Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) offered a motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday, making good on weeks of threats to do so.
Gaetz's motion came after McCarthy pushed forward a 45-day stop-gap bill over the weekend to avoid a government shutdown, with the Florida Republican accusing the speaker of making a"Ukraine deal with Democrats" to pass aid for the country at a later date. The motion on the floor of the House of Representatives on Monday evening sets up a battle in the Republican conference over McCarthy's future as speaker of the House.
McCarthy had to endure 15 rounds of voting during the speaker election in January after several right-wing members of the Republican conference refused to support the California Republican. The House speaker was defiant in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying,"Bring it on," following Gaetz's motion to vacate.
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