Rep. Chip Roy tells GOP leaders post woke pentagon report: Time to demand change, someone needs to step up and lead

Rep. Chip Roy takes aim at GOP leadership following the release of his recent report alongside Senator Marco Rubio which slams woke leaders for weakening America’s military. The Texas Congressman comments on the decision of nominating Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, saying, “let me just say, I'm going to stick to my position,” no one has earned 218 votes needed by to elected someone as Speaker, “and someone needs to step up and earn the 218.” Saying, “In other words, if it's not Leader McCarthy, then is it going to be someone else, when we've got some people that are being bandied around, but whoever it is, I still want them to demonstrate that they're going to lead. This right now is a moment for introspection of a party that didn't perform as well as it should have in this disastrous climate with high inflation, high crime, open borders, and wokeness running amok. We didn't do as well as I think we should have, notwithstanding redistricting, and some of the excuses given on that. But I think we need to stand up and demand change. I'm certainly among those that believe that we need to demand change.” The Congressman comments, “I can promise you, no one is getting my support until they demonstrate that they're willing to lead this conference, to fight for what the American people sent us there to do.”

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