Kevin McCarthy (R-CA 20th District) was huddling with his detractors in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday after two days of brutal losses.
Following the meeting, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL 1st District) blasted McCarthy following closed-door meeting.
“He’s a desperate guy whose vote share is dropping with every subsequent vote, and I’m ready to vote all night, all week, all month, and never for that person,” Rep. Gaetz told reporters.
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Matt Gaetz emerges from meeting with McCarthy pledging never to vote for him and calling him desperate. Says he’s willing to vote “all week all month, but never for that person.” pic.twitter.com/OWarBD2S9p
— Caitlin Huey-Burns (@CHueyBurns) January 4, 2023
On Wednesday night, Rep. Matt Gaetz provided details on the negotiations regarding who will serve as Speaker of the House during a Twitter Space discussion.
The topic turned to his criticism of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and he declared that “there is blood in the water” in the race for the speakership.
“The Republican Party right now is in need of change, and Washington is in need of change, and McCarthy kind of embodies a lot of the things that are the worst features of Washington and the worst features of the Republican Party,” Gaetz said.
“So I am in the Lauren Boebert camp. If we can’t wake this guy up every day and put him in a straight jacket right after the prayer of the pledge where basically he is a disembodied portrait, we can’t trust him around actual power because we know what he does with it. He sells it to the lobbyists and the special interests for money that he then redistributes. It is a crazy game that you almost never actually want to win,” Gaetz continued.
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.@mattgaetz dropped into @RealAdamK‘s Twitter space tonight to discuss the speaker race.
Here are the clips of his commentary.
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🧵/1 pic.twitter.com/johuNwGWkK— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) January 5, 2023
When asked if nobody wanted to be Speaker, Gaetz responded, “Nah man, there is blood in the water. I had people from three different camps reach out to me. ‘What do you think about this person? What do you think about that person?’ Here’s the problem, the most frequent question I get asked is ‘what’s the plan? How does it end? Who’s next? Who do we ultimately end up with? We’ve seen you guys go from Biggs to Jordan to Donalds.’”
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Q: Matt, do you think the problem is that nobody wants to be speaker?Matt Gaetz: “Naw man, there is blood in the water and I had people from three different camps reach out to me…” pic.twitter.com/flCveMEIDi
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) January 5, 2023
More below:
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In response to a question from @NuanceBro, Matt Gaetz discusses the terms he wants to “handcuff” McCarthy and that these terms should apply to any new speaker. pic.twitter.com/elF7ObHsic— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) January 5, 2023
6/@NuanceBro asks about the significance of Victoria Spartz voting “present.”
Gaetz details how a “present” vote makes each “no” vote stronger.
Also relates a time when Spartz “dog walked” Christopher Wray after he tried to “mansplain” to her what an audit was.
🔊 pic.twitter.com/l7kzCYALB9— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) January 5, 2023
8/@Jules31415 asks Matt Gaetz, “What do you see as the best possible outcome in this situation?”
Gaetz: “The best possible outcome is Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House.”
🔊 pic.twitter.com/lLwExasuKu— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) January 5, 2023
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Gaetz discusses,
• Getting lost on his way to one of the meetings during the recess.
• Bypassing traditional media to make announcements directly on Twitter spaces.
• George Santos
🔊 pic.twitter.com/xUYYQ6hGy9— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) January 5, 2023
12/@jimstinson asks how many Florida county chairmen approve of Matt Gaetz’ plans.
🔊 pic.twitter.com/7lRH6P7Nip— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) January 5, 2023
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Matt Gaetz on…
• The mood on the floor.
• The MEMES of him with AOC.
• What they actually talked about.
• Goals he shares with the Freedom Caucus. pic.twitter.com/dNLlMi0Neo— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) January 5, 2023
On Thursday, Rep. Matt Gaetz just voted for DONALD JOHN TRUMP as House Speaker.
BOOM! Matt Gaetz Votes for DONALD JOHN TRUMP for Speaker at the House https://t.co/xYGTN6zvQX
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) January 5, 2023
