{"id":511812,"date":"2022-11-18T08:10:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T05:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kevin-mccarthy-reveals-why-he-skipped-nancy-pelosis-retirement-speech\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T08:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T05:10:33","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-reveals-why-he-skipped-nancy-pelosis-retirement-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-mccarthy-reveals-why-he-skipped-nancy-pelosis-retirement-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s retirement speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d15b7ab219\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d15b7ab219\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-mccarthy-reveals-why-he-skipped-nancy-pelosis-retirement-speech\/#%E2%80%9CKevin_McCarthy_reveals_why_he_skipped_Nancy_Pelosis_retirement_speech%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s retirement speech&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKevin_McCarthy_reveals_why_he_skipped_Nancy_Pelosis_retirement_speech%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s retirement speech&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters Thursday that he skipped House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-Calif.) leadership retirement speech because he \u201chad meetings.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy, who is in line to replace Pelosi as House speaker, wasn\u2019t the only Republican to miss the address. The Republican side of the lower chamber was largely empty during her farewell, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/mccarthy-skips-pelosis-retirement-speech-republicans-pay-grudging-resp-rcna57723\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had meetings, but normally, the others would do it during votes \u2014 I wish she could have done that, I could have been there,\u201d McCarthy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/mccarthy-skipped-pelosi-speech-retirement-leadership\">told<\/a> reporters after Pelosi finished her speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy added that he didn\u2019t watch any of it, and wished that Pelosi would have announced the end of her run in leadership like her predecessors did.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-pelosi-006.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nancy Pelosi making retirement speech.\" class=\"wp-image-24702850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-pelosi-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-pelosi-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-pelosi-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>McCarthy was hoping that Pelosi would have announced her retirement during the vote so he and other members of the GOP could have been in attendance.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNormally, when the speakers do that, like Paul Ryan and John Boehner did it during the vote, I would have liked that,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy later marveled at how long Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who also announced that he will step down from his leadership post, have steered Democrats in the House.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just her, it\u2019s Steny too \u2014 I mean, think about it. They\u2019ve both had quite a career of how many decades they\u2019ve been here, working through \u2014 so, it\u2019s a whole new generation for the Democrats,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was reportedly the only member of the GOP\u2019s leadership team to attend Pelosi\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy faces a full House vote in January on his nomination to be speaker of the House. He needs 218 votes to be <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed speaker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-pelosi-004.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Steve Scalise making speech.\" class=\"wp-image-24702849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-pelosi-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-pelosi-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-pelosi-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Scalise was the only member of the GOP\u2019s leadership to be in attendance when Pelosi announced her retirement as Speaker.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pelosi, 82, led House Democrats for nearly two decades and developed a reputation for enforcing strict party unity in key votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not seek re-election to Democratic leadership in the next Congress,\u201d Pelosi told House members on Thursday. \u201cFor me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats are expected to select their next leader on Nov. 30. 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