Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, who made history as the first speaker to be ousted from the post, announced on Wednesday that he would leave the House at the end of the year but said he planned to remain engaged in Republican politics.
Link is an NYT gift article that shouldn’t be paywalled.
“I will never give up!” “I have a responsibility to my constituents!” “I will never surrender!” Oh, you are leaving now? Ok bye.
Probably has a multi-million dollar deal to be either a talking head, or a corporate board member / lobbyist (or both).