Matt Gaetz

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The last-minute drama that momentarily derailed McCarthy — again (The Washington Post)

Before McCarthy finally clinched the speakership, there was a near-brawl in the House late Friday as Matt Gaetz delivered a blow denying him on the 14th ...

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US Rep Mike Rogers pulled away from confronting Matt Gaetz as ... (Economic Times)

United States Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained as he angrily confronted Matt Gaetz as turmoil hit the House floor on Friday night during the Speaker ...

[Rogers](/topic/rogers)jumped towards [Gaetz](/topic/gaetz)shortly after the Florida lawmaker declared “present” during the 14th round of voting for the next Speaker of the [House of Representatives](/topic/house-of-representatives). [Mike Rogers](/topic/mike-rogers)had to be restrained as he angrily confronted [Matt Gaetz](/topic/matt-gaetz)as turmoil hit the [House](/topic/house)floor on Friday night during the Speaker vote. Florida Congressman’s decision, in part, left Rep.

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Chaos in the House: McCarthy's plea, and begging for votes (Associated Press)

But he turned back around when he heard a scuffle behind him. Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican ally of McCarthy, had angrily confronted Gaetz, telling him ...

Ken Buck, a McCarthy supporter who was standing nearby, said the exchange between the two men was pleasant, and that McCarthy just asked him to change his vote. Gaetz said his “present” vote was as far as he was going, Buck said. But Gaetz could only be partially swayed, and stood to say “present” when the roll call reached his name. McCarthy and his allies seemed confident walking in, but as the votes ticked off, it became clear he would be one short. Matt Gaetz to change his vote from “present” to “McCarthy.” In the days afterward, McCarthy blamed then-President Donald Trump for encouraging his supporters who attacked the building and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden.

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Shock scenes as Republican held back in confrontation with Matt ... (The Independent)

Chaos reigned during the final House speaker vote on Friday night, as Rep Mike Rogers had to be physically restrained after apparently lunging towards ...

Mr McCarthy said afterward that Mr Gaetz had eventually “got everybody there to the point that nobody voted against me,” persuading some of his fellow colleagues to vote “present” as well. As a dejected Mr McCarthy walked back to his seat, Mr Rogers then angrily confronted Mr Gaetz, with the pair nearly coming to blows. The House fell silent as the GOP leader appeared to plead with Mr Gaetz to switch his vote to “McCarthy”, but the bombastic Florida lawmaker remained defiant.

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GOP lawmaker had to be restrained while confronting Gaetz. Hear ... (CNN)

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) confronted Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) after he refused to vote for Kevin McCarthy to be the next House speaker and had to be restrained ...

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Heated exchange between McCarthy and Gaetz (BBC News)

This was the dramatic moment when tensions flared on the floor of the House of Representatives after 14 rounds of voting for a new Speaker.

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Gaetz on House speaker vote flip: 'I ran out of things' to ask for (Business Insider)

During the vast majority of the House speaker roll call votes, Gaetz chose to back an array of conservative alternatives to Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

Mike Rogers of Alabama after the 14th round of voting then confronted Gaetz and And the new rules would also empower conservatives in the lower chamber, giving them more representation on critical congressional committees. While the move represented a breakthrough for Gaetz, it generated anger from many members within the larger caucus as McCarthy remained one vote shy of winning the speaker's gavel. During Kevin McCarthy's protracted battle to secure the speakership in the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Rep. Gaetz came into the original January 3 vote seeking new leadership, which he expressed through a succession of speaker votes cast for Reps. - Gaetz told CNN that he "ran out of things" to ask for by the end of the public leadership fight.

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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz on his decision to vote 'present' in the final ... (Yahoo News)

During the vast majority of the House speaker roll call votes, Gaetz chose to back an array of conservative alternatives to Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

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Tensions Flare on House Floor as Rogers Confronts Gaetz (The New York Times)

Tensions flared when Representative Matt Gaetz sunk Kevin McCarthy's 14th effort to be elected speaker of the House.

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What really happened between Matt Gaetz and Mike Rogers on the ... (New York Post)

A member of congress who nearly came to blows with Rep. Matt Gaetz said he was incensed by how Gaetz was conducting himself on the House floor.

The moment was the last hurrah of anti-McCarthy forces in the chamber. It was a momentary frustration on his part given the high drama and tension of the week.” Matt Gaetz said he was incensed by how the Florida politician was conducting himself on the House floor during the heated voting for Rep.

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NC Rep. Richard Hudson seen restraining colleague from ... (WCNC.com)

At one point, Rogers, while shouting, got closer to Gaetz before Hudson physically pulled him back.

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