Despite a very thin Republican majority, Kevin McCarthy failed Tuesday to be elected “speaker” of Congress. Twenty elected Trumpists have, in fact, opposed his candidacy, deemed too centrist.
Joe Biden described Wednesday as “embarrassing” the difficulty of elected Republicans to agree to elect the president of the American House of Representatives, where they nevertheless have a majority.
United States: Republican fiasco at the opening of Congress
The “rest of the world” is watching what is happening in Congress, the US president told reporters before a trip to Kentucky, adding that he remained focused on “getting results”.
United States: civil war among Republicans in Congress
