Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) was appointed to take over as Speaker pro tempore of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, temporarily replacing the ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). In one of his first acts in the new role, he was required to gavel the day’s session over. Instead of the typical soft tap favored by many of his predecessors, McHenry angrily slammed the gavel onto the table, showing his frustration with the day’s events. Just hours earlier, his friend and ally McCarthy became the first House Speaker to be forcefully removed from the position.
