With House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finally in possession of the speaker’s gavel after a grueling four days of voting, he and his allies are likely celebrating a hard-fought victory.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) claimed that his drawn out battle for House speaker that ended Saturday morning was good for the Republican Party because now he was more prepared to govern.
Newly elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) praised Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and former President Donald Trump for helping him secure the speaker's gavel in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Republicans aired their dirty laundry in public this week as loyalists of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and a band of 20 rebel hardliners clashed over the speaker gavel.