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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcCarthy claims Gaetz ousted him as speaker when he refused to 'do something illegal' to stop ethics probe
Kevin McCarthy has claimed that Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz ousted him as speaker because he refused to do something illegal to stop an ethics probe into the congressman.
The former California Republican congressman and House speaker appeared on CBSs Face the Nation on Sunday, pointing to the motion to vacate filed against his successor, Speaker Mike Johnson, by Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene after Mr Johnson made a deal with Democrats to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year until 30 September.
Mr McCarthy was ousted after just nine months as speaker in October after Mr Gatez filed a motion to vacate after Mr McCarthy also compromised with Democrats on government funding.
The one advice I would give to the conference and to the speaker is do not be fearful of a motion to vacate, he said on CBS. I do not think they could do it again. That was surely based on Matt Gaetz trying to stop an ethics complaint.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mccarthy-claims-gaetz-ousted-him-142023419.html
marble falls
(57,425 posts)It's bullshit.
kacekwl
(7,025 posts)anything would happen to him.
Pinback
(12,174 posts)Think. Again.
(8,690 posts)Cha
(297,935 posts)see the look on Gaetz' face when he was strong armed by KM?
malaise
(269,254 posts)Watch the ride
A ReTHUG bloodbath is going on.