Rep. Matt Gaetz is Trying to Oust Speaker McCarthy.
Let the drama begin.
At least for the short term, the United States has managed to avoid a government shut down. Of course, not everyone is happy about it. If you follow politics at all, the far right of the GOP pitching fits about this is as sure a thing as water being wet. Leading the charge is none other than Matt Gaetz, who has apparently already vowed that he will be forcing a vote in an effort to oust house speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell, and Mariana Alfaro with The Washington Post write:
“Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Sunday that he is determined to try to oust Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as House speaker after McCarthy passed a stopgap measure to fund the government with Democratic support.
Gaetz said Sunday that he plans to introduce a motion to remove McCarthy from his leadership position, marking a dramatic escalation of the long-simmering tensions between the men. Gaetz did not say when he would introduce the motion. Once he does so, the House would have 48 hours to vote on the matter.
“I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy,” he said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”…”
