For the first time in United States history, the president of Congress was removed in a motion of no confidence approved by both parties, leaving the House of Representatives paralyzed and Republicans even more divided, with no succession in sight.
The leader of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, was removed from office, after a historic vote promoted by the most radical wing of the Republican Party, which accused him of collusion with Democratic President Joe Biden.
Democrats in Congress, however, joined the eight most radical voices of the Republican Party and determined the fate of McCarthy, who has already announced that he will not run for new elections.
For now, the seat remains vacant, restricting the legislative capacity of the House of Representatives, at a delicate moment in which Congress has just over 40 days to avoid a new threat of lack of financing to make the Government function, due to lack of understanding. between both parties on the expansion of the US deficit.
At the same time, the crisis in Congress deepens divisions within the Republican Party, which has already admitted that it has no peaceful solution to replace McCarthy as majority leader in the chamber.
The name of former President Donald Trump even appeared on the list of possible replacement candidates, who, although he had already said that he is not interested in the position (he prefers to maintain his commitment to a presidential re-candidacy, despite the Congressional rules that allow the position exercised by a person not elected to the chamber), will not fail to take advantage of the opportunity to give prominence to the most radical wing of those close to him.
Matt Gaetz – who was one of the Republicans who promoted the motion of no confidence in McCarthy – announced that he will support the name of Steve Scalise, from the state of Louisiana, who is currently the party’s number two in the chamber.
However, it is unlikely that this name will have the support of the more moderate sector of Republicans, who are the majority and prefer to see a figure who can appeal to a broader political spectrum, in statements that have already given rise to the appearance of names like Tom Emmer, from Minnesota, or Patrick McHenry, from North Carolina.
If the Republican option is for someone who can also talk informally with Democrats, the option could fall on Elise Stefanik, who has the support of moderates despite being a name suggested for a possible new Donald Trump government.
Source: TSF
