Matt Gaetz Threatens “Daily Motion” To Oust McCarthy

Axios reports:

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — who helped lead the unsuccessful effort to deny Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) speakership bid —said Tuesday that McCarthy is “out of compliance” with the terms of the deal he made with conservatives to become speaker. The Florida Republican laid out a scenario of starting “every single day in Congress with the prayer, the pledge and the motion to vacate.”

Gaetz said a stopgap spending bill to avoid government shutdown would be an “automatic trigger” for a motion to vacate, calling for help from the 20 conservatives who resisted McCarthy’s speakership.The speech started shortly after McCarthy announced an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, which Gaetz called a “baby step” following “weeks of pressure from conservatives.”

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Matt Gaetz threatens McCarthy with daily attempt to remove him as speaker https://t.co/x67q3UZgEU

— Axios (@axios) September 12, 2023

.@RepMattGaetz: “Moments ago, Speaker McCarthy endorsed an impeachment inquiry. This is a baby step following weeks of pressure from House conservatives to do more. We must move faster.”

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is brushing off Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) announcement… pic.twitter.com/71OnQuiBLx

— The Hill (@thehill) September 12, 2023

Gaetz: A motion to vacate might not pass at first but it might before the 15th vote. If Democrats bail out McCarthy, I will lead the resistance to the Biden/McCarthy/Jeffries government that they are attempting to build. pic.twitter.com/LguLIFkj6b

— Acyn (@Acyn) September 12, 2023