Rep. Matt Gaetz Says He’s Not Concerned About Losing Seat Over McCarthy’s Ouster
For Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), who managed to oust his party colleague Kevin McCarthy (R-California) as the House speaker last week, losing his seat in Congress is not too high a price to pay. Gaetz told NBC’s Kristen Welker during an interview that his success in getting rid of McCarthy was “worth it.” For months, Gaetz had been threatening to remove McCarthy from the speaker’s office. After McCarthy had a deal with Democrats to avert the government shutdown, Gaetz intensified his efforts against him. Finally, on October 3, McCarthy became the first speaker in U.S. history to be ousted, whe...