You know, I heard Mike Johnson, our new speaker, describe it as a greek tragedy, and that's how he represents it. And I agree with him. I think that's a great description of it. These fools, the eight republicans that took out Kevin McCarthy, robbed our country of a generational leader. Kevin was that good. His energy level. There were days I spent with Kevin traveling, as well as knowing that when he got on the plane at 02:00 in the afternoon, he'd already been up for eight or 10 hours going full steam. (08:40–08:50)
CLAIM
Asserts that eight Republicans removed Kevin McCarthy from his position, which Duarte believes deprived the country of a generational leader.
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