But Rep. Matt Gaetz says Speaker Kevin McCarthy will need to rely on Democrats to save his job and the conservative bomb-thrower is vowing to force many votes to topple him.
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"Kevin McCarthy’s true coalition partner on all things of substance has been the Democrats this Congress,” Gaetz told reporters on the steps of the Capitol Monday, pointing to how McCarthy relied on Democratic votes to pass a debt and budget deal earlier this year and a bill to avert a government shutdown on Saturday.
As part of his fight to gain the speaker’s gavel, McCarthy made it easier for foes like Gaetz to force a vote to remove him from power. Gaetz or any other single member can now file a “Gaetz said if he fails to oust McCarthy the first time, he could keep calling votes to remove the speaker, forcing his GOP colleagues to repeatedly take tough votes in support of McCarthy.
Gaetz, a conservative bomb-thrower and top Donald Trump ally, spoke to reporters moments after taking to the House floor and railing against what he called McCarthy’s “secret side deal” with President Joe Biden and Democrats to hold a separate vote on new aid money for Ukraine — something McCarthy denied Monday morning.Asked if he was backing down, Gaetz replied that he wanted to file a motion to vacate when more lawmakers are present. “No one’s in town.
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