House Democratic leadership has recommended voting to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post on Tuesday.
“If Republicans move to table the privileged resolution to declare the Office of the Speaker Vacant, House Democratic Leadership urges members to VOTE NO. Members are urged to VOTE YES on the privileged resolution to declare the Office of the Speaker Vacant,” a statement said.
Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries has not declared his party position on removing McCarthy. However, he has met with members of his party behind closed doors where they have reportedly agreed to work with Republicans while calling on the opposing party to “end the chaos, end the dysfunction, end the extremism”.
Jeffries reportedly told his colleagues in private that they should vote to oust McCarthy because he has proven untrustworthy.
An unidentified Democratic aide told The Associated Press that Jeffries also told the Democrats to vote against any procedural motion to delay the effort to oust McCarthy.
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In a letter to colleagues, Jeffries said the decision was “not about any one individual”, but about the Republican party itself. He added that the party has “shown no willingness” to break from “MAGA extremism”, alluding to a reference to supporters of former president Donald Trump.
“It is now the responsibility of the GOP members to end the House Republican Civil War,” he wrote.
