Far right of Republican party split as congressman attacks House speaker for working with Democrats to avoid shutdown
Congressman Matt Gaetz continued to attack Kevin McCarthy on Monday over the House Republican speaker’s successful efforts to avoid a government shutdown, even as other hard-right lawmakers came to McCarthy’s defense.
Speaking on the House floor on Monday, Gaetz railed against McCarthy, accusing the speaker of cutting “a secret side deal” with Joe Biden to provide additional funding to Ukraine. The stopgap spending measure passed by Congress on Saturday, which extended government funding through November 17, did not include additional money for Ukraine, but members of both parties have called for a supplemental bill to address that omission. Biden said on Saturday that he did “fully expect the speaker will keep his commitment to the people of Ukraine” and soon pass a supplemental funding bill.
It wasn’t that big of a secret. Gaetz refused to work with him…so he went to people that were happy to cut a deal.
Funny how that works.
Gaetz is accusing that shit McCarthy of actually doing the work the House is supposed to do. Gaetz, the dude who paid to traffic underage girls across state lines, really needs to be in jail. Or just needs to, at a minimum, shut the fuck up and go away.
I don’t understand how he’s not, what exactly was the “case” that he wasn’t charged with anything?
He wasn’t charged because the witnesses were of dubious character. He wasn’t charged despite the receipts being available.
Didn’t his co conspirator take a plea deal? That means they are guilty, or thought the evidence was enough that a jury might find them guilty.
Agreed.
Gaetz is my Congressman, so I got eyes on him more so than most. He’s overplayed his hand and even the GOP is sick of his shit.
Please to vote him out
Hes gonna run for Governor of Florida. This is a whole act to bump his Anti-government street cred with the Nazis, and shit heads that Death Sentence got to move to your state in 2020.
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It literally was just fresh from Venmoing money to the confessed Pimp when he did. However there could - likely - be that other minors are involved.
This guy sure can get a lot of coverage by saying outlandish stuff.
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Speaking on the House floor on Monday, Gaetz railed against McCarthy, accusing the speaker of cutting “a secret side deal” with Joe Biden to provide additional funding to Ukraine.
The stopgap spending measure passed by Congress on Saturday, which extended government funding through November 17, did not include additional money for Ukraine, but members of both parties have called for a supplemental bill to address that omission.
Speaking to reporters after the floor speech, Gaetz reiterated his plans to introduce a motion to vacate the chair at some point this week, and he indicated he would keep pushing the issue until McCarthy is removed.
In a floor speech delivered just before Gaetz stepped up to the podium, Congressman Tom McClintock, a Republican of California, noted that the removal of the speaker would grind the House to a halt.
“I implore my Republican colleagues to look past their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views and to make a wise decision when it’s needed most at this critical moment in the life of our country.”
Even as she rallied around McCarthy, Greene simultaneously admonished her Republicans colleagues who have reportedly discussed expelling Gaetz, who is at the center of an ongoing ethics committee investigation involving allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.
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