Twitter Erupts After McCarthy's Shocking Move

Just one day after the Republican Party nominated House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to replace John Boehner as U.S. House speaker, the California senator dropped out of the race, leaving House Republicans, "stunned."

Real estate mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump took to Twitter noting his disappointment and the "dysfunction" in Washington:

Great, Kevin McCarthy drops out of SPEAKER race. We need a really smart and really tough person to take over this very important job!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2015

Washington (D.C.) is such a mess - nothing works! I will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! It's not going to happen with anyone else.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2015

And, in response to a Trump supporter, Trump agreed with the suggestion to nominate Ivanka Trump as speaker of the House

"@Moonwkr: @realDonaldTrump I would like to nominate @IvankaTrump for Speaker of the House" What a great idea, she is a total winner! (Nice)

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2015

Taking a more formal approach, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan released a statement on Twitter expressing his disappointment with McCarthy's decision:

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— Paul Ryan (@PRyan) October 8, 2015

Ryan also took the opportunity to announce his decision not to enter the race:

I will not be a candidate for Speaker. I continue to believe I can best serve the country & this conference as Chairman of the Ways & Means.

— Paul Ryan (@PRyan) October 8, 2015

However, political commentator Ann Coulter believes that the GOP finally did something right.

Pro-amnesty Rep. McCarthy drops run for Speaker. Finally, GOP does something that's not stupid. Yay!

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) October 8, 2015

Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, chimed in:

Trey Gowdy for interim Speaker for next year.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 8, 2015

Although McCarthy's announcement may have come as a shock to some, he took to Twitter reminding the public that he has always put the House Republican Conference and the country ahead of himself.

We're public servants. I have always put this Conference and Country ahead of myself. We need to unite behind one leader and get to work.

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) October 8, 2015

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