Pelosi’s Eviction from Capitol Office

• Interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., ordered former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to leave her private Capitol office.

• Pelosi received notice via email, instructing vacating and re-keying of space for “speaker office use.”
• The eviction was executed promptly, with Pelosi’s staff facilitating the move following the vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as the Speaker of the House.
• Many would go on to wonder why Rep. Pelosi was still occupying the Speakers office, as Rep. McCarthy was the GOP Speaker of the House for 9 months.

McCarthy’s Removal as House Speaker

• Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was removed from his position as House Speaker yesterday in a history vote, led by Freedom Caucus Republicans, as well as the Democrats.
• The motion to vacate was supported by eight House Republicans and the entire Democratic cohort; however, Pelosi abstained from voting due to attending Senator Feinstein’s burial in California.

Patrick McHenry Assumes Role

• McHenry, a McCarthy ally, steps in as Speaker Pro Tempore following McCarthy’s ouster until a new Speaker of the House can be voted to fill the now-vacant seat.
• One of McHenry’s initial actions included ordering Pelosi’s eviction, a moment that took the internet by storm as photos of Pelosi’s items being removed from the office began to surface.
• McHenry’s leadership and subsequent decisions are highly anticipated, as indicated by Pelosi’s statement on the office eviction.