WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown.
Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy nemesis, said McCarthy was in “brazen, material breach” of agreements he made with House Republicans in January when he ran for speaker. As a result, Gaetz said he would be filing a “ motion to vacate the chair,” as House rules permit.
No speaker has ever been removed from office through such a move. Procedural votes could be offered to halt the motion or it could trigger a House floor vote on whether McCarthy, R-Calif., should remain speaker.
“I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid,” Gaetz, R-Fla., told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy.”
So, how is he different from McCarthy? (Seriously interested!)
I hope this answers your question.
Gaetz’s father represented parts of northwest Florida as a member of the Florida State Senate from 2006 to 2016, and was Senate president from 2012 to 2014. Gaetz’s grandfather, Jerry Gaetz, was the mayor of Rugby, North Dakota, and a candidate for lieutenant governor of North Dakota at the 1964 North Dakota Republican Party state convention
McCarthy was born on January 26, 1965, in Bakersfield, California, the son of Roberta Darlene a homemaker, and Owen McCarthy, an assistant city fire chief.
This does not tell me anything about him and how his political views are.
But I read up a little bit myself. Seems to me that he is even more extreme than McCarthy, who is already extreme.
https://apnews.com/article/matt-gaetz-father-florida-senate-election-2024-fbed0f63fdc4649c3fb11f4d6a4ef65d