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Members of the House Freedom Caucus and their allies are standing behind Kevin McCarthy, even as they urge the House speaker not to yield in debt limit negotiations with President Biden.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, Florida Republican, said there was no truth to the rumors that hardliners would try to oust Mr. McCarthy from the speakership if he delivered a debt limit deal not to their liking.
“Literally nobody except the press is talking about removing McCarthy right now,” said Mr. Gaetz, who is allied with the Freedom Caucus but not officially among its ranks.
The sentiment came even as members of the right-wing caucus push Mr. McCarthy to “hold the line” in negotiations during a closed-door GOP conference Tuesday. Rep. Chip Roy, according to a source in the room, argued that Republicans were not winning in the current negotiations as the country faces $31.8 trillion in debt.
This “shouldn’t be about a deal; it should be about saving the country,” said Mr.
