to\u200b comply with the eviction order. She explained that she was in California paying tribute to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA),\u2062 who recently passed away. Pelosi \u2063criticized\u2064 McHenry&#8217;s actions, calling them a &#8220;sharp departure \u200cfrom \u2063tradition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As Speaker, I gave\u200b former Speaker Hastert a significantly larger \u200dsuite \u200cof\u2064 offices for as long as he wished,&#8221; Pelosi stated. &#8220;Office \u2063space doesn&#8217;t matter\u2064 to me, but it seems \u2064to \u2063be important to\u200d them. Now that the \u2063new Republican Leadership has\u200d settled \u2064this important matter, let&#8217;s hope \u200bthey get to work on what&#8217;s \u200btruly important\u200c for the American people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s \u2064absence during Tuesday&#8217;s \u200cvote to vacate the speakership further\u200d complicated matters. The vote resulted in\u2064 Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)\u200b being removed from his position, leaving the House \u2063at a standstill until\u2062 a new speaker is elected.<\/p>\n<p>McHenry&#8217;s appointment as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz\/\" title=\"Democrats side with Matt Gaetz, oust McCarthy from speakership.\">speaker pro \u200ctempore<\/a> came as a surprise, as the\u2062 list\u2063 provided by McCarthy was not shared prior to \u200cthe vote. House Democrats played a significant role in ousting McCarthy, voting together as a conference.\u200b They expressed a \u2063lack of\u2062 interest in resolving Republican intraparty\u2063 tensions and cited a deep mistrust of McCarthy as their \u2062motivation.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released a statement following the vote, emphasizing the importance of putting people\u200c over politics \u2062and working together in a bipartisan manner for the betterment of the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Who Voted to Oust \u200bMcCarthy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)<\/li>\n<li>Reps. Tim Burchett (R-TN)<\/li>\n<li>Ken Buck (R-CO)<\/li>\n<li>Eli Crane (R-AZ)<\/li>\n<li>Bob Good (R-VA)<\/li>\n<li>Matt\u200b Rosendale (R-MT)<\/li>\n<li>Andy Biggs (R-AZ)<\/li>\n<li>Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tens-of-thousands-join-monday-marches-against-lockdown-in-germany\/\" title=\"Tens of Thousands Join Monday Marches Against Lockdown in Germany\">tensions running high<\/a> and the House in a state of uncertainty, the future of American politics\u2062 hangs in the balance. Will \u2064traditional Republicans break away from MAGA extremism and join \u200dforces with\u200d House Democrats for the greater good? Only time \u2063will tell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>Why is McHenry speaker\u200d pro tempore?<\/h2>\n<p><span>According to House rules, McHenry was picked from a list McCarthy\u200b was\u200b required to keep and will \u2064serve essentially as the acting speaker \u2014 \u2063known as speaker pro tempore \u2014 until the\u2064 chamber figures \u2063out who will be the next\u200d leader.In the video player above: From\u200b the House \u200cfloor, see\u2063 the moment\u2063 the position of Speaker\u200d of\u2064 &#8230; It a\u200d politically motivated move to oust her from her \u2062office. She argued \u200bthat it was unheard of for \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-rep-patrick-mchenry-the-speaker-in-charge-of-the-house-until-a-new-speaker-is-chosen\/\" title=\"Rep. Patrick McHenry is the interim House speaker until a new speaker is selected.\">speaker pro \u2062tempore<\/a> to demand such a drastic action and accused McHenry of attempting to silence her voice within the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, McHenry remains firm in his decision and\u2063 asserts that the office in\u200d question\u2064 is needed for the operation and functioning of the House. He argues that as \u200bspeaker pro\u200b tempore, it is \u200chis responsibility \u200dto ensure a\u200b smooth transition of power and the efficient use of resources.<\/p>\n<p>This clash between \u2064McHenry and Pelosi highlights the\u200d ongoing political tensions between Republicans and Democrats within the House. \u200bWith the Democrats now in \u2063the minority, the GOP-controlled House \u2062Administration Committee is taking advantage of their majority \u2062status to\u2063 reassign offices and spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Capitol hideaway office in question has significant symbolic meaning for Nancy \u200bPelosi. It has been her personal space within the Capitol for years, serving as a hub for\u2064 her \u2064political operations and private meetings. By attempting to\u200c reclaim the\u200b office,\u2063 McHenry is sending a symbolic message that the power\u2062 dynamic in the House \u2063has shifted.<\/p>\n<p>This \u200bmove also adds to the overall narrative of a divided Congress, where partisan politics\u2062 often take precedence over collaborative and bipartisan efforts. The constant power struggle between Republicans and \u200dDemocrats only serves to deepen\u2064 divisions \u200cand hinder progress on crucial issues\u200b facing\u200b the nation.<\/p>\n<p>As the standoff \u2064between \u200cMcHenry and Pelosi continues, it \u200bremains\u200d unclear how this situation will be ultimately resolved. Pelosi has vowed to fight this eviction order and maintain her presence within the Capitol. On the other hand, McHenry and the GOP-controlled House Administration Committee are determined to assert their authority and make use \u2064of the\u2063 office for their own purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, this episode serves as \u200ba reminder of the \u2063intensity\u200b and rivalries that exist within our political system. \u2064It highlights the contentious \u200bnature of American politics,\u2063 where even \u200coffice\u2062 spaces\u2064 become battlegrounds for power. As the situation unfolds, it\u2063 is \u2063crucial that \u200cwe reflect \u200don the need for cooperation\u2064 and compromise\u2063 in\u200c order to\u2064 effectively \u200bgovern and address the challenges facing our nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the new House speaker pro tempore, has instructed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to vacate her Capitol hideaway office by Wednesday. An email obtained by Politico was sent to Pelosi&#8217;s office on Tuesday night, requesting her to leave the space. This development adds to the ongoing Democracy Derby, highlighting the impact of McConnell&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2054643,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2054642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2054642","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2054642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2054643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2054642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2054642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2054642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}