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<p>As hardline House Republicans prepare to force a vote on the removal of Speaker <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/kevin-mccarthy">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) this week, there’s one man they hope will stay out of the GOP drama: <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/donald-j-trump">Donald Trump</a>.</p>
<p>While never quite predictable, Trump likely has the power to save McCarthy, should the California Republican—<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-matt-gaetz-says-he-will-force-vote-to-can-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-this-week">as expected</a>—face a “motion to vacate” vote. (Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that he <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-matt-gaetz-says-he-will-force-vote-to-can-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-this-week">intended to offer the motion this week</a>.)</p>
<p>But McCarthy’s detractors don’t seem to think Trump will speak up for McCarthy.</p>
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty
As hardline House Republicans prepare to force a vote on the removal of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) this week, there’s one man they hope will stay out of the GOP drama: Donald Trump.
While never quite predictable, Trump likely has the power to save McCarthy, should the California Republican—as expected—face a “motion to vacate” vote. (Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that he intended to offer the motion this week.)
But McCarthy’s detractors don’t seem to think Trump will speak up for McCarthy.
