Matt Gaetz

2023 - 1 - 6

mike rogers

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The last-minute drama that momentarily derailed McCarthy — again (The Washington Post)

Before McCarthy finally clinched the speakership, there was a near-brawl in the House late Friday as Matt Gaetz delivered a blow denying him on the 14th ...

Two lawmakers nearly come to blows — and other crazy moments ... (Politico)

It happened after Gaetz blocked Kevin McCarthy from clinching the final vote to be elected speaker in the fourteenth round of voting — and after the rabble ...

[photograped trying to hand her phone](https://twitter.com/Al_Drago/status/1611580635969118209)to holdout Rep. Some others as the speaker race drew to a close: A small girl with a yellow bow in her hair kept asking if her family could go home as the clock passed midnight. Dean Philips (D-Minn.) summed up the spectacle everyone had just witnessed: “Madam clerk, I rise to say, ‘Wow.’” - Throughout the whole evening, Rep. That meant when he returned, he would cast one of the final votes — and McCarthy’s fate would come down to him. “But at the end of the night, Matt got everybody there … “It’s painful to watch. And that was just part of the drama. You’ve been here a long time and you think you’ve got a deal done.” Across the chamber, Democratic Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) lunged at Rep.

US Rep Mike Rogers pulled away from confronting Matt Gaetz as ... (Economic Times)

United States Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained as he angrily confronted Matt Gaetz as turmoil hit the House floor on Friday night during the Speaker ...

[Rogers](/topic/rogers)jumped towards [Gaetz](/topic/gaetz)shortly after the Florida lawmaker declared “present” during the 14th round of voting for the next Speaker of the [House of Representatives](/topic/house-of-representatives). [Mike Rogers](/topic/mike-rogers)had to be restrained as he angrily confronted [Matt Gaetz](/topic/matt-gaetz)as turmoil hit the [House](/topic/house)floor on Friday night during the Speaker vote. Florida Congressman’s decision, in part, left Rep.

Chaos in the House: McCarthy's plea, and begging for votes (Associated Press)

But he turned back around when he heard a scuffle behind him. Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican ally of McCarthy, had angrily confronted Gaetz, telling him ...

Ken Buck, a McCarthy supporter who was standing nearby, said the exchange between the two men was pleasant, and that McCarthy just asked him to change his vote. Gaetz said his “present” vote was as far as he was going, Buck said. But Gaetz could only be partially swayed, and stood to say “present” when the roll call reached his name. McCarthy and his allies seemed confident walking in, but as the votes ticked off, it became clear he would be one short. Matt Gaetz to change his vote from “present” to “McCarthy.” In the days afterward, McCarthy blamed then-President Donald Trump for encouraging his supporters who attacked the building and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden.

Moment Kevin McCarthy Confronts Matt Gaetz Viewed 1.6 Million ... (Newsweek)

McCarthy won election as speaker on the 15th ballot, with Gaetz and other opponents choosing to vote "present."

[Republicans](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/republicans) continued to exchange words. ET, Gaetz [hinted that McCarthy had made concessions](https://www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-says-he-ran-out-stuff-ask-mccarthy-1772024) in order to secure the speaker's gavel. That lowered the threshold for a majority and McCarthy won with 216 votes to Democratic Representative [Hakeem Jeffries](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries)' 212. And Sean, we're at the stage right now where I'm running out of stuff to ask for." "I am grateful that Speaker-designate McCarthy has been so receptive to each and every change that we have demanded. [Sean Hannity](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/sean-hannity).

Kevin McCarthy House Speaker Votes, Congressman Lunges at Gaetz (TMZ)

The House of Representatives started looking like a UFC fight Friday night, when a congressman had to be physically restrained from attacking one of his ...

Other reps tried to thwart an attack by grabbing Rogers by the chin and shoulders ... C-SPAN got shots of Rogers losing it, walking to the row in which Gaetz was sitting and then fully lunging at him. where Kevin McCarthy again failed to get the required number of votes.

Shock scenes as Republican held back in confrontation with Matt ... (The Independent)

Chaos reigned during the final House speaker vote on Friday night, as Rep Mike Rogers had to be physically restrained after apparently lunging towards ...

Mr McCarthy said afterward that Mr Gaetz had eventually “got everybody there to the point that nobody voted against me,” persuading some of his fellow colleagues to vote “present” as well. As a dejected Mr McCarthy walked back to his seat, Mr Rogers then angrily confronted Mr Gaetz, with the pair nearly coming to blows. The House fell silent as the GOP leader appeared to plead with Mr Gaetz to switch his vote to “McCarthy”, but the bombastic Florida lawmaker remained defiant.