Kevin McCarthy's CBS interview, where he blamed Democrats for the near-government shutdown, tanked a
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Kevin McCarthy's CBS interview, where he blamed Democrats for the near-government shutdown, tanked any hope of them saving his speakership
John L. Dorman
Tue, October 3, 2023 at 9:53 PM EDT·3 min read
• A CBS News interview destroyed any chance that Kevin McCarthy had in keeping his job as speaker.
• Just a handful of Democrats could have easily crossed over and saved McCarthy on Tuesday.
• But after he tried to blame them for the near-shutdown, Democrats voted unanimously to oust him.
On Sunday, Kevin McCarthy — just hours removed from helping shepherd a stopgap spending bill with bipartisan support that eventually averted a government shutdown — blamed Democrats for the near-failure of the legislation.
While speaking with CBS News host Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation," the California Republican said he had doubts about whether the bill, which passed with mostly Democratic votes, would actually get through the House.
"I wasn't sure it was going to pass," he said. "You want to know why? Because the Democrats tried to do everything they can not to let it pass."
Brennan laughed, noting that it was Democrats who kept the bill afloat, as 90 Republicans voted against it.
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