McCarthy Blames Complaints Against Gaetz for Losing Speakership

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Kevin McCarthy squarely linked his loss of the House speaker position to allegations of sexual misconduct against Rep. Matt Gaetz. McCarthy said the reason he's no longer House speaker is because "one person wanted me to stop an ethics complaint because he slept with a 17-year-old," according to Politico. McCarthy later added: "Did he do it? I don't know."

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Kevin McCarthy refers to Matt Gaetz:"I'll give you the truth why I'm not speaker. It's because one person, a member of Congress, wanted me to stop an ethics complaint because he slept with a 17-year-old ... Did he do it or not? I don't know." pic.twitter.com/xhjDxBaP2H
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No Qevin...the deal you made with the howling sh*tgibbons to get the chair is what lead to your losing it.

You gave sporkfoot and fivehead the power to kick you out if you upset them. It was just a matter of time.

Stop blaming them for your failure to see them for what they are.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-04-10 10:08 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Many people are saying that Gaetz and his wife Ginger (nee Lucky) are negotiating for her to change her name to Melania. The price being bantered about: 90% of the Gaetz family wealth, and Matt never gets to 'get Lucky' again...

#2 | Posted by catdog at 2024-04-10 01:50 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Republicans only tell the truth once they're out of power.

#3 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-04-11 12:31 PM | Reply

Republicans don't care what Gaetz did. Par for the course.

#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-04-11 01:30 PM | Reply

@#1 ... It was just a matter of time. ...

Exactly.

Why would they want to oust the Speaker so easily if they did not have an intent to use that ability?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-04-11 02:07 PM | Reply

Now, because of fmr Spkr McCarthy's lust for power, we have a non-functioning House of Representatives.

Republicans panic about post-Mike Johnson meltdown
www.axios.com

... Why it matters: House Republicans are vocal about not wanting to repeat last fall's chaotic, protracted speaker vacancy, with many acknowledging there may be no alternative to the current speaker. ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced a motion to vacate against Johnson last month, the first step towards triggering a vote to remove him as speaker.

- - - Greene has said a vote on Ukraine aid -- which Johnson has pledged to hold -- would be the catalyst for her to force a vote. ...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-04-11 02:10 PM | Reply

-- would be the catalyst for her to force a vote. ...

She's really going to spin a cog when she finds herself out there all alone.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-04-11 02:20 PM | Reply

@#7 ... She's really going to spin a cog when she finds herself out there all alone. ...

I'm not yet convinced that she'll be "out there all alone."

Perhaps without the needed number of votes, but not all alone.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-04-11 02:55 PM | Reply

McCarthy later added: "Did he do it? I don't know.

LOL he did it. McCarthy knows he did it. This was just CYA.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2024-04-11 08:38 PM | Reply