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Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on the House floor.
Gaetz — a top McCarthy antagonist — unveiled a resolution on the floor to declare the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant following votes on Monday, capping off a day’s worth of anticipation.
Standing up to make a question of privilege Monday evening, Gaetz kicked off a process to force a vote on the measure — moves that together are widely known as the “motion to vacate the chair.”
“He doesn’t have my support anymore and he doesn’t have the support of a requisite number of Republicans to continue as the Republican Speaker,” Gaetz told reporters following his announcement on the House floor.
A vote on the motion to vacate the chair will have to be brought up within two legislative days. But it is likely that the House, rather than voting on the resolution itself, would first vote on some mechanism to kill or delay it, such as voting to table the resolution.
McCarthy, for his part, is exuding confidence amid the effort to oust him.
“Bring it on,” he wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after Gaetz made the motion.
The Speaker told reporters Monday morning that his support within the House GOP conference is “very strong,” and he said Sunday “I’ll survive” if a vote is brought against him.
“Let’s get over with it and let’s start governing. If he’s upset because he tried to push us in a shutdown and I made sure government didn’t shut down, then let’s have that fight,” McCarthy told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
Gaetz earlier Monday warned that he would continue to force votes on McCarthy’s ouster if the first one fails.
“It took Speaker McCarthy 15 votes to become the Speaker. So until I get to 14 or 15, I don’t think I’m being any more dilatory than he was,” Gaetz said.
Gaetz introduced the privileged resolution to boot McCarthy two days after the Speaker worked with Democrats to pass a “clean” continuing resolution hours before a government funding deadline. The short-term stopgap bill — which overwhelmingly passed with bipartisan support in both chambers — helped avert a shutdown that was set to begin at midnight Saturday.
On Monday, hours before he unveiled his motion to vacate resolution, Gaetz went after McCarthy in a floor speech that largely focused on a supposed “secret side deal” that the Speaker cut with President Biden about approving Ukraine aid in the future. The “clean” stopgap bill that lawmakers approved over the weekend notably excluded any funding for Kyiv.
In those remarks, Gaetz teased his motion to vacate.
“For all the crocodile tears about what may happen later this week about a motion to vacate, working with the Democrats is a yellow brick road that has been paved by Speaker McCarthy, whether it was the debt limit deal, the CR or now the secret deal on Ukraine,” Gaetz said. “This is swampy log-rolling.”
McCarthy denied that a side deal exists, telling reporters that the “agreement” was to fix a possible technical issue connected to transferring funds under the continuing resolution.
McCarthy’s fate will largely hinge on how Democrats respond to the motion to vacate. If enough Republicans support the effort Democrats could either oust him by voting with them, or save him by voting opposing the effort or voting “present.”
Democrats have kept their cards close to their chests, telling reporters that they will defer to signals from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
Gaetz, who has a history of sparring with McCarthy, had been heightening his threats to force a vote on ousting the Speaker for weeks, warning him against putting a clean CR on the floor.
He announced his plan to try and boot the California Republican from his post Sunday.
“I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy,” Gaetz told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on the House floor.
Gaetz — a top McCarthy antagonist — unveiled a resolution on the floor to declare the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant following votes on Monday, capping off a day’s worth of anticipation.
Standing up to make a question of privilege Monday evening, Gaetz kicked off a process to force a vote on the measure — moves that together are widely known as the “motion to vacate the chair.”
“He doesn’t have my support anymore and he doesn’t have the support of a requisite number of Republicans to continue as the Republican Speaker,” Gaetz told reporters following his announcement on the House floor.
A vote on the motion to vacate the chair will have to be brought up within two legislative days. But it is likely that the House, rather than voting on the resolution itself, would first vote on some mechanism to kill or delay it, such as voting to table the resolution.
McCarthy, for his part, is exuding confidence amid the effort to oust him.
“Bring it on,” he wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after Gaetz made the motion.
The Speaker told reporters Monday morning that his support within the House GOP conference is “very strong,” and he said Sunday “I’ll survive” if a vote is brought against him.
“Let’s get over with it and let’s start governing. If he’s upset because he tried to push us in a shutdown and I made sure government didn’t shut down, then let’s have that fight,” McCarthy told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
Gaetz earlier Monday warned that he would continue to force votes on McCarthy’s ouster if the first one fails.
“It took Speaker McCarthy 15 votes to become the Speaker. So until I get to 14 or 15, I don’t think I’m being any more dilatory than he was,” Gaetz said.
Gaetz introduced the privileged resolution to boot McCarthy two days after the Speaker worked with Democrats to pass a “clean” continuing resolution hours before a government funding deadline. The short-term stopgap bill — which overwhelmingly passed with bipartisan support in both chambers — helped avert a shutdown that was set to begin at midnight Saturday.
On Monday, hours before he unveiled his motion to vacate resolution, Gaetz went after McCarthy in a floor speech that largely focused on a supposed “secret side deal” that the Speaker cut with President Biden about approving Ukraine aid in the future. The “clean” stopgap bill that lawmakers approved over the weekend notably excluded any funding for Kyiv.
In those remarks, Gaetz teased his motion to vacate.
“For all the crocodile tears about what may happen later this week about a motion to vacate, working with the Democrats is a yellow brick road that has been paved by Speaker McCarthy, whether it was the debt limit deal, the CR or now the secret deal on Ukraine,” Gaetz said. “This is swampy log-rolling.”
McCarthy denied that a side deal exists, telling reporters that the “agreement” was to fix a possible technical issue connected to transferring funds under the continuing resolution.
McCarthy’s fate will largely hinge on how Democrats respond to the motion to vacate. If enough Republicans support the effort Democrats could either oust him by voting with them, or save him by voting opposing the effort or voting “present.”
Democrats have kept their cards close to their chests, telling reporters that they will defer to signals from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
Gaetz, who has a history of sparring with McCarthy, had been heightening his threats to force a vote on ousting the Speaker for weeks, warning him against putting a clean CR on the floor.
He announced his plan to try and boot the California Republican from his post Sunday.
“I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy,” Gaetz told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resoluti…
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It would be lovely if it backfires, and we get a moderate as Speaker. Take that, overthrow caucus!Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on the House floor.
Gaetz — a top McCarthy antagonist — unveiled a resolution on the floor to declare the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant following votes on Monday, capping off a day’s worth of anticipation.
Standing up to make a question of privilege Monday evening, Gaetz kicked off a process to force a vote on the measure — moves that together are widely known as the “motion to vacate the chair.”
“He doesn’t have my support anymore and he doesn’t have the support of a requisite number of Republicans to continue as the Republican Speaker,” Gaetz told reporters following his announcement on the House floor.
A vote on the motion to vacate the chair will have to be brought up within two legislative days. But it is likely that the House, rather than voting on the resolution itself, would first vote on some mechanism to kill or delay it, such as voting to table the resolution.
McCarthy, for his part, is exuding confidence amid the effort to oust him.
“Bring it on,” he wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after Gaetz made the motion.
The Speaker told reporters Monday morning that his support within the House GOP conference is “very strong,” and he said Sunday “I’ll survive” if a vote is brought against him.
“Let’s get over with it and let’s start governing. If he’s upset because he tried to push us in a shutdown and I made sure government didn’t shut down, then let’s have that fight,” McCarthy told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
Gaetz earlier Monday warned that he would continue to force votes on McCarthy’s ouster if the first one fails.
“It took Speaker McCarthy 15 votes to become the Speaker. So until I get to 14 or 15, I don’t think I’m being any more dilatory than he was,” Gaetz said.
Gaetz introduced the privileged resolution to boot McCarthy two days after the Speaker worked with Democrats to pass a “clean” continuing resolution hours before a government funding deadline. The short-term stopgap bill — which overwhelmingly passed with bipartisan support in both chambers — helped avert a shutdown that was set to begin at midnight Saturday.
On Monday, hours before he unveiled his motion to vacate resolution, Gaetz went after McCarthy in a floor speech that largely focused on a supposed “secret side deal” that the Speaker cut with President Biden about approving Ukraine aid in the future. The “clean” stopgap bill that lawmakers approved over the weekend notably excluded any funding for Kyiv.
In those remarks, Gaetz teased his motion to vacate.
“For all the crocodile tears about what may happen later this week about a motion to vacate, working with the Democrats is a yellow brick road that has been paved by Speaker McCarthy, whether it was the debt limit deal, the CR or now the secret deal on Ukraine,” Gaetz said. “This is swampy log-rolling.”
McCarthy denied that a side deal exists, telling reporters that the “agreement” was to fix a possible technical issue connected to transferring funds under the continuing resolution.
McCarthy’s fate will largely hinge on how Democrats respond to the motion to vacate. If enough Republicans support the effort Democrats could either oust him by voting with them, or save him by voting opposing the effort or voting “present.”
Democrats have kept their cards close to their chests, telling reporters that they will defer to signals from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
Gaetz, who has a history of sparring with McCarthy, had been heightening his threats to force a vote on ousting the Speaker for weeks, warning him against putting a clean CR on the floor.
He announced his plan to try and boot the California Republican from his post Sunday.
“I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy,” Gaetz told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resoluti…
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good movie!
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Jesus and Satan
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Is that his new lawyer?
Only Jesus can save him now, by taking him, judging him and casting him into the ole lake of fire!
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They are making the Teflon Don squirm in legal agony as he loses his money, is disqualified, convicted and imprisoned. This time next year he could be on trial in Georgia as a convicted federal felon wearing orange on national TV, the public humiliation of America's biggest loser, from the Whitehouse to the big house. Get popcorn because Donald's year of legal Hell should be entertaining and end up with a finally on national TV where almost all the witnesses against Trump will be republicans or people who worked for him.
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I’m more inclined to think of him as witness for the prosecution.Is that his new lawyer?
Only Jesus can save him now, by taking him, judging him and casting him into to ole lake of fire!
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Maybe General Kelly's wishes of "God help us!" have come true...
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ok who invited Triple H to the defense team???
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This is what the MAGA cult is running for president. Just imagine the feigned outrage if Biden said motherfucker.
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Trump: "If somebody is beating you by 10, 15, or 20 points, like we’re doing with crooked Joe Biden -- let’s indict the motherfucker."#indictments #indictmen...
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Let's talk about Trump, troops, and truth....
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Rick Reacts: Kevin's Ousting
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"Fuck you guys, I don't need this shit."
Watch live: McCarthy holds press conference after saying he won’t run for Speaker
Ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday evening is slated to hold a press conference after announcing that he will not run for Speaker a second time.
The House voted 216-210 to remove McCarthy as Speaker, a mutiny led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and joined by seven Republicans and every Democrat.
It’s not immediately clear who could be nominated for Speaker in McCarthy’s stead.
The event is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Watch the live video above.
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Watch live: McCarthy holds press conference after saying he won’t run for Speaker
Ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday evening is slated to hold a press conference after announcing that he will not run for Speaker a second time.
The House voted 216-210 to remove McCarthy as Speaker, a mutiny led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and joined by seven Republicans and every Democrat.
It’s not immediately clear who could be nominated for Speaker in McCarthy’s stead.
The event is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Watch the live video above.
Watch live: McCarthy holds press conference after saying he won’t run for Speaker
Ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday evening is slated to hold a press conference after announcing that he will not run for Speaker a second time. The House voted 216-210 to rem…
thehill.com
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'MAGA meltdown': Heilemann reacts to McCarthy's ouster as speaker
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Executive Producer of Showtime's 'The Circus' John Heilemann and Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher join Nicolle Wallace to discuss Kevin McCarthy's removal as Speaker of the House.
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Trump and the magats lost the hawks and military people, especially the officer corps, even the ones who were republicans like Kelly. If Kelly was there, I doubt J6 could have happened and that is why Trump got rid of him, he had some limits and was a stabilizing influence on Trump to the extent he could. The republicans and fascists lost the military and if push came to shove the US military would kill the fucks in 24 hours, Ukraine support put the cap on it for many of them I figure, most of them are all in on Ukraine's side, many veterans too.