Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as US House speaker was a tragedy foretold
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6F9KS)
Anyone watching the historic' or unprecedented' turns in recent US politics will not be surprised
In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside." These words, delivered at the US Capitol by president John F Kennedy in his 1961 inaugural address, seemed particularly apt on Tuesday.
Kevin McCarthy's ousting as speaker of the House of Representatives was a personal tragedy foretold. The first seeds of destruction had been planted when, days after declaring Donald Trump responsible for the January 6 insurrection, McCarthy went grovelling at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and made his pact with the devil.
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