{"id":2084430,"date":"2023-10-30T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T21:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-gets-america-first-primary-challenger\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:16:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T21:16:02","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-gets-america-first-primary-challenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-gets-america-first-primary-challenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin McCarthy faces primary challenge from &#8216;America First&#8217; candidate."},"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%2Fkevin-mccarthy-gets-america-first-primary-challenger%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=2084430&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>Kevin McCarthy Faces Primary Challenge from &#8216;America First&#8217; Businessman<\/h2>\n<p>Republican Rep.\u200c Kevin McCarthy \u2062of California is facing a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">primary \u2063challenge<\/a> from a businessman in his district \u2063who is accusing him of having &#8220;failed&#8221; his constituents as a \u2062member of the &#8220;corrupt uniparty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>David Giglio, a Second Amendment\u2063 advocate and self-described &#8220;America First&#8221; advocate, announced\u200c his campaign to unseat McCarthy in an\u2064 appeal to voters of California&#8217;s 20th Congressional\u200d District.<\/p>\n<p>Giglio is running \u200ca campaign \u200dthat vows to fight for term limits, close the country&#8217;s border \u2062with Mexico, \u200dand stop the weaponization \u200dof government against conservatives.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Kevin \u200bMcCarthy has failed the American people,&#8221; Giglio said in\u2064 a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Giglio continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I am excited to\u2063 announce my campaign \u2062to defeat Kevin McCarthy in California&#8217;s 20th \u200bCongressional District. \u200cAfter years of being sold out to special\u200b interests, the people of the Central Valley deserve an America First Republican \u200bfighting for them in Washington and working\u200b alongside President Donald \u200dTrump to WAGE WAR against the corrupt uniparty!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Giglio\u200c also cited McCarthy&#8217;s historic ouster as speaker while declaring\u2063 it is time\u2064 for\u200b a change in \u2062the district McCarthy represents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker by 8 courageous members of his party for failing to keep to his promises and capitulating \u2062to\u200d Joe \u200bBiden \u2064and the radical \u200dDemocrats,&#8221; Giglio stated.<\/p>\n<p>Giglio concluded:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Kevin McCarthy must be defeated. Now more than \u200cever, it is imperative that we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-gets-america-first-primary-challenger\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-jr-issues-warning-to-gop-reps-unsupportive-of-president-trump\/\" title=\"Don Jr. issues warning to GOP reps. unsupportive of President Trump\">primary challenge<\/a> from &#8216;America First&#8217; candidate.&#8221;>replace career \u2064politicians<\/a> and\u200b elect America First Republicans who will \u2062secure the southern border, stop the\u2064 weaponization of government, \u2062drain the corrupt swamp, and \u2063annihilate permanent Washington. The \u2064American people \u200dwant and \u2064deserve radical \u2064change, and I intend to do \u200dwhatever it\u200b takes to fight, win, and deliver!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McCarthy has not yet responded publicly to Giglio&#8217;s primary campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2062 was \u2063first elected \u200dto the House in 2006.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A\u2062 Note from\u200d Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p>Silicon Valley\u2064 and the Big \u200cTech tyrants have done everything they\u2062 can to put The \u200bWestern Journal out of \u200dbusiness. Our faithful subscribers have kept us going.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never chosen \u200bto\u2063 subscribe, \u200blet me be honest: We\u200d need your help\u200d today.<\/p>\n<p>I also want to send you an autographed\u200d copy of &#8220;Counterpunch,&#8221; which will give you a plan\u200d to fight back for our beloved country.<\/p>\n<p><b>Subscribe right now<\/b> \u2013 The \u2062Western Journal stands \u200bfor truth in this \u2064difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>Please stand \u2064with us by subscribing today.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The \u200bWestern Journal<\/p>\n<p>The post\u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kevin-mccarthy-gets-america-first-primary-challenger\/\">Kevin McCarthy Gets\u200c &#8216;America First&#8217; Primary Challenger<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200bHow\u200c does Giglio propose to address\u2063 the issue of career politicians and their disconnection from constituents&#8217; concerns?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c And their values. McCarthy has been part of the establishment for\u2063 too long, and\u200d it&#8217;s time \u200cfor a\u2062 new \u200dvoice, a true conservative \u2062voice, to represent our district.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Giglio&#8217;s campaign is centered around the idea of &#8220;America First,&#8221;\u200b a term popularized by former\u200c President Donald Trump. He advocates for policies that \u200bprioritize American interests, such as closing the country&#8217;s border with Mexico\u2063 and protecting Second Amendment rights. Giglio \u200dbelieves\u200b that McCarthy has not been\u200b a strong enough advocate for these values and \u200chas instead been\u2063 influenced by special interests.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key issues Giglio is focusing on is\u200b term limits.\u2063 He believes that career politicians, like \u200dMcCarthy, have become disconnected from the concerns and needs of\u200b their\u200d constituents. By advocating for term limits, Giglio hopes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-reveals-new-details-about-its-prime-time-schedule\/\" title=\"CNN unveils fresh prime-time schedule insights.\">bring fresh perspectives<\/a> and ideas to Congress, \u200band give voters\u2064 a greater say in who represents them.<\/p>\n<p>Giglio is also \u2063concerned \u200dabout what he sees as the weaponization of government\u200d against conservatives. He believes that conservatives have \u2064been unfairly targeted and silenced by certain branches of the government, and that\u2062 McCarthy \u200bhas not done enough\u200d to protect \u2064their rights and freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>If\u200b Giglio were to successfully unseat McCarthy in the primary,\u2064 it would be\u200d a\u2063 significant victory for the America First movement. McCarthy\u200c is currently serving as \u200cthe \u200cHouse Minority Leader, making him\u200b one of\u2063 the most powerful Republicans in Congress. His removal would \u2064send a message to the \u200cestablishment that voters are demanding a more \u2062conservative \u200cand America-centric approach to\u2062 politics.<\/p>\n<p>However, defeating McCarthy will not be \u200ban easy\u2063 task. He has served in Congress\u200b since 2007 and has developed\u200c a \u200cstrong network \u2062of support within the \u2062Republican party. Furthermore, as\u200d the House Minority\u2064 Leader, McCarthy has\u200c significant influence and resources at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the\u200c outcome, Giglio&#8217;s primary challenge to McCarthy highlights the growing faction within the Republican party that is focused on\u200d America First\u200b policies. This movement has gained traction in recent \u2062years, \u2063and Giglio&#8217;s campaign is just the latest example \u200dof its \u2064influence. As the Republican party continues to navigate\u2062 its identity\u200c and policy priorities, candidates like\u2063 Giglio\u200c will play an important role in shaping the future direction\u2062 of the \u200cparty.<\/p>\n<p>The race \u200cfor California&#8217;s 20th Congressional\u200b District will undoubtedly be an interesting one\u200b to watch. As Giglio and McCarthy duke it out\u2064 for the Republican primary nomination, the\u200c voters of the district \u200bwill have an important \u200bdecision to make. Will they stick with the familiar face \u2062of McCarthy, or will they embrace the America First agenda of\u200c Giglio?\u2064 Only time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is being challenged in the primary by a local businessman who claims he has let down his constituents as part of a corrupt political establishment. 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