Kevin McCarthy claims Matt Gaetz told him he would not mind if Democrat Hakeem Jeffries were to win the speakership in a plurality vote due to the stalemate over McCarthy's bid.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., told
that he would not care if the stalemate over McCarthy's speakership vote resulted in a Democrat being elected to the position, McCarthy claimed Tuesday.was scheduled to vote on his bid to become speaker. He claimed Gaetz came to his office Monday evening along with other like-minded GOPers with a list of demands.
"Last night I was presented the only way to have 218 votes if I provided certain members with certain positions, certain gavels, to take over the church committee, to have certain budgets," McCarthy claimed."And they even came to the position where one, Matt Gaetz, said ‘I don’t care if we go to plurality and we elect Hakeem Jeffries."
The House could vote on a resolution to approve the next speaker by a plurality if multiple rounds of voting go by without a candidate winning. That has only happened twice in U.S. history, however, and the resolution approving a plurality vote would need to be approved by a majority. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is trying to block Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from winning the speakership."As is typical for Kevin McCarthy's career, he is lying," a spokesman said.
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