Gaetz Supports Scalise and Jordan to Replace McCarthy as Speaker
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Matt Gaetz says the US House has to be run better and he’s not worried about being attacked by his Republican colleague, Rep. Mike Lawler, who suggested he’d hit Gaetz “square between the eyes” with the Speaker’s gavel.
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Florida Republican Matt Gaetz says he backs speakership bids by both Representatives Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, emphasizing that the particular person is less important than their plan to reduce government spending.
“I’m for both of them right now — I’m eager to hear their plans and their vision,” he said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power” one day after leading the successful charge to strip Kevin McCarthy of the speakership.