Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.
Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.
Apparently, there’s also a Republican effort to kick Gaetz out of the House due to “ethics violations.” Basically, “we were willing to overlook the child sex trafficking, but your government shutdown stunt could have hurt us at the polls and that’s serious!”
What I’d love to see happen: Gaetz kicks McCarthy out, but in one round of voting Democrats help McCarthy regain his position. Turns out that McCarthy made a long term deal with Democrats to not only keep the government open, but to save his skin. With their one trump card played, the Freedom Caucus suddenly finds they have no power. The Gaetz expulsion vote happens and Gaetz is expelled thanks to votes from Democrats and Republicans.