The first Speaker of the House to be fired in U.S. history is providing a literal teachable moment for Kentucky students. Anne Cizmar is a professor in Eastern Kentucky University’s Department of Government. She said as Tuesday's vote to depose Kevin McCarthy neared, her students were tracking it in real time, and she provided context.
“When you think about the time that John Boehner and Paul Ryan both had and their speaker chips as the two most recent Speakers of the House for the Republican Party, it's not terribly surprising, I guess that McCarthy would go out in this way.”
