House Republicans have expressed growing confidence about their ability to take over the legislative chamber after next year's midterm elections. Democrats only control the House with the narrowest of majorities, while historical precedent shows that the party of the president in the White House generally loses a substantial number of seats during the midterms of their first term.
McCarthy aims to become Speaker of the House if the Republicans actually wrest power from the Democrats. However, it's unclear—as Greene noted—whether he has the votes to secure the position. Although McCarthy has remained largely loyal to Trump, some pro-Trump Republicans in the House GOP Conference feel he has not done enough to support the former president's faction of the party.of electing Trump as House Speaker if Republicans take back control.
Representative Adam Kinzinger accused House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of"begging" Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for support. In this photo, Kinzinger listens during a House select committee meeting investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol at the Cannon House Office Building on October 19 in Washington, D.C.on Saturday, explaining that McCarthy"needs" Greene's vote to be Speaker.
"He needs her support in order to get the gavel. I think what you'll be seeing for the next few months, for a year, anytime Kevin McCarthy does anything to infuriate Marjorie Taylor Greene or infuriates Trump—they're going to be lording it over his head," the journalist said.
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