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Who is Rep. Patrick McHenry and why is he the interim House speaker? Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Prior to Kevin McCarthy's ouster in a historic motion to vacate Tuesday, most people probably hadn't heard of Rep. Patrick McHenry, the bespectacled and bow-tied gentleman from North Carolina who has focused a lot of his …
