Kevin McCarthy Makes It Official: He’s Running for Speaker
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made it clear on Wednesday that he wants to be the next Speaker of the House if Republicans retain control after the November midterm elections.
However, there may be other candidates. Last month, Freedom Caucus founder Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on the Curt Schilling Show: “If and when there is a Speaker’s race, I plan on being part of that discussion.”
Ryan himself backed McCarthy in April, telling NBC News’ Meet the Press: “We all think that Kevin is the right person.”
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