Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up dramatic vote
Matt Gaetz has introduced a motion to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership, setting up a dramatic vote over the future of the chamber's Republican majority Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday night introduced a motion to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House speaker ship, setting up a dramatic vote over the future of the chamber's Republican majority. The motion must be voted on within two legislative days, under House rules. "Bring it on," McCarthy soon responded on X, formerly known as Twitter. Gaetz, a Florida lawmaker, had said on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday that he would bring a so-called motion to vacate against McCarthy, criticizing how McCarthy has handled spending and budget fights since the GOP took control of the House in January and contending that McCarthy broke promises to other conservatives about how he would lead. "Kevin McCarthy, at one point or another, has lied to all of us," he said. McCarthy has p...