Interim US Speaker fires Pelosi from Capitol

WORLD, Oct. 04 (YPA) – Acting interim Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Patrick McHenry, ordered former Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vacate her Capitol hideaway office by Wednesday “for speaker office use,” according to Politico.

“Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed,” an email was sent to Pelosi’s office reads.

Immediately after the ouster vote, McHenry, a close McCarthy ally, was named temporary speaker or speaker pro tempore. The North Carolina Republican was picked from a list that the speaker is required to keep of members who can serve in this position in the event a chair is vacated.

Pelosi criticized the evacuation in a statement as a “sharp departure from tradition.

“Sadly, because I am in California to mourn the loss of and pay tribute to my dear friend Dianne Feinstein, I am unable to retrieve my belongings at this time,” Pelosi said, according to Politico.

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