Rep. McCarthy tells Rep. Gaetz to ‘sit down’ during tense meeting on House speaker vote



“I told him to sit down and he sat down.”

Rep. Kevin McCarthy didn’t mince words on his exchange with Rep. Matt Gaetz during a GOP closed-door meeting on the House speaker vote, calling it a “difficult situation.”

The former House speaker also blamed Gaetz for the continuing chaos among Republicans.

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19 comments

  1. Don’t blame on the Democrats! If that was Democrat’s speaker the GOP will do the same thing. I am not a Democrat supporter, but I am sick and tired of the Republicans complaining! This country has turn into a party war! They are no longer care about the people.

  2. Remember Kelvin you are the one that allow this rule to stand! It is your own fault!

  3. No, we just don't want a rino to be the Speaker like McCarthy.

  4. I am curious has Matt Gaetz ever brought forth or passed any meaningful legislation in Congress?

  5. No mat gatez has integrity. You made a deal and broke that deal.

  6. I’m a Republican and this isn’t the fault of democrats

  7. Blame game victim card mcarthy…

    Thoughts and prayers on your political career..m gaetz

  8. Democrats fault they know they can’t get the votes so they choose to vacate plus they made deals with Kevin McCarthy

  9. No other House was stupid enough to allow vacating the Speaker chair by one representative. Wasn't the Democrats fault. How many Republicans voted for Nancy Pelosi? You're at fault, Kev.

  10. Don't blame the left when the right was voting on a speaker every Republican voted for McCarthy except the crazy 8 every Democrat voted for Hakeem Jefferies. So now you expect their help.

  11. Typical Repub. Blame everybody else.

  12. You're out of there McCarthy

  13. Did you just say Israel is the first concern with all due respect your concern should be Americans in America. Protect this country first and don’t create enemies for no reason. Did we not learned from Iraq 2003?

  14. This man used to be an assistant coach who said nothing while a player was molesting other players.

  15. All Republican party out they can't pass a bill. They puppet master trump telling them what to do vote blue 💙💙 all across the board vote the Republican party out

  16. Grow a set of balls Kevin!