{"id":2061188,"date":"2023-10-09T20:05:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T00:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-suddenly-considers-attempt-to-return-to-speaker-position-amid-israel-hamas-war\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T20:06:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T00:06:16","slug":"mccarthy-suddenly-considers-attempt-to-return-to-speaker-position-amid-israel-hamas-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-suddenly-considers-attempt-to-return-to-speaker-position-amid-israel-hamas-war\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy mulls return to Speaker role amidst Israel-Hamas conflict."},"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-suddenly-considers-attempt-to-return-to-speaker-position-amid-israel-hamas-war%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=2061188&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>Former \u2062House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Signals Willingness to Return to Post<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-co-hosts-of-the-view-flee-set-after-positive-covid-19-test\/\" title=\"2 co-hosts of The View flee set after positive COVID-19 test\">surprising turn<\/a> of events,\u200c former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austria-unvaccinated-could-face-prison-as-country-locks-down-and-announces-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Austria: Unvaccinated Could Face Prison as Country Locks Down and Announces Vaccine Mandate\">expressed openness<\/a> to reclaiming his position, despite firmly stating last \u200dweek \u200bthat he would not run \u2062again.<\/p>\n<p>During\u200b a news conference on Capitol Hill, McCarthy addressed the possibility\u200b of becoming a candidate for speaker, stating, \u200d&#8221;I&#8217;m going to allow the conference to do \u200dtheir work, but the one thing I\u2064 would ask my conference, you have 96 percent of the\u200c conference in one place, and you&#8217;re allowing\u200d 4 percent \u200bwith \u2064the Democrats playing politics that now are putting\u200d a doubt inside this body.\u200b That is wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, McCarthy emphasized the importance of not\u200d allowing &#8220;a few individuals that love\u200c a camera more than they\u2062 love \u2064the American public&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-suddenly-considers-attempt-to-return-to-speaker-position-amid-israel-hamas-war\/\" title=\"McCarthy mulls return to Speaker role amidst Israel-Hamas conflict.\">hinder effective governance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Republicans hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">slim majority<\/a> of 221 to \u2064212 in the House.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, McCarthy faced opposition from fellow Republicans, including Rep. Matt Gaetz \u2064of Florida, who joined\u2062 with House Democrats to remove McCarthy as\u2063 speaker in \u200ca recent vote.\u2064 The final tally was 216-210.<\/p>\n<p>Following the vote, McCarthy\u200d announced \u2064to reporters, &#8220;I\u200d will not run for speaker again. I&#8217;ll\u2064 have the conference pick somebody else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are winning the argument. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B96BFUvJpG\">https:\/\/t.co\/B96BFUvJpG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zyhjLJ0uBS\">pic.twitter.com\/zyhjLJ0uBS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz\u200b (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1711165556001276408?\">October\u200d 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaetz and his supporters were upset with McCarthy for pushing\u200b a continuing resolution to fund the \u2063federal government with majority Democratic support. Gaetz took to social media\u2062 to assert that McCarthy does\u2064 not have the necessary votes for re-election \u2062as speaker.<\/p>\n<p>In response to GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-push-for-another-round-of-stimulus-checks\/\" title=\"Economists Push for Another Round of Stimulus Checks\">expressed support<\/a> for McCarthy&#8217;s leadership, Gaetz replied, \u200b&#8221;&#8216;A lot\u200d of \u2062people&#8217;\u200c <218. Math \u2063is real. Time to move forward.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cA \u2063lot of\u2062 people\u201d <218<\/p>\n<p>Math \u2063is real.<\/p>\n<p>Time to move forward. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/diJl5GBn4k\">https:\/\/t.co\/diJl5GBn4k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1711422458056634422?\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Nancy\u200c Mace of South Carolina, another Republican who voted to remove McCarthy, cited\u2063 a CBS poll showing that 60 percent \u2063of\u2064 Americans \u2063supported\u2064 McCarthy&#8217;s removal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  75% Say former Speaker\u200b was ineffective<br \/>\n 60% of Americans support the vote<br \/>\n \u200b 54% of conservatives support the\u200d vote <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JUfjLdZWuC\">https:\/\/t.co\/JUfjLdZWuC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nancy Mace\u200c (@NancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace\/status\/1711462337578729877?\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During an interview on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; host Kristen Welker questioned \u2062Gaetz about the responsibility \u200bof removing McCarthy without a clear replacement. \u2063Gaetz responded by stating that not only do \u2062they have a clear replacement, but they \u2062have two\u200b strong candidates in Jim Jordan\u200b and Steve Scalise.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.@SpeakerMcCarthy was removed because he made multiple contradictory promises that ultimately\u200d could not be reconciled.<\/p>\n<p>That led to us making a\u200b decision to move forward with\u200c someone new.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, we have two great men running for Speaker:\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise?\">@SteveScalise<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/28ipfHBrqQ\">pic.twitter.com\/28ipfHBrqQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. 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