{"id":592515,"date":"2023-09-28T18:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mccarthy-gaetz-get-into-testy-exchange-over-anti-gaetz-paid-post\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T18:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:48:04","slug":"mccarthy-gaetz-get-into-testy-exchange-over-anti-gaetz-paid-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mccarthy-gaetz-get-into-testy-exchange-over-anti-gaetz-paid-post\/","title":{"rendered":"#McCarthy, Gaetz get into testy exchange over anti-Gaetz paid post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/gaetzmatt_mccarthykevin_010623gn3_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) got into\u00a0a testy exchange behind closed doors Thursday,\u00a0after Gaetz accused McCarthy of being behind a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> campaign targeting the Florida Republican \u2014\u00a0which the Speaker denied.<\/p>\n<p>The back-and-forth at the House GOP\u2019s conference meeting took place amid heightened tensions between the\u00a0men, with Gaetz openly threatening to force a vote on ousting McCarthy as Speaker if he does not follow through with a number of demands on spending and legislation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI asked McCarthy direct question: Were you out there paying for people to try to create a false negative sentiment about me online?\u201d Gaetz told The Hill of the exchange. \u201cAnd his non sequitur retort was that he was giving out two and a half million dollars to other Republicans at breakfast. And I asked him how much of that money he\u2019d gotten from FTX and Sam\u00a0Bankman\u00a0Fried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy, however, denied any involvement in the anti-Gaetz campaign, according to the lawmaker \u2013 and his outside legal counsel sent a cease-and-desist to the individual responsible for the solicitations earlier this week. The Speaker told Gaetz that he is busy doing his job and trying to run the conference and essentially said, \u201cI\u2019m not worried about you, Matt,\u201d according to a House Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz said that McCarthy \u201cmumbled and said that he didn\u2019t think enough of me to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think you believe that, and I don\u2019t think your readers would believe that,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p>A House Republican who requested anonymity to discuss the private exchange told The Hill that Gaetz accused McCarthy of \u201cmasterminding\u00a0outside money attacking him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And another House Republican added that it was a \u201cvery\u201d testy exchange.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The scuffle came after social media posts circulated on Tuesday with screenshots of a message individuals received from an account soliciting work for an advocacy campaign \u201cagainst Gaetz and the government shutdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowdy! Got an advocacy campaign with budget. Do you do paid posts? If so how do you work? By the way, the issue\u00a0is<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>against Gaetz and government shut down. Let me know asap!\u201d the message read, according to a photo\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1706771207293415562?s=20\">posted on X<\/a>\u00a0by Rogan O\u2019Handley, a conservative commentator. O\u2019Handley claimed that the message\u00a0was \u201cfrom a McCarthy proxy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1706773484318363970?s=20\">shared the post<\/a>, writing \u201c1. Thank you! 2. @SpeakerMcCarthy is pathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s outside counsel, Elliot S. Berke, sent a cease-and-desist to an individual presumed to be behind the solicitations on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand based on multiple reporter inquiries that reference your name that you are reaching out to social media influencers about a \u2018Against Gaetz and government shutdown\u2019 and claiming it is in on behalf of Speaker McCarthy and\/or entities purportedly affiliated with the Speaker,\u201d Berke said, according to a copy of the message shared with The Hill. \u201cThat is false and in violation of the law.\u00a0 This email puts you on notice that you must immediately cease and desist or we will move forward with all remedies under the law including the pursuit of damages where warranted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Politico first\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2023\/09\/26\/congress\/mccarthys-cease-and-desist-00118313\">reported<\/a>\u00a0the cease-and-desist.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The feud between McCarthy and Gaetz \u2014\u00a0which came into sharp focus during the drawn-out Speaker\u2019s race in January \u2014\u00a0has boiled over in recent weeks as Gaetz threatens to force a vote on removing McCarthy as Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>The amped-up rhetoric comes as lawmakers are racing the clock to fund the government before the Sept. 30 shutdown deadline. McCarthy has said he wants to pass a GOP-crafted stopgap bill to keep the lights on in Washington beyond\u00a0Saturday, but a handful of hard-line conservatives \u2014\u00a0including Gaetz \u2014 have said they will not support a continuing resolution under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate advanced a bipartisan stopgap bill on Tuesday that would fund the government until Nov. 17 and includes $6.15 billion for Ukraine and $5.99 billion in disaster assistance. Gaetz warned McCarthy that if he brings the legislation to the floor he would face a vote on his ouster.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McCarthy, for his part, told his members on Wednesday that he will not hold a vote on the measure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the leadership moves a Democrat spending bill to advance Democrat priorities, then there very likely to be a motion to vacate that the Speaker would face,\u201d Gaetz told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) got into\u00a0a testy exchange behind closed doors Thursday,\u00a0after Gaetz accused McCarthy of being behind a social media campaign targeting the Florida Republican \u2014\u00a0which the Speaker denied. 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