House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might not be reelected to her leadership position.
Republicans are likely to take eight House seats this election—flipping seven Democrat seats and one independent.
Pelosi needs 218 votes to become Speaker again. But two years ago, 15 Democrats voted against her.
McCarthy told Fox News, “Ten of those Democrats will be coming back to Congress. If those 10 vote against her again, she will not be speaker of the House … because of the gains of the Republicans.”
He suggested that, with only a few Democrats joining his minority, House Republicans could control the floor.
Last week, Pelosi said she’s running for speaker.
