Republican Launches Challenge to Kevin McCarthy’s House Speaker Bid

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Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who lost a bid for House majority leader last month, announced Tuesday he would challenge House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) speakership.

“I’m running for Speaker to break the establishment,” Biggs wrote on Twitter, while linking to an article that he wrote in the Daily Caller. “Kevin McCarthy was created by, elevated by, and maintained by the establishment.”

Biggs, who previously headed the House Freedom Caucus, wrote that “establishment Republicans want to see a continuation of the Swamp … and, even phony conservative types, claim that McCarthy is the only guy for them.”

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