Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who lost a bid for House majority leader last month, announced Tuesday he would challenge House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) speakership.
“I’m running for Speaker to break the establishment,” Biggs wrote on Twitter, while linking to an article that he wrote in the Daily Caller. “Kevin McCarthy was created by, elevated by, and maintained by the establishment.”
Biggs, who previously headed the House Freedom Caucus, wrote that “establishment Republicans want to see a continuation of the Swamp … and, even phony conservative types, claim that McCarthy is the only guy for them.”
“The purpose of the establishment is not to better the lives of Americans, the purpose is to gain and keep power. If anyone besides the establishment class experiences positive effects from the rule of the establishment, it is merely serendipitous,” he continued….