Now, ex-Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, said, “Bring It On”! And so Matt Gaetz, brought it on, a Right Hook smack into McCarthy’s jaw. Down for the count said the interim Speaker(pro-tempore) of the House, Patrick McHenry. This action has caused mayhem. What will the Republicans do now? 
McCarthy promised to his members during the 15th round of voting for Speaker, that he would bring to the floor a separate vote for individual budget items. McCarthy did not keep his word, and so Matt Gaetz and seven others tore him a new a…..e. This is hardball politics, folks. The lonesome eight will be up for election in 2024, apparently they feel secure enough to repeat. Others, who voted nay, on McCarthy’s removal did not want to risk being tossed overboard.
Why Matt Gaetz led charge to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
The longstanding feud between Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) goes back much farther than Tuesday’s historic vote to unseat McCarthy as House speaker.
Gaetz has long been McCarthy’s loudest opponent — dramatically voting “present” rather than backing the California Republican’s bid for the gavel in January.
McCarthy has repeatedly claimed Gaetz has borne him a grudge for refusing his demand that McCarthy intervene in an ongoing House Ethics Committee investigation.
“He’s blaming me for an ethics complaint against him that happened in the last Congress. I have nothing to do with it,” McCarthy told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” just hours before he was voted out.
Gaetz, who is rumored to be eyeing a run for Florida governor in 2026, is being eyed by the ethics panel over allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and campaign finance violations as well as taking bribes. Federal officials concluded their two-year investigation in February without handing down any criminal charges, but sources told CNN the Justice Department’s decision will not impact what the committee will and won’t investigate.
