Kevin McCarthy elected 55th House speaker after 15 rounds of votes | USA TODAY

The GOP leader Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker after historic 15 rounds of votes.

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy clinched the election to become the 55th person to serve as speaker of the House after a marathon 15 rounds of voting since Tuesday and a series of concessions that moved power from his new position to a cadre of hard-right lawmakers.

His election came two years after the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol – a day when McCarthy, his top deputies and 19 of the 20 holdouts he negotiated with to win all voted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

On that day two years ago, McCarthy reportedly called former President Donald Trump, imploring him to call off his supporters who were ransacking the Capitol. Today – and all week – McCarthy was begging for votes from some of Trump’s biggest supporters. That includes Rep. Matt Gaetz, who nominated and voted for Trump as House speaker.

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75 comments

  1. Let’s see what he does now that he’s in this seat because he hasn’t done a damn thing for his hometown.

    1. People need to get mad!!! What will it take for people to realize this is a war against the America people!!!!

    2. Because politicians do not respect or fear us we the people lose again. This politician will be no different than Pelosie.

      We are our own worst enemy.

    1. Because politicians do not respect or fear us we the people lose again. This politician will be no different than Pelosie.

      We are our own worst enemy.

    2. ​@Not About The Clicks LOL this clown will never help anyone but his party members and line his own pockets with money… He’s a toolbag…

    1. Aaron, No, the Insurrection Party just pulled off the Legitimate Phase of their coup by taking over the House of Representatives.

    1. @Angus Beef

      Wrong, again. Satan isnt real. Evil isnt real. theyre both just bullshit religious words. The symbol is an “A” which stands for ‘Atheism’ which is nothing more than the NON-BELIEF IN GODS, thats all…

    2. @Trans- solid Wookie I can only agree with you.. I don’t quite understand how 216 is a win… we sat around for days, waiting for 218…. Did they just get tired of doing their job that we hired them to do??? fired.

  2. This is the only day McCarthy is going to be happy as a speaker. He is going to have a hard time up next

    1. Oh, he knows people are going to watch him like a hawk…But being the snake that he is he probably has contingencies.

    2. He will run to the democrats to pass and continue to raise the debt ceiling with zero balance budgets. Expect within first year higher spending more tax increase.

    1. @Larry Farris ,, The Old boss would not defund the 87,000 IRS goons. This one will starting Monday.

  3. Honestly, in two weeks nobody will remember all the hoopla and 15 votes, but it foreshadows his future struggles. If you think Nancy had it tough with 2 independent house members, wait until you see Kevin with about 20 renegades, and some of them can’t stand him.

    1. @Desmodus if you hate Trump, Bobert, etc… you should be happy that McCarthy won, he’s a continuation of the same elites that were in control before him.

    2. @Sarah Jasso that’s not the point… the point is we need someone who’s going to change …not keep the same

  4. Pretty ironic that McConnell is the one swearing him in with the words, “that you will support & defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign & domestic.”

    1. @Vince Ricardo What makes them to be traitors? Did they let their children dirty dealings with hostel country and getting 10% for it?

  5. Second statement of this speech was a lie. “I’d never thought we’d get up here.” Is that why he moved into the speakers office before he was voted in. 🤔 America America America

  6. After voting 15 times McCarthy finally got what he wanted. What exactly was the definition of an “Election Denier” again?

  7. I don’t know how you can say ‘I won after 15 times when I didn’t get my way’ and think you have any real mandate to govern but sure….Pretend that you’re the Irish Referendum to enter the EU. Pretend that it doesn’t matter as long you force a vote enough times until you get the ‘right result’

    That’s Democracy isn’t it?

  8. I can’t even stand watching these criminals go through their high-handed procedures to select someone to rule over people who didn’t have a real choice to elect them. As long as people play the game, send their kids to government school, nothing’s going to change except get worse.

    1. @Tom Lehr I like trumplicans, I don’t like the McCarthy faction, the McCarthy is too much apart of the swamp

  9. Another sad day in a long line of sad days in America politics! These are evil wicked people that don’t hold the same values as their constituents and lie over and over for their own benefit.

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