A little while ago there was a fourth vote for House Speaker, which resulted in nobody being elected to that position. Republicans who are opposed to McCarthy’s nomination aren’t being swayed:
All 20 R’s who opposed McCarthy on the 3rd ballot have now voted against him on the 4th: pic.twitter.com/5h2ns4411i
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) January 4, 2023
Among the Republicans opposing McCarthy’s nomination is Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, who explained his position on Fox News last night:
Chip Roy:
"With all due respect to Kevin, he's been in leadership since 2009. Let me be clear. The debt was $11 trillion then. It's $32 trillion now."pic.twitter.com/ghN4HWPshP
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 4, 2023
.@chiproytx: "The Rules Committee is chock full of a bunch of establishment people…When the leadership actually votes with the minority, votes with the Democrats to steamroll Republicans…then maybe we should do something different." pic.twitter.com/A2urHzVBsb
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 4, 2023
"Explain to me how what we've been doing is working."
The status quo must change, period. pic.twitter.com/gNTqCuTS5z
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) January 4, 2023
Yesterday, before a House Speaker vote, Rep. Roy expanded on all that:
"I want the tools or I want the leadership to stop the swamp from running over the average American every single day"
"I don't want any more empty promises" pic.twitter.com/bUhSnq9B62
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) January 3, 2023
Today, ahead of the 4th vote in the House, Rep. Roy nominated Byron Donalds of Florida for Speaker:
Rep. Chip Roy now nominating Florida Rep. Byron Donalds for House Speaker as the GOP alternative to Kevin McCarthy.
— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) January 4, 2023
Guess what part of Roy’s remarks didn’t appeal to the Democrats:
. @chiproytx on House Floor: "Madame Clerk, we do not seek to judge people on the the color of their skin, but the content of their character."
GOP: Standing Ovation.
Dems: Sit on their hands.
— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) January 4, 2023
Amazing Democrats can't cheer when Rep. Chip Roy talks about judging people by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) January 4, 2023
Here’s the video:
WATCH: Democrats groan, laugh, and refuse to applaud MLK quote. pic.twitter.com/j7lCi4F0Qz
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 4, 2023
It took a Republican like Chip Roy (and Byron Donalds) to get the Democrats to keep from applauding a quote from MLK Jr.
They’re petrified of @ByronDonalds
— K Dona (@kdonatelle) January 4, 2023
When they show you who they are … believe them https://t.co/SJ21KaQXb4
— Nate Madden (@NateOnTheHill) January 4, 2023
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Related:
Matt Gaetz asks Architect of the Capitol to explain why House Speaker’s office is already occupied
Jake Tapper can’t seem to get over the fact that Kevin McCarthy wants to investigate Hunter Biden
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