McCarthy Dares Hardliners to Oust Him as Shutdown Fight Rages

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, thwarted by hardliners from passing measures to fund the government and frustrated by their shutdown demands, dared conservative dissidents to try to oust him.

“The speaker said, look if you want to make a motion to vacate the chair, bring it on,” Republican Representative Darrell Issa, a McCarthy ally, told reporters Thursday, using a parliamentary term for removing the speaker as he described McCarthy’s comments.

WATCH: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says nobody wins in a government shutdown.

Source: Bloomberg

McCarthy’s eruption during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans Thursday morning highlighted the deep differences and rising tension within the party as Washington hurtles toward a federal government ...