Matt Gaetz wants to fire Kevin McCarthy from his position as speaker
Erin B LoganOct. 2, 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz moved late Monday to replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
He said
The Bakersfield Republican had betrayed the GOP by reaching an agreement with Democrats this weekend to avoid a government shutdown for the time being.
he did not speak on the ground
Under the current rules, any Member of Parliament may do this
cry for strength
a vote to remove the speaker. Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced such a motion Monday evening. The motion could be voted on as early as Tuesday.
The outcome of a vote to impeach McCarthy remains uncertain and will depend on whether other Republicans vote against McCarthy. He can only afford it
losing a handful of Republican votes
assuming all Democrats vote against him.
Shortly after Gatez filed, McCarthy tweeted, “Bring it on.”
On Sunday, McCarthy dismissed Gaetz’s threat, saying he would survive any removal vote and that it was “personal to Gaetz.”
Since becoming speaker with a slim majority, McCarthy has been hamstrung by the conservative wing of his party. In recent weeks, they blocked several spending bills that McCarthy had hoped to pass. The speaker had aimed to present a united Republican front to the Biden administration and the Democratic-controlled Senate to strengthen his party’s position in the shutdown negotiations. Gaetz and his allies made that impossible.
At the last minute, McCarthy relied on votes from Democrats to send the Senate an emergency measure that extended government funding until mid-November. The legislation did not provide for military aid to Ukraine, a major sticking point for some Republicans
whose voters are growing
increasingly concerned
about the repeated investments of the United States in this European war. Biden asked Congress for that in August
to steer
Ukraine will receive another $24 billion in aid as Kiev risks defeat if military funding disappears. Biden and House Democratic leaders said they expected McCarthy to make good on his commitment to Ukraine. In a speech on Monday, Gatez alleged that McCarthy had made a “secret side deal” with Democrats to hold a House vote on Ukraine financing in exchange for securing enough votes to call for a shutdown prevent. McCarthy’s grip on the speakership has been tense from the start. Earlier this year, as part of his effort to gain the support he needed to become speaker, McCarthy agreed to reinstate chamber rules to make it easier for lawmakers to force a vote to remove him from office. delete post. Small, small groups of Republican lawmakers can vote with Democrats to prevent the speaker from advancing his agenda. Hardline House Republicans have used this power to force McCarthy to accede to various demands, including opening a
formal impeachment inquiry against Biden.
The impeachment attempt
which was
defended
is it behind the scenes in the open air?
behind the scenes of former President Trump, has been met with skepticism not only by Democrats, but also by legal experts and some Republicans, who say the Republican Party lacks hard evidence to prove serious crimes and misdemeanors, “the constitutional barrier to remove Biden from politics.” White House.
Sunday, after McCarthy dismissed Gatez’s threat, saying he would survive and that it was “personal with Gaetz.” “It took 15 votes for Kevin McCarthy to speak,” Gatez told reporters on the steps of the Capitol on Monday afternoon. “So until I’m 14 or 15 years old, I don’t think I’m going to be any more delayed than he is.”//This would need a lot more context and understanding. maybe not worth it.///