BREAKING NEWS: Matt Gaetz responds after Trump urges support for McCarthy
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich criticizes House Republicans who refused to support Kevin McCarthy's bid for speaker, calling their opposition equivalent to a 'temper tantrum.'Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican congressman-elect who rose to prominence under former President Trump’s wing, went rogue after the former president endorsedof McCarthy for speaker has not changed the congressman’s view on the former president or GOP leader, nor has swayed his vote.
Gaetz has led the House Freedom Caucus charge against the GOP leader’s speakership bid, where he and 19 other Republican members have frozen the House in opposition to McCarthy while solidifying their support behind Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. "Some really good conversations took place last night, and it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN," Trump posted on Truth Social.
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