McCarthy Claims He’ll Consider Leaving Congress

The Hill reports:

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he will “look” at remaining in Congress after a group of Republicans voted with House Democrats Tuesday to remove him as Speaker. ‘I’ll look at that,” McCarthy said when asked at a press conference if he will remain in Congress.

McCarthy did rule out considering another position with leadership. “There’s a lot of great people in conference,” McCarthy said. “There’s always other people to do jobs. It is amazing the talent that we had.”

“I may have lost a vote today, but I fought for what I believe in — and I believe in America. It has been an honor to serve,” McCarthy said Tuesday evening.

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