.GOPLeader McCarthy critic RepMattGaetz making calls to members about future of leadership
Rep. Matt Gaetz , a conservative firebrand and close ally to former President Donald Trump, has been making calls to members advocating that lawmakers vote against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to be the next speaker of the House in the wake of the GOP’s underperformance in the midterm election cycle, two sources familiar with the conversation told the Washington Examiner.
“Just as I have done after every election, you can count on me having conversations with my colleagues on matters of policy, politics, and leadership,” he said in a statement. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the California Republican gave a short and delayed speech that lasted less than four minutes, taking the stage around 2 a.m. with Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and National Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Tom Emmer to tout GOP gains before exiting without taking questions from reporters.
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