Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resign from Congress at year end

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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resign from Congress at year end
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Thanks to the new rules from the Gaetz wing though, the Democrats can rather easily remove and replace the speaker. And they just might if they end up with a majority.

Good point, I totally forgot about THAT particular foot-shot! 😆

There was a point, around the time the Tea Party astroturfing was in full force, where Republican planning and messaging was unified and tight. Trump showed up and didn't know why things worked the way they did, and Republicans eating themselves is the result.