123 What!? Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy Laughs as His Fate is Decided. This has to be a movie. (www.theguardian.com) posted 1 year ago by Jscholl17 1 year ago by Jscholl17 +124 / -1 A tense political moment: McCarthy laughs as ouster is decided An inside look at the House chamber during the unprecedented, bipartisan vote to remove the speaker 26 comments share 26 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I like to take my time.
Trump endorsed him. So either Trump was fooled, or he wanted him to be speaker.
The former doesn’t seem as likely?