September 27, 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a chief tormentor of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, effectively said on the House floor Tuesday evening that he was on the brink of filing a motion to vacate to try to oust the California Republican from the speaker’s chair. Here’s what Gaetz said:
The motion to vacate was raised at the House Freedom Caucus’s weekly meeting, as well.
McCarthy told reporters once again on Tuesday night that he wasn’t worried about Gaetz:
And if McCarthy remains speaker with the help of Democrats, how would he be able to manage the House Republican Conference?
— Jake Sherman, Mica Soellner and John Bresnahan
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