Julia Louis-Dreyfusis sharing her candid thoughts about the election for a new House speaker.
On Wednesday, theVeepalum went on Instagram toshare an imageof Republican Rep.Kevin McCarthytaken during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House.
House rules require that lawmakers re-vote as many times as it takes for a candidate to receive more than half the votes. So far, they’ve voted six times, and McCarthy still isn’t backing down, despite not gaining any support after each vote.
Some of the biggest Republican names have backed McCarthy, including former PresidentDonald Trump, 76, but others have publicly voiced their concerns, leading some to speculate that a fracture among Republicans could offer a window for an altogether different nominee.
Louis-Dreyfus, who starred as foul-mouthed Vice President Selina Meyer for seven seasons on HBO, has often shared her take on the political climate.
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Duringan appearance on theEllen DeGeneres Showin 2020, the actress joked about Trump’s much-talked about tweet during theSuper Bowl, in which hemistakenly attributedthe Kansas City Chiefs to the “Great State of Kansas” instead of Missouri, the actual state the Chiefs call home and where Kansas City is located.
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“I have to tell you, if I were doingVeepright now, it would be really fun to script those 12 minutes between him launching the tweet and it getting deleted,” she said with a laugh.
source: people.com
