Home Democratic leaders is not going to bail out Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., if Republicans transfer to take away his gavel, Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., stated Tuesday.

“Given their unwillingness to disengage from MAGA extremism in an actual and complete approach, Home Democratic management will vote sure on the pending Republican movement to take away the president,” Jeffries stated in a letter to colleagues after a prolonged caucus assembly behind closed doorways.

McCarthy will seemingly must depend on Democrats to save lots of his workplace, as at the very least 5 Republicans are anticipated to vote to oust him.

Democratic leaders

U.S. Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks in regards to the debt ceiling on the U.S. Capitol on Could 31, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Deitch/Getty Photographs)

Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, and Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy. (Kevin Deitch/Getty Photographs | Images by Wayne McNamee/Getty Photographs)

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5 GOP lawmakers — Reps. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., Bob Good, R-Va., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Eli Crane, R-Ariz. – They stated they had been voting towards retaining McCarthy as president. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has strongly advised he would, too.

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