Departing Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for Republicans, says former House speaker – US politics live

Kevin McCarthy says exit of the Trump loyalist turned critic is a sign of broader trouble for Republicans

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said Majorie Taylor Greene’s abrupt resignation is a sign of broader trouble for the GOP next year, given several House Republicans are leaving.

“She’s almost like the canary in the coal mine,” McCarthy told Fox News on Tuesday.

“And this is something inside Congress, they’d better wake up, because they are going to get a lot of people retiring, and they’ve got to focus.”