Lauren Boebert Says McCarthy Rejected Deal That Would Have Secured Him Votes for House Speaker

Rep. Lauren Boebert said Rep. Kevin McCarthy “smugly rejected” a “common sense” deal that would have earned him enough votes to become House Speaker.

On Tuesday night, Boebert spoke with Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier about the details of the proposal.

“I have been working for months behind the scenes to create unity,” Boebert explained.

“Just last night two colleagues and myself walked into Kevin McCarthy’s office and presented him a very common sense proposal, a deal that got him 218 votes, the gavel on the first ballot and he smugly rejected that.”

According to Boebert, the proposal included “common sense” items, including a border security bill, term limits, and reducing the federal debt.

Daily Caller reported:

McCarthy attempted to secure the 218 votes necessary to become speaker by agreeing to some proposals from the House Freedom Caucus, but was unable to convince the holdouts to support him in Tuesday’s votes.

Boebert disputed claims from other Republicans that the opposition to McCarthy was “petty.”

“I don’t think a secure border is petty. I don’t think a term limits bill being brought to the floor, not demanding to pass, but brought to the floor so we actually have an option to vote on that is petty,” Boebert said, adding that McCarthy failed to demonstrate a commitment to securing the border or balancing the federal budget.

“We asked for the Republican Study Committee’s budget be put forward. This is a budget that balances in seven years, and Kevin McCarthy told us no,” Boebert claimed.

Watch the interview via Rumble:

McCarthy lost three votes on Tuesday to become House Speaker.

House Adjourned For The Day After McCarthy Gets Denied 3 TIMES

And the situation hasn't improved for the California Republican on Wednesday.

McCarthy lost three more votes for House Speaker, bringing his loss tally to six.

NEW: A sixth vote for House speaker is now beginning.

Watch the vote live: https://t.co/SdVO9cGTch

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Happening Now: U.S. House Speaker Election (6th Vote) - LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/cxuSTJE91y #118thCongress

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The House reportedly adjourned until 8 p.m. tonight.

UPDATE: The House has just adjourned till 8pm tonight after Kevin McCarthy lost 3 additional rounds of voting for House speaker.

— Eric Spracklen🇺🇸 (@EricSpracklen) January 4, 2023

here's the odd moment when the House adjourned pic.twitter.com/14HGcnCIEw

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 4, 2023