It’s been an abysmal week for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who is trying to become the next Speaker of the House.
By extension, it’s also been a bad week for all House Republicans because they’re making the Keystone Cops look competent.
At last count, McCarthy had lost 10 straight ballots for the Speaker’s chair, with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) getting the most votes, which is humiliating for the GOP when you consider they have the majority of the votes in the chamber.
According to The Hill, here’s the latest update on the search for a Speaker:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appears to have lost the 10th vote for Speaker of the House.
The preliminary results were largely unchanged from all three of Wednesday’s and Thursday’s first three votes, with McCarthy garnering 200 votes, 20 Republicans voting for another candidate and one voting “present.”
Lawmakers are still in negotiations but are touting progress.
This will send the Speakership fight to a 11th ballot for the first time since before the Civil War. It’s unclear if that vote will happen tonight.
Long story short: It’s a clusterfuck.
However, despite all the chaos, one good thing has come out of this: Humor. Specifically, internet humor. Take a look:
