Conservative hardliner Rep. Matt Gaetz will move to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, the hardliner said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker McCarthy this week,” Gaetz (R-Fla) said. “I think we need to rip off the band aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy.”
The Florida lawmaker has threatened to force a vote on booting McCarthy from leadership for weeks, promising to follow through if McCarthy worked with Democrats to avert a government shutdown. McCarthy did so on Saturday, after a group of hard–right Republicans led by Gaetz tanked McCarthy’s efforts to pass legislation that would prevent a government shutdown on Friday.
