Acting Speaker Patrick McHenry isn’t stopping with the eviction on Nancy Pelosi from her hideaway office in the Capitol.
The news is he’s just evicted top Democrat Steny Hoyer from his hideaway office too.
NEWS — HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP has kicked @RepStenyHoyer out of his Capitol hideaway.
Republicans — McCarthy — are taking revenge for Democrats voting with @mattgaetz to boot @SpeakerMcCarthy from the speakership.
Expect more of this, GOP sources tell us.
Me and…
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 4, 2023
This is the stuff of legend. They are already making memes of McHenry:
I love this@PatrickMcHenry is telling Dems: you kicked out our Speaker, I’m kicking you out right now https://t.co/LIO7X6mXNy pic.twitter.com/AHGUpvpikq
— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) October 4, 2023
Ok we need Patrick McHenry as speaker, I’ve decided https://t.co/D1jYFaVI5u
— Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) October 4, 2023
FYI: McHenry has been in Congress since 2004 and is currently the chair of the House Financial Services Committee.