
Not long after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) got booted from the speakership on Tuesday, some conservatives began blaming Democrats for his ouster – even though it was triggered by a Republican using an agreement he and McCarthy made in January. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate the chair, thus triggering a vote of the House on the matter. While only eight members of the Republican majority voted to remove McCarthy, 210 Democrats also voted to remove him, which was more than enough to give McCarthy the heave-ho....