2023-10-06 03:30:00
Two brave people have already come forward who want to be the successor to the deposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Hardliners like Matt Gaetz will also put them under pressure.
Matt Gaetz (right) following the successful deselection of Speaker Kevin McCarthy on October 3, 2023, which he requested.
Jonathan Ernst / Archyde.com
October 3, 2023 already has a permanent place in American historiography: For the first time in the USA, a chairman of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, was voted out of office. The office of speaker combines a lot of power: the holder largely determines what is voted on in the large chamber. And of course the person is at the center when it comes to forging agreements with political opponents, with the White House and the Senate.
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