Lauren Boebert tells Trump to call Kevin
McCarthy and tell him it's 'time to WITHDRAW'
as he loses fifth ballot to be Speaker
- after 20 GOP saboteurs sunk his fourth
bid to take the gavel
Posted By: Imright, 1/4/2023 2:48:44 PM
Rep. Lauren Boebert said her 'favorite president' Donald Trump should call GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and tell him 'it's time to withdraw' after the House failed to make the California Republican its Speaker after four rounds of voting. The Colorado Republican noted that Trump had been calling McCarthy's opposition and telling them to change their vote. 'I think it actually needs to be reversed. The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, sir, you do not have the votes and it's time to withdraw,' she said at the start of the fifth vote.
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