He has been going around saying he going after his own parties House Speaker McCathy for working with Democrats and NOT bowing to the wishes of the House RingWingNuts who WANTED a Government shutdown nobody else wanted…..
The fact is Gaetz is out on a limb IN PUBLIC on his stated goal…..
Mosy of the Republican caucus has McCarthy’s back…..
- “Every time we work together, he loses his mind,” Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) said of Gaetz in a statement, adding: “This is all about TV appearances for him … just let us govern.”
- “I see almost no way that Matt gets most of the Dems,” said one senior House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “Many will vote present if they don’t vote No on [House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’] recommendation.”
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The other side: “The Speaker has the support of 200 [Republicans] and perhaps more,” said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a McCarthy ally. “Gaetz has no plan or alternative, other than chaos.”
- Only one Republican, right-wing Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), had voiced support for Gaetz’s plan.
- Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), one of 20 Republicans who rebelled against McCarthy during the speaker election in January, said he has “no comment until I speak directly with Matt and our Republican caucus.”
What we’re watching: Some top Democrats have floated potentially trying to extract concessions from McCarthy as part of a deal to save him, as Axios previously reported.
- But McCarthy has previously rejected the notion that he would seek out Democrats’ votes to save his speakership, and lawmakers in both parties think that a bipartisan win on a motion to vacate could doom him in the long run.
“Next week, if Kevin McCarthy is still the speaker of the House, he will be serving at the pleasure of the Democrats,” Gaetz said on Sunday…..
Democrats are mindful that McCarthy ok’d a Biden impeachment start……
THAT IS sitting in the back of their minds…..
Manu Raju
@mkraju
Dems I’ve spoken with so far are very skeptical about helping McCarthy, pointing to the way he’s governed so far and his decision to greenlight Biden impeachment probe. Talks will intensify this week
Like i said here…….
McCarthy’s Leadership Sticks By Him
“Three top House Republicans — Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik — reiterated their support for Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid a looming leadership challenge led by Matt Gaetz,” Politico reports.
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