Pro-Trump conservatives rail against Matt Gaetz over push to oust McCarthy: 'Self-destructive'

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The threat by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is receiving criticism from conservatives aligned with former President Trump.

Conservatives aligned with former President Donald Trump are coming out in opposition to the motion by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., over the

Gaetz ultimately filed a motion to vacate on Monday evening, hours after he said in his floor speech to"stay tuned." The House is poised to vote on the motion Tuesday afternoon after a separate effort to kill the motion failed."Yes, that is correct," conservative commentator Mark Levin said Monday.

"A [motion to vacate] of our speaker gives the upper hand to the Democrats, during dangerous times while we have been handed over under the presidency of an ailing old man ridden with dementia, whom has spent over 50 years in Washington seats of power corruptly enriching himself and his family by delivering policy deals to foreign investors," she added.

 

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