Republican Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote

Name: Republican Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote
Uploaded: 07 Jan 2023, 11:37:43 PM
Duration: 01:06
Channel: TIMESOFINDIA.COM

5 views | Jan 07, 2023, 11:37:43 PM | AP

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions that boiled over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern. After four days of grueling ballots, McCarthy flipped more than a dozen conservative holdouts to become supporters, including the chairman of the chamber’s Freedom Caucus. He fell one vote short on the 14th ballot, and the chamber became raucous, unruly. McCarthy strode to the back of the chamber to confront Republican Matt Gaetz, sitting with Lauren Boebert and other holdouts. Fingers were pointed, words exchanged and violence apparently just averted.