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The point of removing the House Speaker was to sow chaos..
Following the ouster of US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, Indian-American entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has said that the resultant chaos is a positive thing, according to The Hill.P)..
The mutiny, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), came days after McCarthy averted a government shutdown by putting a stopgap measure on the floor that garnered Democratic support a move that infuriated hardline Republicans..
Republicans who opposed McCarthy claimed that the former speaker caved to Democratic pressure throughout the appropriations process, notably when he passed a bipartisan budget continuing resolution over the weekend that prevented a government shutdown, The Hill reported..
Kerr died in office of consumption on August 19, 1876, as per CNN. . Republican Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina will now temporarily lead the House of Representatives after the Speaker's position was vacated on Tuesday. ..
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