Republican Infighting Threatens Government Shutdown as McCarthy Faces Attacks
TL;DR
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing attacks from fellow Republicans as a government shutdown looms. Rep. Victoria Spartz called McCarthy "weak" and criticized him for failing to address the fiscal catastrophe. Rep. Matt Gaetz accused McCarthy of lying and called for his removal as speaker. Rep. Nancy Mace blamed McCarthy for not holding individual votes on spending bills. Rep. Ken Buck warned that McCarthy's promises on various issues are coming due, creating a "perfect storm" of problems. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed McCarthy and former President Donald Trump for adding $7 trillion to the national debt.
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- 'Weak,' 'Lying like a dead dog': McCarthy faces Republican attacks amid looming shutdown POLITICO
- House Republican chaos stalls two spending bills Reuters
- The Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown CNN
- An out-of-control GOP is the party of nonstop national crisis The Hill
- Right-Wing House Republicans Derail Pentagon G.O.P. Bill, Rebuking McCarthy The New York Times
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