Posted on 10/25/2023 12:23:36 PM PDT by Red Badger
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) joined the War Room with Steve Bannon on Wednesday morning following the voting last evening for the next Republican Speaker-designate.
During their conversation Matt Gaetz revealed the devious actions of the Old Guard Republicans in their attempts to derail Mike Johnson’s vote.
According to Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy was hiding in the background actively working to sabotage the candidates who were running to replace him.
Matt Gaetz: We get that through the Gestation system early yesterday. So as Emmer is withdrawing, Mark Molinaro, a moderate New York freshman Republican, stands up at the microphone and says, well, instead of restarting this process and having a candidate forum and sending everybody home for a good cry, let’s just take a non binding poll on where people would be on the person who came in second to Tom Emmer, and that was Mike Johnson. And Elise Stefanik said, well, that’s against the rules. The rules don’t contemplate it. We can’t do that.
And brilliantly Mark Molinaro says, then I move for unanimous consent that the rules be waived, and we take a poll on whether or not Mike Johnson could be our Speaker nominee. And guess who objects to that unanimous consent request? — Kevin McCarthy!
Kevin McCarthy stands up and says, I object to doing a roll call on Mike Johnson. And Mike Johnson was exasperated. All the times Johnson had voted for McCarthy, had carried his water, maybe even voted for some bills he didn’t like because he was working toward the Republican conference’s stated objectives under McCarthy. And here was the thing — It showed everyone that it was actually McCarthy who was working to knife Scalise. It was actually McCarthy who was working to knife Jim Jordan. It was McCarthy working to knife everyone, and he hadn’t yet figured out a way to knife Mike Johnson. And so he was worried that there was going to be this great unifying moment, and he scuttled the unifying moment.
So because of McCarthy’s objection, we had to have this three hour delay, and candidates announce again, have another form, and guess what happens during that delay? Steve Patrick McHenry runs to the House floor, opens it up out of recess, and then adjourns till noon today. Now, why did he do that? Because they were setting up a play to block Mike Johnson with write in votes in the intra conference process for Kevin McCarthy.
They were promising people hearings on their favorite legislation, passage of bills. I heard people promised, oh, maybe you’ll get a chairmanship. And the play was for McCarthy to return as speaker and then Jim Jordan to be the deputy speaker in some sort of way, like, Dwight Schrute assistant to the regional manager posture. And that would have been debasing to Jordan, someone I like a great deal, and it would have been empowering to McCarthy.
So Garrett Graves and all these people are working to try to effectuate this return of McCarthy, and they’re telling us they’re going to be 100 votes for McCarthy on the write in. You know how many there were? 33 on the first write in. So they flame out terribly. Mike Johnson’s gaining momentum.
Ultimately, McCarthy gets 43 to vote for him on a secret ballot, but Mike Johnson gets a majority.
And then he (Mike Johnson?) says, you know what I want? I want a roll call vote so that those 43 would have to announce themselves as being for a candidate who wasn’t even running instead of a unifying force like Mike Johnson. And when we called for the roll call. Do you know how many people voted for Kevin McCarthy? Zero!
So he went from promising 100 votes, to delivering 43, to zero willing to vote for him! And everyone in the room knew at that moment that I wasn’t the force for chaos. I wasn’t causing disunity that for the last three weeks, the reason the House of Representatives has been paralyzed is because for his own selfish gain, Kevin McCarthy was sabotaging the candidacy of anyone else because he was plotting a return. And we stopped it.
And in the place of Kevin McCarthy, we get a Bayou, Louisiana mike Johnson, a brilliant Constitutional attorney.
What an amazing segment! The conservatives called out the Old Guard! And they brought transparency to the process. That’s how it’s done!
Gaetz, you magnificent bastard!!
To the surprise of no one.
ROFL!!!
And then he (Mike Johnson?) says, you know what I want? I want a roll call vote so that those 43 would have to announce themselves as being for a candidate who wasn’t even running instead of a unifying force like Mike Johnson. And when we called for the roll call. Do you know how many people voted for Kevin McCarthy? Zero!
The 43 need to be smoked out and primaried with McCarty. These RINOs don’t fight for America First because they lack the testicular fortitude. They need to hide in the shadows like scared little pussies.
That's what Rep. Johnson was trying to do ... instead, they revealed themselves to be yellow-bellied cowards. Hah! Still need to smoke 'em out, though.
most of us here considered Gaetz to be a hero… most of us. Kevin the cuck has been replaced. Johnson is almost certainly an improvement. Thank you Matt and thanks to the freedom caucus for putting in the kill switch that allowed the removal.
One McStooge out, exposed.
Another bnear death ( thank goodness)
Now Ronna needs to quit.
Thank you for posting that. Watching War Room this morning I thought that was maybe the best segment I’ve ever seen on the tree show.
So much information on how the wheels turned during this situation.
Gaetz, you magnificent bastard! This one’s for you. “Toast”
(Now get busy )
over a week ago, many Freepers were angry at Gaetz for triggering this whole situation.
It was unprecedented, to vote out a speaker in this manner. But let’s hope that we see an improvement.
Great summary... THANKS for posting.
This is great news! It’s been a great week for Louisiana!
McCarthy comes off as a really arrogant SOB ... he knew the kill switch was there, and acted like he was untouchable.
FAFO.
bttt
The GOPe has this one trait-burn it all down if they are not in charge. McCarthy and McConnell are birds of a feather.
lol. anybody who ever supported the giggolo and panned Matt Gaetz ought to hang their head in shame.
Gaetz, you magnificent bastard!!
Bears repeating
“over a week ago, many Freepers were angry at Gaetz for triggering this whole situation.”
Well, a handful at least. Probably Congressional staffers :)
Within one year of today, McCarthy will be either a K Street lobbyist dishing out filthy money or an executive at Fox News, trying to sabotage the people of this country.
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