Gingrich Blasts Anti-McCarthy Group; They’ve Got a ‘Psychological Problem’

A prominent former Speaker of the House is going after a group of House Republicans who are standing in the way of the next one.

Appearing on Fox & Friends Monday, Newt Gingrich tore into the Republican Congressmen who are opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) Speaker bid.

“This is a fight between a handful of people, and the entire rest of the conference,” Gingrich said. “And they’re saying they have the right to screw up everything. Well, the precedent that sets is; so do the moderates, so do the members from Florida. I mean, any five people can get up and say, ‘I’m going to screw up the conference, too.’ The choice is Kevin Mccarthy or chaos.”

He added, added, “I think it is a remarkably shortsighted and, candidly, selfish position, and I don’t understand where they’re coming from.”