Rep. Matt Gaetz tried to goad former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the floor of the Republican National Convention Tuesday, telling him that delegates would boo him if he took the stage.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Gaetz, who angered many of his Republican House colleagues with his challenges that led to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster, has drawn a former Navy pilot as …
“Are you speaking tonight?” the lawmaker asked, pointing aggressively at him. “If you took that stage, you would get booed off of it. You would get booed off the stage.” Mr. Gaetz and Mr. McCarthy have a chilly relationship. Mr. Gaetz was the driving force behind Mr. McCarthy losing his position as speaker last October.
The Florida lawmaker had faced a probe by the House Ethics Committee over accusations of sexual misconduct, bribery, illicit drug use and sharing inappropriate images or videos on the House floor. But the panel is no longer looking into those charges.
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