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The Rise of Radical Conservatism and Battle for Speaker: Fractures Within the Republican Party
On October 3, local time, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 216 in favor and 210 against to pass the “removal motion” proposed by far-right Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, making McCarthy a historic figure in American history. The first speaker of the House of Representatives to be removed from office. In January of this year, McCarthy “survived” after 15 arduous rounds of voting and won the “gavel” of Speaker of the House of Representatives. In just nine months, McCarthy made two histories one after another. His career as speaker of the House of Representatives started in chaos and ended in chaos, which is regrettable. Trump’s…