Speaker farce: RepMikeRogers and RepMattGaetz nearly come to blows on House floor
Rep. Richard Hudson was seen physically restraining Rogers from barreling toward Gaetz after a heated exchange in which Gaetz seemingly refused to switch his vote from"present" to one in favor of McCarthy, putting an end to four days of stalemate.McCarthy needed 217 votes to become speaker and was at 216, with Gaetz and Rep. Lauren Boebert voting present and four Republicans voting against.
CSPAN has been given free rein with its cameras due to the lack of of a rules package as the speaker fight rages on.— Acyn January 7, 2023 CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
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