{"id":591421,"date":"2023-09-16T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mccarthy-gaetz-feud-hits-fever-pitch\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T10:00:00","slug":"mccarthy-gaetz-feud-hits-fever-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mccarthy-gaetz-feud-hits-fever-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"#McCarthy-Gaetz feud hits fever pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/gaetzmatt_mccarthykevin_091523gn_split_feud.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Simmering tensions between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) are boiling over as the Florida Republican heightens his threat to oust the GOP leader from his post.<\/p>\n<p>The bitterness between the two GOP lawmakers \u2014\u00a0which stretches back to the Speaker\u2019s race in January \u2014\u00a0hit a fever pitch on Tuesday when Gaetz warned that he would force a vote on taking McCarthy\u2019s gavel if the California Republican did not meet a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of demands on spending and legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McCarthy shot back in an expletive-laden rant Thursday, daring Gaetz to \u201cfile the f\u2011\u2011\u2011ing motion\u201d to try and boot him from the Speakership.<\/p>\n<p>While the war of words between the pair of Republicans is nothing new, the current clash comes at a precarious moment for the House GOP conference, as McCarthy navigates the fine line of avoiding a government shutdown without angering his right flank to the point of losing his gavel.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between McCarthy and Gaetz were on the rise over August recess, with the Florida Republican\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1699146632544018714?s=20\">warning the Speaker<\/a>\u00a0that he could lose his gavel if he stands in the way of Gaetz\u2019s efforts to force votes on impeachment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz had also been voicing frustration about McCarthy not following through on priorities he raised during the Speaker\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p>That posturing culminated with a fiery floor speech on Tuesday, when Gaetz sent a clear warning shot to McCarthy \u2014\u00a0even after the Speaker launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden without holding a formal vote. The Florida Republican dubbed the inquiry a \u201cbaby step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI rise today to serve notice: Mr. Speaker, you are out of compliance with the agreement that allowed you to assume this role,\u201d Gaetz said in his floor speech. \u201cThe path forward for the House of Representatives is to either bring you into im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te, total compliance or remove you pursuant to a motion to vacate the chair.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Upping the pressure another notch, a coalition of conservatives on Wednesday blocked an effort to advance legislation funding the Pentagon over demands for deeper spending cuts \u2014\u00a0amid increased conversations over potentially ousting the Speaker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The tension was evident the next morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to file a motion to vacate, then file the f\u2011\u2011\u2011ing motion,\u201d McCarthy\u00a0said during a closed-door GOP conference meeting\u00a0on Thursday, according to Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The California Republican acknowledged he had displayed \u201cfrustration\u201d during the meeting, saying after the gathering that he was \u201cfrustrated with some people in the conference\u201d after the Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriations bill tanked.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz responded by saying McCarthy should better handle his emotions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of emotionally cursing, maybe the Speaker should just keep his word from January on balanced budgets, term limits and single-subject spending bills,\u201d Gaetz told The Hill.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The battle between McCarthy and Gaetz first came into sharp focus during the drawn-out Speaker\u2019s race in January, when the Floridian Republican withheld support for the GOP leader\u2019s Speakership bid throughout all 15 ballots. In the penultimate round of voting,\u00a0Gaetz cast the final vote\u00a0\u2014\u00a0present \u2014\u00a0leaving McCarthy with one vote less than he needed to clinch the gavel.<\/p>\n<p>It was during the election for the gavel that McCarthy made a number of concessions to conservatives,\u00a0including an agreement to decrease the threshold to force a vote on ousting the Speaker from five members to one.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Gaetz said McCarthy also entered into an agreement with conservatives in January that included promises on votes for term limits and a balanced budget plan, and assurances that the House would pass individual spending bills. But the House has yet to vote on that legislation, and McCarthy is eyeing a continuing resolution to keep the government\u2019s lights on past Sept. 30 \u2014 which Gaetz objects to.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Departing Washington on Thursday \u2014 with just eight legislative days left before the funding deadline \u2014\u00a0Gaetz pointed to the Speaker\u2019s race as the foundation for his clash with McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you how I got there,\u201d Gaetz said when asked how the feud came to the fore this week. \u201cYou know, during the August work period, I spent time with Americans from Florida to Arizona to California, and I got a common question: \u2018Has the deal you made with McCarthy been followed through, or are you going to do anything about it?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, you know, I feel compelled to hold him to comply with the deal we made in January,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Asked if there were any ongoing efforts to negotiate between just the two men, Gaetz claimed McCarthy \u201cnever calls, he never writes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s not much to negotiate. We did the negotiation in January,\u201d the Florida Republican added. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to pay twice for the same hostage. We want full compliance with the deal we made in January.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy, for his part, has said Gaetz is taking him on for personal reasons, claiming that the Florida Republican thinks the Speaker is meddling in his Ethics Committee investigation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The House Ethics Committee opened a probe into Gaetz in 2021 on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, the sharing of inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, the misuse of state identification records, converting campaigns funds to personal use and the acceptable of a bribe, improper gratuity or an impermissible gift.<\/p>\n<p>The panel eventually deferred its investigation to the Department of Justice (DOJ) per their request, as the congressman was under investigation for alleged sex-trafficking. Gaetz\u2019s office announced in February that the\u00a0DOJ had concluded its probe and decided not to charge him.<\/p>\n<p>But in June,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/archive\/6923-punchbowl-news-am\/\">Punchbowl News<\/a>\u00a0reported that the Ethics Committee restarted its investigation into Gaetz, and one month later,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/13\/politics\/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-committee-investigation\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/house-ethics-committee-requests-interviews-documents-reopened-gaetz\/story?id=101229160\">ABC News<\/a>\u00a0said the panel was contacting witnesses for the probe.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has not publicly accused McCarthy of playing a role in his Ethics Committee investigation. The Speaker, however, thinks that is the source of his conservative colleague\u2019s frustration and not how the appropriations and legislative processes are being handled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s the real problem that Matt\u2019s most concerned about,\u201d McCarthy told Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u2019s Sean Hannity Wednesday, referring to appropriations and legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Matt had an Ethics complaint against him in the last Congress. He thinks he can use this to try to include,\u201d McCarthy continued. \u201cI\u2019m never gonna influence an independent committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), a member of the Ethics Committee, also tied Gaetz\u2019s frustration to the Ethics panel, underscoring that the Speaker is not involved in the group\u2019s decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand Rep. Gaetz has some issue with the Speaker \u2018cause he thinks somehow that might help him with his Ethics matter. I\u2019m on Ethics, I\u2019m not gonna get into it, but I could I could tell you one thing,\u00a0in my two terms now with being on there Speaker McCarthy has never spoke to me about any case, and he certainly is going to continue to treat every member the same. And if Gaetz doesn\u2019t like his treatment, well he\u2019s a gang of one,\u201d Joyce told CNN\u2019s \u201cInside Politics\u201d on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>But Gaetz is vehemently rejecting that theory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the most investigated man in the entire Congress, and right there you saw Kevin McCarthy lying like a dead dog because I have never asked him to interfere in any Ethics matter,\u201d Gaetz said on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cThe Beat with Ari Melber\u201d on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said McCarthy\u2019s implication that he wanted special treatment in regards to the complaint is \u201can abject lie from a sad and pathetic man who lies to hold onto power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz on Thursday took the feud a step further,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1702393961392886179\">giving McCarthy a nickname on X<\/a>: \u201cMcFailure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Emily Brooks contributed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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