• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    That’s right, I was confusing him with the last republican speaker Dems voted for.

    Still not sure why we bailed him out after he tried to impeach Biden for bullshit reasons

    • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      The previous speaker was McCarthy. The final ballot was 216 to 212 in a straight party line vote.

      Democrats did vote for his ouster, when a motion to vacate was brought.

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      6 months ago

      He was bailed out because he passed Ukraine aid. (And Israel aid, and Taiwan). And before that he avoided a government shutdown.

      He caved on democratic priorities, which, sure, he should have done anyway, but he broke the Hastert rule for the first time in decades.