McCarthy failed to secure a majority of votes over the course of three ballots, with 20 Republicans ultimately breaking rank to oppose him.
Above, a photo of House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday accused House Republicans of playing"Russian roulette" with their power after McCarthy repeatedly failed to gain enough votes to become speaker of the House.One of the prominent far-right House Republicans to back McCarthy was Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, with her endorsement for him as speaker causing friction with her allies, including the likes of Boebert and Gaetz.
If the base only understood that 19 Republicans voting against McCarthy are playing Russian roulette with our hard earned Republican majority right now.
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