By Mark Gray
7:17pm PDT, Oct 4, 2023
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History was made on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House of Representatives. The last time someone filed a motion to vacate the Speaker was in 1910. In that instance, Republican Speaker Joseph Cannon survived. Kevin would have no such luck after Florida Rep Matt Gaetz filed a resolution to take the California lawmaker's gavel away. The vote ended up being 216-210 in favor of ousting Kevin, who is now the shortest serving Speaker since 1876.
Following the removal, several celebrities weighed in..
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"We no longer have a functioning Republican party. Chaos." —Mia Farrow
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"Newt Gingrich impeached Bill Clinton then had the worst Republican midterm election performance in 64 years and was forced out as Speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy tried to impeach President Biden and is ousted as Speaker of the House… the first time in history the Speaker has been removed by his colleagues." –Billy Baldwin
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"McCarthy blamed Trump for Jan. 6. Then proceeded to kiss his a**. Once again, Rick Wilson's declaration rings true: Everything Trump touches, dies. If we don't want America to die, every thinking feeling one of US must stop this sick Criminal from regaining the White House." —Rob Reiner
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"In [Democrats'] view it's all chaos and good for their agenda. In reality, McCarthy was nothing but a Democrat apologist in my opinion. He reneged on everything he promised to do to get that seat. We The People have had enough of the uniparty. I'm glad to see him go." –John Rich
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".@SpeakerMcCarthy lasted 24.5 Scaramuccis." –Anthony Scaramucci
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"The Speaker of the House, bye, bye, Miss American Pie." —Michael Rapaport
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"I fully support @mattgaetz motion to remove @SpeakerMcCarthy and recognize it as an act of courage and true leadership. May God save this Republic." –Roger Stone
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".mattgaetz calling something unserious and chaotic while referencing a sideshow is RICH. Has he met HIMSELF?!" Yvette Nicole Brown tweeted. She later added, "Hey @SpeakerMcCarthy you need to remove that title from your name, playa! And gather those things out of that office. You're done, REEK!"
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"Matt Gaetz has filed a motion to vacate the chair, meaning Kevin McCarthy's job is on the line. Democrats should unite behind Hakeem Jeffries and not get involved in the chaos of the GOP. You can't wrestle a pig in the mud, after all. Stick together, watch them squirm." —George Takei
