Rep. Patrick McHenry looked frustrated when he slammed down the gavel in the House after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted three weeks ago.
That thunder crack of Mr. McCarthy’s gavel cemented Mr. McHenry, North Carolina Republican, as temporary speaker. It also launched a circus-like three-week paralysis of the lower chamber while lawmakers butted heads over who should replace Mr. McCarthy, California Republican.
“The facts and circumstances of the last month will be viewed in history as well outside the normal bounds of this institution,” Mr. McHenry told reporters at the Capitol. He did not try to argue against being tapped to fill in as speaker, largely because he did not think Mr. McCarthy would be removed from the position. He began doing research on the parameters of the job when he learned he was on the list — research that intensified when Mr. McCarthy’s ouster moved from fiery talking points from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to reality.
Mr. McHenry argued that his role as temporary speaker was only to facilitate electing a new speaker and that his goal was to protect the chamber.
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