Former Speaker McCarthy Accused of Shoving Republican Who Helped Oust Him

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during a press briefing in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 9, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

One of the U.S. representatives who helped oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker said he was shoved by the member on Nov. 14.

“I got elbowed in the back ... it was a clean shot to the kidneys,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) told reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.