Posted on 10/03/2023 6:55:11 PM PDT by chickenlips
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was successful Tuesday in his quest to oust Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the Speaker of the House position, and now he’s saying he had former president Donald Trump’s blessing.
Advertisement McCarthy was voted out of the job by a 216-210 tally, and for now, the House is left with Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) as the Speaker Pro Tem. An election will be held to determine the next official speaker, and McCarthy has already come out and said he won't be in the running.
My colleague Duke wondered the other day in his article whether Gaetz would proceed with such a dramatic plan without Trump’s approval. We have our answer:
'I have spoken to President Trump over the last several days,' Gaetz told reporters on the steps of the Capitol after the vote. 'I would say that my conversations with the former president leave me with great confidence that I'm doing the right thing.'
McCarthy became the first speaker in American history to be outed from his job in Tuesday's vote that saw eight members of his own party sink him. Now Republicans will have to deal with the fallout. That not only includes electing a new speaker but dealing with the bloodbath that remains of their party.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
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Re: 20 - President Trump was “loyal”. His Truth Social post of Tuesday afternoon was directed at Gatez et al.
Gaetz needs to go.
Re: 77 - how would you even know about the sexuality of Luntz?
Do you know how creepy that sounds?
Good grief.
Re: 56 - yet we have no evidence of that,
Naw…I like him and vote to keep him…need a Pubbie with teeth…
Re: 25 - if all you have is to shutdown the government, the Dems will surely take control of the House.
How many appropriations bills passed the House this year?
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“How is it that far left nancy pelosi was able to deliver”
Simple answer, Nancy knew how to lead and McCarthy didn’t.
Nancy kept her troops in line while McCarthy let them roam all over the place.
“I thought Trump endorsed him. True? False?”
True, but sometime in politics you endorse someone to gain a favor as they are inevitable.
delivers the rinos lyin’ backstabbin’ hidden agenda
Exactly. Typical Mafia mindset, which isn’t surprising considering what her father did “for a living”.
correct. Jim Jordan is the new Trey Gowdy. All hat, no cowboy.
Wow! That's very profound.
Just when I thought a handle on the situation, you came along and set me straight.
Gaetz pulled the band aid off, now the work begins.
Jim Jordan would be lucky to get 20 votes as would any other conservative. The majority of the GOPe house is furious that Kevin got ousted.
The only viable candidates that can get to 218 are Scalise, Stephanik, McHenry and maybe one other rep. You’re never going to get a conservative Speaker because most Republicans aren’t conservative.
GOOGLE is your friend, jerk:
“Fox News host Tucker Carlson dug even further into the relationship between liberal pollster Frank Luntz and GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy who are not only friends, they could also be “roommates.”
McCarthy is allegedly renting a room in Washington, D.C. from the so-called Republican pollster in one of the priciest neighborhoods in the city, staying at Luntz’s Penn Quarter condo. The Fox News host was stunned by the revelation.
“Turns out, we didn’t know the half of it,” he said on Monday’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight”
The Fox News host reiterated that, as a registered lobbyist, Luntz “lobbies on behalf of the world’s most left-wing companies,” and cited Google, Nike, and Delta Airlines as examples of his clientele.
He ended the segment by absolutely shredding McCarthy for the appearance of impropriety.
“But no matter what he is paying…the price of the apartment is not the crime here. Kevin McCarthy’s real crime is mocking his voters. Kevin McCarthy promises Republicans he shares their values. He tells them he’s on their side. He says that he will fight for them against permanent Washington, the forces that would like to destroy their lives. Voters believe Kevin McCarthy when he says this. They send him back to office every two years. They send him money. And at the end of the day, Kevin McCarthy goes home to Frank Luntz’s apartment in Penn Quarter and he laughs about it.”
“The 59-year-old, well known from countless media appearances and for running focus groups that provide an insight into America’s political psyche, has also now chosen a less partisan path. Having once worked for rightwing Republicans such as Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani, he no longer hesitates to condemn Donald Trump’s pernicious influence or fears the conservative media backlash.”
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) appeared on Tucker Carlson’s Fox Nation program last night and insinuated that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is gay.
The two joked that he is in a relationship with Republican pollster Frank Luntz. Luntz has been critical of former President Donald Trump.”
“Is Frank Gay and Dating?
He is in fact, gay as he bluntly states and is most proud of it. He may not be dating at the moment but cares very well for the children of the next generations. Mainly focused on work Frank rarely talks about his personal life being in the media business and keeps the post to a minimum. Even with his friend, fans and family members on his social page he has not made statements so far about his in-depth personal life.”
“House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has said he moved into longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz’s lavish Washington penthouse apartment in January to care for Luntz after the pollster suffered a stroke while doing a focus group for the Los Angeles Times a full year earlier, in January of 2020. This peculiar claim about the Luntz-McCarthy roommate situation appears to leave many questions unanswered, however.”
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