Tuesday 15 November 2022 04:35 PM Republican Rep. Andy Biggs to challenge Kevin McCarthy trends now

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Rep. Andy Biggs announced he will challenge Kevin McCarthy for leadership of the House GOP when elections are held on Tuesday.

'We have a new paradigm here,' Biggs told Newsmax. 'And I think the country wants a different direction from the House of Representatives and it's a new world. And yes, I'm going to be nominated tomorrow to the position of speaker of the House. We'll see if we can get the job done.'

He acknowledged it will be tough to beat the California Republican. 

'It's going to be tough,' he said. 'Kevin has raised a lot of money and done a lot of things, but this is not just about Kevin. I think it's about institutional direction and trajectory, and that's where we're going to see if we have enough people who agree that we need to change the trajectory of this place and open it up.'

Biggs, a Republican from Arizona, is a close ally of Donald Trump and supported his objections to the 2020 election results. 

But the former president is backing McCarthy's leadership bid although his level of influence on the party in the wake of the midterms remains unclear. 

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Republicans were shaken when a red wave failed to appear in last week's election, a move that endangered the leadership of McCarthy and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell.