ABC News
The hosts of The View gleefully mocked and belittled House Republicans on Monday over last week’s near-violent chaos surrounding the election of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, comparing the GOP lawmakers to “thugs” and the Real Housewives.
After nearly a week-long stalemate that saw roughly 20 far-right conservatives refuse to budge and support McCarthy after a dozen rounds of voting, 14 of the holdouts finally flipped their votes after McCarthy offered a bevy of concessions. Republicans, however, still needed to convince some of the six bitter “Never Kevin” insurgents to switch sides for McCarthy to secure the speaker’s gavel.
Heading into late Friday night’s vote, GOP leadership appeared fully confident that the dramatic standoff would come to an end. Instead, MAGA Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) waited until the last second to vote “present,” denying McCarthy the speakership for a 14th straight round.