A Republican caucus meeting to determine who will be the next Speaker of the House devolved into rancor and cursing Tuesday morning as Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO) chided House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA) for stating that he had “earned” the position.
CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju reports that McCarthy was heard cursing and yelling at caucus members during a closed-door meeting to decide when a floor vote would be held on the job of Speaker.
At one point, McCarthy angrily told his colleagues, “I’ve earned this job!”
Raju noted:
“We’re hearing things are getting very heated behind closed doors. Kevin McCarthy is essentially done with negotiating with this block of conservatives who are seeking a number of concessions to weaken the speakership, to empower them, and he said he’s gone so far and they have refused to get to yes and he’s raising his voice and detailing everything that he’s done and said, quote, ‘I’ve earned this job.'”
The CNN reporter added:
“Now he is also getting some pushback in the room. Our sources are telling our Capitol Hill team that [Rep.] Lauren Boebert said ‘bullshit’ in response to what Kevin McCarthy said.”
Of course, for Boebert to complain about anyone is the height of hypocrisy. She did almost nothing during her first term in office other than tweet out conspiracy theories, lie, and attack anyone who disagrees with her.
