Trump questions why GOP is ‘always fighting among themselves’

Former President Donald Trump slammed Republican infighting Tuesday as some House Republicans banded with Democrats to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the speakership.

Ahead of the vote to oust McCarthy, Trump posted on Truth Social, saying that Republicans should focus on fighting the “Radical Left Democrats who are destroying our Country.”

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“Why is it that Republicans are always fighting among themselves, why aren’t they fighting the Radical Left Democrats who are destroying our Country?” Trump posted.

Trump has been a supporter of McCarthy for House speaker, backing him in January during his prolonged fight for the speakership. House Democrats and eight Republicans voted in favor of Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s (R-FL) motion to vacate the speakership. Gaetz has been a fierce supporter of Trump.

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Gaetz accused McCarthy of making a “Ukraine deal with Democrats” to pass aid for the country at a later date, and this was one of the main reasons he brought forward a motion to vacate the speakership. Several allies of McCarthy defended the now-ousted speaker prior to the vote, with Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) mocking Gaetz for fundraising off of his motion.

McCarthy endured 15 rounds of voting during the speaker election in January after several members of the Republican conference refused to support the California Republican. Now that he has been removed, another vote on who will become the next House speaker will occur nine months after McCarthy first secured the speaker’s gavel.