100 Percent Fed Up reports- After 4 days of ballot on the House flooring for the next speaker, moods flared tonight when Republican Rep.Mike Rogers of Alabama lunged at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), the congressman who’s been leading the effort to avoid Kevin McCarthy from ending up being the next Speaker.
Chaos made sure on the House flooring as the 14 th elect Speaker failed by one elect McCarthy.
Daily Mail reports– McCarthy right away approached Reps. Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert, probably with the intent of encouraging them to alter their ‘present’ votes to ‘yes.’
BREAKING: Rep. @MattGaetz votes present, leaving Kevin McCarthy one vote except being validated as Speaker.
McCarthy faces him. pic.twitter.com/P4DnydLp2E
— ALX (@alx) January 7, 2023
Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama then lunged at Gaetz and needed to be kept back by Rep. Richard Hudson prior to a full-scale fistfight might break out on the House flooring.
Watch:
BREAKING: Rep. Mike Rogers simply lunged at Matt Gaetz.
This is getting INSANE. pic.twitter.com/ug9UjxNHHK
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 7, 2023
The Republican legislator from Alabama, a member of your house Steering Committee accountable for making committee chair suggestions, just recently threatened the holdout Republicans who do not elect McCarthy that they will be removed of committee projects.
A 15 th vote tonight remains in the works after a movement to adjourn up until twelve noon on Monday stopped working.
Matt Gaetz might be seen talking with McCarthy after the scuffle with Rep. Rogers.
Watch:
During vote to adjourn Matt Gaetz speaks to Kevin McCarthy.
McCarthy modifications his vote to adjourn.
Appears a 15 th choose speaker will happen quickly.
WATCH LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/ilQQvA1GLA #118 thCongress pic.twitter.com/e7JzJwDOaN
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 7, 2023
According to Scott Presler, Rep. Matt Gaetz has actually altered his vote to “nay,” and it appears he might have an arrangement with Rep. McCarthy.
The movement to adjourn up until twelve noon on Monday has actually stopped working.
Matt Gaetz altered his vote to nay & & it appears he might have an arrangement w/ McCarthy.
A 15 th House Speaker vote looms.
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) January 7, 2023
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