McCarthy Dares Republican Critics to File Motion to Oust Him as Speaker

Speaker McCarthy confronts critics within his own party amid contentious spending fight.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to the media during a briefing in National Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington on July 17, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) dared Republican colleagues during a closed-door meeting on Sept. 14 to make good on their threat to oust him from his leadership position.

Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) confirmed to The Epoch Times that Mr. McCarthy directly confronted the threat made by some hardline GOP House members, saying that “Kevin doesn’t live in fear.”