McCarthy Opposition Not an Extension of MAGA Movement: Gingrich
Denying Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speakership is not advancing the Make America Great Again agenda popularized by former President Donald Trump, according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
“They would like to pretend it is,” Gingrich, a contributor to The Epoch Times, said in an interview on Jan. 6 before the House reconvened voting, referring to opponents of the Californian congressman.
McCarthy has failed to garner enough support to be the speaker from his 222-seat majority after 13 consecutive votes, making it the longest fight since before the Civil War. Most of the 20 Republicans who have consistently opposed his candidacy belong to the conservative Freedom Caucus and were endorsed by Trump during the midterms last November….