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Claire McCaskill: Listen, here's what Kevin McCarthy had a front row seat for. He had a front row seat when the extreme element of their…

On the recordApril 26, 2022
Listen, here's what Kevin McCarthy had a front row seat for. He had a front row seat when the extreme element of their caucus ran John Boehner out of the speakership. He had a front row seat when that same element in their caucus ran Paul Ryan, out of the speakership.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri
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msnbc.com

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Claire McCaskill reflects on Kevin McCarthy's experience with the extreme elements of the Republican Party that have previously ousted other speakers.

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