McCarthy to Face Far-Right Attempt to Oust Him as House Speaker

Gaetz to file motion this week, McCarthy says ‘bring it on’
Revolt triggered by compromise with Democrats on funding

WATCH: The deal to avert the government shutdown will keep the government running until Nov. 17. Kailey Leinz reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Billy House

October 1, 2023 at 1:05 PM UTC

Updated on

October 1, 2023 at 3:26 PM UTC

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Kevin McCarthy’s embrace of a bipartisan deal to avert a US government shutdown triggered a mutiny by far-right Republicans to depose him as House speaker.

Florida Republican Matt Gaetz said on Sunday he’ll file a motion to vacate the chair this week, seizing on a parliamentary process that has not resulted in a speaker removal vote since 1910. McCarthy responded defiantly, telling CBS News he’ll survive any attempt to remove him.