US Congress: Ousted Speaker McCarthy To Run In 2024

Eko Hot Blog reports that ousted Congressman, Kevin McCarthy has made known his next move in the U.S. political space since the coup that toppled him as the Speaker of the house.

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McCarthy announced on Friday that he is not resigning from his seat and plans to run for reelection in 2024, demystifying the speculations that he is considering stepping down.

“I’m not resigning. I got a lot more work to do,” McCarthy told reporters in the Capitol. He replied “yes”, when asked if he plans to run for reelection next year.

He made the comments after Politico reported that McCarthy was considering resigning from the House before the end of his term.

A report by CNN also stated, that McCarthy was expected to step down, per two sources familiar with his thinking. Kevin McCarthy, however, emphasized to reporters that he has no plans to leave Capitol Hill.

“I’m still here finishing my job, all right,” he said. “If I make any other difference, don’t read it by somebody else. I will tell you.”

The speculation regarding McCarthy’s tenure in Congress came days after the historic House’s votes in 216-210 which removed Republican as Speaker.

The coup led by fellow republican congressman, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), alongside seven other Republicans,  voted with all Democrats present to eject McCarthy from the role of the head of the House.

This is in response to GOP frustrations over McCarthy’s decision to put a “clean” continuing resolution on the floor to avert a government shutdown. The stopgap bill cleared both chambers in overwhelmingly bipartisan votes.

However, McCarthy announced on Tuesday during a press conference that he would not run for Speaker again.

McCarthy did not give a precise response vis-a-vis his resignation from the Congress. “I’ll look at that,” he said.

The California Republican told reporters Friday that he did not consider resigning at any point. Asked what had changed between now and his press conference Friday, he pointed to the deliberations he has before deciding to run for another term every cycle. “I looked at it every time I have to decide whether I’m gonna run for reelection or not,” McCarthy said.

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