The former House speaker blasted Gaetz just a week after the latter led the effort to vacate McCarthy.
Representative Kevin McCarthy mocked rival Congressman Matt Gaetz just days after the Florida Republican led the efforts to oust McCarthy from House speakership.McCarthy, of the GOP, was removed following a deal he negotiated with Democrats to temporarily avoid a government shutdown, which angered some hardline Republicans, including Gaetz, resulting in his ouster. The historic vote on Tuesday was triggered by Gaetz, who introduced a motion to vacate.
'There's no ask from Israel that we are unable to meet because it's going to take us a few days to pick a new speaker.'McCarthy quickly shot back he's not going to 'sit back and do nothing,' before taking aim at Gaetz, saying that if Congress had listened to his rival, U.S. service members 'wouldn't be paid.''This isn't about the speakership,' McCarthy said. 'I am still a member of Congress.
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