Tensions between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) have never been higher, setting the two up for a showdown this week following the speaker's deal with House Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.
After passing a continuing resolution following weeks of infighting, McCarthy is now facing another battle from his own party: maintaining his speakership. Gaetz announced on Sunday that he would be offering a motion to vacate the speakership this week to remove McCarthy as leader, bringing forward some questions as to whether he has the votes and what the House would look like if he fails.Here is everything to know about the speakership showdown happening this week.
However, as of now, it doesn't appear as though Gaetz has enough Republican support to vacate the speaker, as centrist Republicans and allies of McCarthy will not likely join his cause. The number of House Republicans expected to vote with Gaetz could roughly range from six additional McCarthy opponents to closer to the 20 holdouts who initially voted against McCarthy for speaker in January, according to a House GOP lawmaker via the Wall Street Journal.“Matt Gaetz is a charlatan,” Rep.
"If Democrats want to own Kevin McCarthy by bailing him out, I can't stop them, but then he'll be their speaker, not mine," he continued. The primary problem with some of these lawmakers as replacements is that they either support McCarthy or have privately declined any interest in the position. Emmer has dismissed any talks of replacement as"palace intrigue."
The current House rules allow any one member, either Democrat or Republican, to introduce the motion. If it is introduced as a"privileged" resolution, the House must consider it at some point. Under former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , a majority of one party needed to sign on to the motion in support to bring the procedure forward.
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