McCarthy rips 'chaotic' GOP rebels led by Gaetz: 'They are not conservatives'
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After his ousting, McCarthy slams hardline Republicans, claiming they're not real conservatives.
His comments come just hours after Gaetz introduced a motion to vacate McCarthy — and succeeded — with the help of hardliners in his own party and 208 House Democrat votes. McCarthy said he would not seek to be re-elected as speaker. Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
Hardline conservatives and Democrats voted in sync to seal the deal on Tuesday, as the vote to vacate commenced after an hour of passionate debate with McCarthy's supporters and dissenters.
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