Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urged former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) replacement on Wednesday to eliminate the motion to vacate after the procedural tool was used to force the latter’s historic ouster.
Senate Republicans were aghast at the news, with even the most conservative members expressing dismay over McCarthy losing the House’s top job.
“I have no advice to give to House Republicans, except one: I hope whoever the next speaker is gets rid of the motion to vacate,” McConnell said at his weekly leadership press conference.