Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, slams Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy for House speaker and says this makes the party look 'foolish.'
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, slammed Republicans refusing to support
"You've got these members who just showed who they are," Crenshaw said."No one knows what their goal is. They say their goal is some noble cause for the cause of conservatism, for the people, for holding the swamp accountable. These are the phrases that they'll use to make themselves seem like they're some white knights out there to save you. Of course, none of this is true. None of this is true whatsoever.
McCarthy is still tussling with some members of his party who are concerned electing him to be speaker would be a"continuation of past and ongoing Republican failures."
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