Sooner or later, you knew Elon would weigh in.
According to a Fox News report, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has thrown his support behind Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the battle for the gavel; he says “Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker.”
Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 5, 2023
From Fox News:
Despite Republicans holding a majority in the House, McCarthy has struggled due to a group of less than two dozen GOP representatives-elect who claim he does not adequately represent their conservative positions. McCarthy needs 218 members to vote for him, but with 20 voting against him and one voting present, he was stuck at 201 on Wednesday. On Tuesday, he had 203.
The group of Republicans who have broken off includes House Freedom Caucus members Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Byron Donalds, R-Fla. Donalds backed McCarthy on Tuesday, but on Wednesday he flipped as he was the one nominated by his colleagues to oppose McCarthy.
“The reality is Rep. Kevin McCarthy doesn’t have the votes. I committed my support to him publicly and for two votes on the House Floor. 218 is the number, and currently, no one is there,” Donalds tweeted Tuesday. “Our conference needs to recess and huddle and find someone or work out the next steps but these continuous votes aren’t working for anyone.”
Musk continues to release installments of the “Twitter Files,” highlighting instances of collusion and censorship between a pre-Musk Twitter and the U.S. government —including the FBI.
More over at Fox News:
Elon Musk tweets support for Kevin McCarthy, as speaker vote heads into third day https://t.co/Psr7auBOns
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 5, 2023
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