On Tuesday evening, 58-year-old Republican Kevin McCarthy was ousted as leader of the US House of Representatives. It is unclear how his successor will be arranged. His party colleague Patrick McHenry temporarily took over the chairmanship, and next Tuesday the party wants to reach agreement on a new candidate.
US President Joe Biden called on the House of Representatives to “swiftly” choose a successor. “The urgent challenges facing our country will not wait,” his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said. Biden wants to decide quickly on new aid to Ukraine, and a new budget agreement is needed quickly, otherwise there is a risk of a so-called shutdown in November.
As reported, McCarthy and Democrats reached a last-minute compromise this weekend to fund US federal authorities until November 17. In this way a freeze in the budget was prevented. This dispute is the backdrop to the motion to dismiss filed by Matthew Gaetz, a supporter of former President Donald Trump.
The controversial topic is aid to Ukraine
Gaetz had sharply criticized McCarthy for this. He accuses him of having made a “secret” agreement with Biden on new aid to Ukraine. The American president himself also spoke of a ‘deal’. The far right in the House of Representatives is against additional aid to Ukraine and would rather spend the money on securing the US border with Mexico. 216 representatives, the majority of whom were Democrats, voted to remove the politician from the third highest office in the state. 210 Republican lawmakers voted against the removal.
Gaetz said no one would trust McCarthy. “It is in the best interests of this country that we have a better president than Kevin McCarthy,” the MP said. In the US, the speaker is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. McCarthy noted that he enjoyed every minute as chairman. But he won’t run again, even if that were possible.
Trump disappointed by internal power struggles
McCarthy only took over earlier this year. Former President Donald Trump was disappointed with the power struggle in his party. “Why are Republicans always fighting each other and not the radical left Democrats who are destroying our country?” wrote the right-wing populist, who wants to run again for the 2024 presidential elections, on his online platform Truth Social.
Source: Krone
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