Key takeaways:
- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is standing firm in the face of a challenge to his leadership.
- McCarthy and his allies are looking to quickly take on the so-called motion to vacate.
- The vote is scheduled to take place later today, and the results will provide an indication of the support for McCarthy’s leadership.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is standing firm in the face of a challenge to his leadership. In a private meeting with rank-and-file Republicans on Tuesday morning, McCarthy announced his intention to call a vote on Rep. Matt Gaetz’s resolution to oust him from the speaker’s office.
The vote is scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. ET. McCarthy reportedly said that he plans to bring up Gaetz’s motion to vacate in the first vote series of the day.
The challenge to McCarthy’s leadership appears to have been met with opposition from the majority of Freedom Caucus members, according to Politico. However, with such narrow margins in the House, Gaetz doesn’t need many mutineers to get it done.
McCarthy and his allies are now looking to quickly take on the so-called motion to vacate. Rep. Darrell Issa, a McCarthy ally and fellow California Republican, said as he left the closed-door meeting in the basement of the Capitol that McCarthy “is going to stand on his record and then we’re going to vote his retention on his record.”
The outcome of the vote is yet to be seen, but McCarthy’s defiant stance is a clear indication of his commitment to his position. The vote is scheduled to take place later today, and the results will provide an indication of the support for McCarthy’s leadership.
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