In interviews with more than a dozen House Republicans ahead of the anniversary of McCarthy’s removal, lawmakers said they are still emotionally recovering. They blamed those frenetic, frustrating weeks for thwarting GOP priorities and ratcheting up tensions among members. But they also agreed, regardless of where they stood during the fight, that the rebellion didn’t meaningfully change much of anything about how the House operates as an institution, like McCarthy’s detractors — upset that he had struck a deal with Democrats to fund the government — had hoped.
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“In the history of politics, it was the single stupidest thing I’ve ever seen,” New York Rep. Mike Lawler said.“It was one of the worst things that had ever happened in congressional history,” Rep. Max Miller of Ohio, a McCarthy ally, echoed. “Those eight people who voted to remove Speaker McCarthy put themselves before the country, and we’re still dealing with the ramifications because of that.”
