Gaetz Says He’ll Resign If Dems Put McCarthy Over The Top; Takes Swipe At Trump
Florida Firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is at the center of a GOP faction’s fight to block Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), from becoming House Speaker, said that he would resign if Democrats come to McCarthy’s aid and also took a swipe at former President Donald Trump In a Fox News Appearance Thursday.
Gaetz It is one of 20 Republicans who have so far refused to vote for McCarthy to inherit the speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi After the GOP won a slim majority in, November midterms. On ThursdayMcCarthy failed for the 11th time to win the 218 votes required to take the role. While Some of the holdouts indicated a willingness to support McCarthy in exchange for concessions Gaetz said he isn’t planning to change his vote.
“I wouldn’t be betting on my vote for Kevin McCarthy under almost any circumstance,” Gaetz Submitted Fox News Host Laura IngrahamAdd to that, a few of them are available in an unlikely situation Democrats McCarthy’s success was a major factor in his rise to the top. McCarthy would now step down.
“Kevin McCarthy has been in the leadership for 14 years and he has sold shares of himself to special interests, to political action committees, and so that’s why I don’t think he is an appropriate choice,” Gaetz added. “He also has no ideology.”
The jab at Trump Uncharacteristic of Gaetz, who has supported the 45th president for many years and voted twice during the two-way vote Thursday. But With Trump Support McCarthy as a speaker Gaetz The 2024 candidate was accused by having a blind spot regarding personnel decisions.
“I defended him a great deal in Congress, but HR wasn’t always his strong suit,” Gaetz It was said of Trump. “You know, President Trump got us folks like Jeff Sessions and Bill Barr and Jim Mattis and Mark Esper. People who didn’t always advance America First policy.”
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Fox News Host Laura ingraham presses Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), over the drama surrounding this race House Speaker.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 6, 2023
Fox News host Laura ingraham presses Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) over the drama surrounding the race for House Speaker.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 6, 2023
The Republicans who are blocking McCarthy’s bid include Reps. Dan Bishop (NC), Lauren Boebert (CO), Byron Donalds (FL), Josh Brecheen (OK), Mike Cloud (TX), Andrew Clyde (GA), Eli Crane (AZ), Matt Gaetz (FL), Bob Good (VA), Paul Gosar (AZ), Andy Harris (MD), Anna Paulina Luna (FL), Mary Miller (IL), Ralph Norman (SC), Andy Ogles (TN), Scott Perry (PA), Matt Rosendale (MT), Chip Roy (TX), Keith Self (TX), Andy Biggs (AZ).
That The number of people who are eligible to vote is expected to decrease. Friday There are reports that McCarthy has reached an agreement that may allow him to get more votes in order to become Speaker.
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