How angry is the far-right House Freedom Caucus about the debt ceiling deal? As stevebenen writes, its members are furious enough to consider trying to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership post.
Conservative angst over the debt deal is threatening to trigger Kevin McCarthy’s biggest fear — a push to oust him from the speakership. Rep. Dan Bishop on Tuesday became the first House conservative to explicitly state he is considering a push to strip McCarthy of the gavel over his recent deal with President Joe Biden.
Asked if he’s prepared to use procedural tactics to force a vote on McCarthy’s future, the North Carolina Republican told Politico, “Absolutely. It is inescapable to me. It has to be done.” He appears to have some company within the GOP conference. Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado broached the subject during a House Freedom Caucus conference call yesterday, andRep. Scott Perry, the contingent’s current chair, didn’t explicitly endorse moving against McCarthy, but the Pennsylvanian
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