<p>In an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtcVSihByjQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that aired over the weekend, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) said he does not want to stick around the halls of Congress like Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/83-year-old-nancy-pelosi-running-for-re-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) did after losing the speakership.</p>
<p>McCarthy, who is set to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-to-retire-from-house-after-losing-speakership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retire early from the House at the end of this year, was asked by Fox News host Brian Kilmeade why he i</a>s letting Pelosi &#8220;outlast&#8221; him in the House of Representatives.</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s probably not the legacy that I want, that I just stayed around,&#8221; McCarthy said in response. &#8220;I wanted to make sure I did something here.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pelosi twice served as speaker of the House. Her second stint ended when Republicans took control of the chamber this year. In addition, Pelosi <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pelosi-steps-down-from-democratic-leadership-after-republicans-win-control-of-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abdicated</a> her leadership position among House Democrats, who are now led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).</p>
<p>But, in a bid to &#8220;advance&#8221; the values of her home city of San Francisco and &#8220;further our recovery,&#8221; Pelosi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/83-year-old-nancy-pelosi-running-for-re-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in September at the age of 83 that she would seek another term in the chamber she has served in since 1987.</p>
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<p>McCarthy, who was first elected to the House in 2006 and is 58 years old, scoffed at the sentiment.</p>
<p>&#8220;I mean, one of the reasons Speaker Pelosi wants to stay around, she said they need her to fix the problems in San Francisco, but she&#8217;s been there the whole time the problems were created,&#8221; McCarthy said. &#8220;So I believe it&#8217;s the Founders have always designed this to have new blood come in.&#8221;</p>
<p>McCarthy replaced Pelosi as speaker in January after 15 rounds of voting in the House. In October, he lost the gavel when several Republicans joined with Democrats in a no-confidence vote against him.</p>
<p>Several weeks after House Republicans settled on Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) as the new speaker, McCarthy announced that he would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-to-retire-from-house-after-losing-speakership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">step down from Congress at the close of 2023</a>, roughly one year before his term expires.</p>
<p>“I will continue to recruit our country’s best and brightest to run for elected office,&#8221; McCarthy said in his announcement in early December. &#8220;The Republican Party is expanding every day, and I am committed to lending my experience to support the next generation of leaders.&#8221;</p>

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