Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told House Republicans in a private meeting that he knows there will be more than five Republicans who vote against him on the first ballot, Punchbowl News reports.
That means he won’t have the majority of the GOP caucus.
McCarthy Admits He Doesn’t Have the Votes
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