I get that Democrats wouldn’t be thrilled to save McCarthy after… well, everything he’s done. I’m sure they know what they’re doing. Yet, this is all a waste of everyone’s time. Matt Gaetz running amuck, sowing chaos. Felt like this was an enemy of my enemy is my friend moment. 🇺🇸

@manton I think there was a point where he could have actually decided to govern, and reached across the aisle.
But instead, he groveled to the MAGA wingnuts.
The Biden impeachment nonsense was the final nail in his coffin when it came to any possibility of Democrat support.
(Disclaimer: I’m probably clueless about the actual House politics!) 😊
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McCarthy's removal was set in motion when he DID reach across the aisle instead of groveling to MAGA wingnuts.

Here's that fateful rollcall vote:
clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023513?

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