Kevin McCarthy says exit of the Trump loyalist turned critic is a sign of broader trouble for Republicans
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said Majorie Taylor Greene’s abrupt resignation is a sign of broader trouble for the GOP next year, given several House Republicans are leaving.
“She’s almost like the canary in the coal mine,” McCarthy told Fox News on Tuesday.
“And this is something inside Congress, they’d better wake up, because they are going to get a lot of people retiring, and they’ve got to focus.”
The GOP still has a slender House majority, and even with Greene’s departure has two votes to spare, but already, 22 House Republicans have said they will retire or forgo re-election next year. This is an above-average number analysts say.
