GOP Rebels Plot to Oust Kevin McCarthy

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, a group of Republican backbenchers plot to remove Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. But apart from the power play, it isn't clear what they hope to accomplish. And what happens if they succeed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, is that a pumpkin spice latte?
0:03.2	No, it's the pumpkin spice latte.
0:05.8	Starbucks.
0:06.8	Obviously.
0:07.8	You know, I once got so obsessed with pumpkin spice,
0:09.8	I only wore orange for a month.
0:11.8	That's nothing.
0:12.8	I once got so obsessed I got a pumpkin shame into my hair.
0:14.8	Oh yeah?
0:15.8	Well, last year I cured outside Starbucks for a week.
0:17.8	And my tent was a shame of a pumpkin?
0:19.8	Well, I'm changing my name to pumpkin spicy.
0:22.8	The Starbucks original is back.
0:26.8	Go all out pumpkin spice.
0:28.6	Project to availability while stocks last.
0:33.8	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,
0:36.4	this is Potomac Watch.
0:39.8	Congress avoided government shutdown on Saturday,
0:42.6	very narrowly, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought
0:45.6	democratic votes after a handful of Republicans defeated
0:49.8	his attempts to pass a Republican only funding bill.
0:54.4	But in doing so, the Speaker put his job on the line
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