Rep. Kevin McCarthy was removed from his post as House Speaker by a vote of the House on Tuesday night. The vote, which was won by a slim margin of 218 to 208, signifies a fundamental change in the House’s leadership.
Ron DeSantis, the governor, offers his viewpoint on McCarthy’s ouster as House Speaker.
DeSantis stated “I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool years ago.”
He continued “He’s really somebody that Donald Trump has backed and put into that position.”
The Hill has further information:
On Tuesday, Republican governor of Florida Ron DeSantis chimed in on the speakership fight going on on Capitol Hill, stating that he had opposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) “when it wasn’t cool” back when he was a member of Congress.
“I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool years ago,” According to DeSantis, Scripps News. “He’s really somebody that Donald Trump has backed and put into that position.”
“And so I think that they’ve not delivered results,” he continued. “I think the contrast between Florida, us delivering results, and what you have in Washington is typically failure theater.”
DeSantis, a prominent player in Florida politics, was a key member of the powerful conservative Freedom Caucus and served in the House from 2013 to 2018.
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WPTV says:
Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Speaker of the House, is under fire from Florida Governor and Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis as McCarthy fights to maintain his political future in Washington.
“I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool years ago,” DeSantis spoke to Joe St. George, the deputy political director for Scripps News, on Tuesday.
Trump is held accountable by DeSantis for first placing McCarthy in the speaker’s office.
