- Joe Walsh, an ex-GOP congressman, stated that Rep. Kevin McCarthy will be Speaker by name.
- He stated that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene would be in control, regardless of whether McCarthy wins.
- McCarthy must be a spokesman for Greene and her associates in order to receive enough votes to serve as Speaker, according to Walsh.
Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman, claims that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will manage Rep. Kevin McCarthy behind-the scenes if he is elected Speaker of the Republican-led Congress 2023.
“Look, McCarthy will probably be Speaker, but let’s be real — Marjorie Taylor Greene these next two years will be Speaker of the House,” Walsh told MSNBC’s Katie Phang on Sunday. “She will keep McCarthy short-haired every day for two years.”
McCarthy is aware of that. McCarthy only wants to be Speaker. He must do what Marjorie says he should do,” stated the former congressman who served as Speaker of the House between January 2011 and January 2013.
Walsh described McCarthy as a “hollow person” who must pander to the GOP’s far-right side in order to lead the congressional Republicans. He said that Greene has more influence over the GOP’s base than the party’s moderates.
“The American people don’t know who these House Republican moderates in the House are.” He said that they know Marjorie Taylor Greene. “Kevin McCarthy understands that.”
—The Katie Phang Show (@katiephangshow) November 20, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene will go out on a limb to support Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership bid
If McCarthy is to succeed Nancy Pelosi, he will need to get 218 votes from the House. The GOP currently holds a razor-thin majority — 219 SeatsDemocrats held 211 against, with many races still uncalled.
McCarthy His far-right rival was defeatedSecret vote last week to elect Andy Biggs as the Republican party’s leader saw him win 188 to 31. However, McCarthy has been opposed by several right-wing House Freedom Caucus members. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, said that he wouldn’t support McCarthy. Do you prefer to be waterboarded or voted for by the minority leader?.
Greene broke off with Freedom Caucus allies. Support was voicedMcCarthy for Speaker, claiming it is a “bad tactic” for GOP members who want to challenge him. Greene was also last week She stated that she was ready to support a GOP civil warMcCarthy was not afraid of “fighting it out” alongside her Republican colleagues to secure the speakership.
McCarthy previously promisedIf the GOP takes control of the lower house, following the February 2021 vote in the House, Greene will be able to regain his committee assignments stripHer positions on the House Education and Labor Committee and Budget Committee. Democratic lawmakers accused Greene in promoting fringe conspiracy theories, and supporting violence against her congressional colleagues.
The minority leader also recently re-stated his vow to remove three prominent Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Ilhan Omar, and Eric Swalwell — from their committee assignments, They are accused of being biased or complicit. In response, Schiff McCarthy was called a “weak lead” by McCarthyMcCarthy said that McCarthy would do “whatever Marjorie Taylor Greene asks him to,” echoing Walsh’s sentiment.
Insider reached out to McCarthy and Greene representatives but they did not respond immediately.
