Paul Ryan says McCarthy will clinch speakership, anyone ‘not named Trump’ can beat Biden – By Kelly Laco (FOX News) / Nov 16, 2022
Former Speaker Paul Ryan says Trump is ‘costing us elections,’ should not be the 2024 GOP nominee
EXCLUSIVE: Former House Speaker Paul Ryan has no doubt Kevin McCarthy will clinch the speakership role in January, blames former President Donald Trump for the GOP’s underwhelming midterm results, and says Trump could lose to President Biden in a 2024 matchup.
McCarthy, R-Calif., is facing a challenge to speaker from Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and the Freedom Caucus. The current minority leader beat Biggs in a closed-door GOP vote 188-31 Wednesday. To become speaker in January, McCarthy will need at least 218 votes if the entire 435-member House is seated and voting.
Ryan, who served as speaker from 2015-2019, said McCarthy will win in January.
“I think he’s going to win. I think Kevin’s the right man for the job. I think everybody knows it,” Ryan told Fox News Digital. “And I have every reason to expect that he will become speaker of the House.”
