House Speaker McCarthy Downplays Gaetz’s Attempt to Oust Him

Washington, D.C. - October 1, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has publicly shrugged off the recent efforts by Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz to unseat him from his position as speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," McCarthy dismissed Gaetz's move as a "personal" matter and expressed his lack of concern over the situation.

Gaetz, a vocal and controversial member of the Republican Party, had been vocal about his intentions to remove McCarthy from the speakership if a spending bill received Democratic support. McCarthy revealed that Gaetz was one of the few House. . .