McCarthy Opens Door to Speakership Comeback Amid Israel Turmoil; User’s Manual to the Effort by Some GOPers to Return McCarthy to the Speakership; As Republicans Split Over Who Will Be House Speaker, McCarthy Positions Himself as a De Facto Leader

McCarthy opens door to Speakership comeback amid Israel turmoil:

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) kept the door open to a comeback bid for the Speakership on Monday, outlining steps he believes the U.S. should take to respond to the crisis in Israel during a lengthy press conference — a presentation that was reminiscent of when he held the gavel just a week before.

The California Republican did not directly answer if he envisions a scenario in which he could be a candidate for Speaker; if he would accept a colleague nominating him for Speaker; or if he thinks he is the right person to lead the House in the current moment, considering his pro-Israel background.

“That’s a decision by the conference,” McCarthy said, relaying iterations of that multiple times.

He similarly deflected when asked if he would endorse either of the candidates running to replace him: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

But McCarthy, who hours after being ousted as Speaker said he would not run for the post again, was not shy about reminding reporters that the vast majority of the House GOP conference voted to keep him in the top spot last week.

“The only thing I would ask my conference, you have 96 percent of the conference in one place and you’re allowing 4 percent, with the Democrats playing politics, that now have putting the doubt inside this body,” McCarthy said. “That is wrong.” —>READ MORE HERE

User’s manual to the effort by some GOPers to return McCarthy to the speakership:

Could the former House speaker be the future House speaker?

Watch to see an effort this week by some allies of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to draft him for the speakership again.

Fox is told it’s likely a challenge for either House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., or Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to secure the votes to become speaker.

At least quickly.

Both Scalise and Jordan come with baggage and that will divide the House Republican Conference. It is unclear how long it could take either candidate – or any candidate – to earn the necessary votes on the floor to win.

“Pack your lunch,” said one Republican to Fox about how long the speaker’s race may take. The earliest a floor vote could happen is Thursday.

That’s why some McCarthy loyalists believe that the former speaker should run again.

It’s notable that McCarthy made a point of telling reporters Friday that he would not resign. Some McCarthy acolytes believe that McCarthy may not be out yet – pointing to his remarks on Fox Saturday that the House is paralyzed and cannot respond to the war in the Middle East. —>READ MORE HERE

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