{"id":2028552,"date":"2023-09-11T20:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T00:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-not-worried-about-gaetz-threats-to-speakers-gavel-go-ahead-and-do-it\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T20:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T00:03:45","slug":"mccarthy-not-worried-about-gaetz-threats-to-speakers-gavel-go-ahead-and-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-not-worried-about-gaetz-threats-to-speakers-gavel-go-ahead-and-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy unconcerned by Gaetz&#8217;s threats to speaker&#8217;s gavel: &#8216;Go ahead, try it&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmccarthy-not-worried-about-gaetz-threats-to-speakers-gavel-go-ahead-and-do-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Speaker \u2062Kevin McCarthy Unfazed by Threats\u200b to His Speakership<\/h2>\n<p>House Speaker\u2062 Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) remains \u2062confident in his position\u2063 despite\u200b veiled threats \u2064from conservative \u2063Republican Rep. Matt \u2063Gaetz\u2062 (R-FL) to bring a motion to\u200b vacate. McCarthy, who\u200c just\u200c returned from a\u2062 busy \u200drecess, is \u200cnow faced with the challenge of addressing these threats to his\u200c speakership.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz took to X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-did-gen-z-turn-out-to-vote-for-democrats-and-against-their-own-interests\/\" title=\"Why Did Gen Z Turn Out To Vote For Democrats And Against Their Own Interests?\">popular social media site<\/a> formerly known \u200cas Twitter, to imply that he\u2062 might take action against McCarthy. When asked about his concerns\u200b regarding\u2064 Gaetz&#8217;s \u2064posts, \u200dMcCarthy dismissed them, \u2064stating, \u200d&#8221;Not at all. Matt&#8217;s Matt. He can go ahead and do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Conservatives Demand Fiscal\u200d Responsibility<\/h3>\n<p>Gaetz&#8217;s motion to vacate threats come\u2064 at a \u200bcritical time as the House prepares to tackle its remaining 11 appropriations bills. Hard-line conservatives, \u200dincluding Gaetz, are adamant that McCarthy must \u200bprioritize spending\u200d cuts and resist Democratic \u2063pressure to increase spending. Their stance throughout this process has been to cap spending at $1.471 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy \u200dhas\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-not-worried-about-gaetz-threats-to-speakers-gavel-go-ahead-and-do-it\/\" title=\"McCarthy unconcerned by Gaetz's threats to speaker's gavel: 'Go ahead, try it'\">previously faced similar threats<\/a> from the right fringe of his party during debt ceiling\u2063 negotiations. Some members of his conference felt that his proposed bill to raise the debt ceiling\u2062 was not\u200d sufficient. With Republicans holding a slim majority, it would only \u200dtake a handful of them joining forces with \u200bDemocrats to remove McCarthy from his position.<\/p>\n<h3>Gaetz Seeks Democratic Support<\/h3>\n<p>Responding to a post from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) criticizing his &#8220;empty threats,&#8221; Gaetz asked how \u200bmany\u2062 Democratic votes he \u200bcould\u200d count on if he were to make a motion to \u200cremove McCarthy. He even requested\u2063 Swalwell to act as a whip \u200damong his Democratic counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are all Democrats\u2062 so willing, Eric? Will my NorCal twitter troll have the\u2064 courage and efficacy to become my\u2062 Democratic whip? If\u200d I&#8217;ll\u200c work with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stays-out-of-congressional-stock-trading-debate\/\" title=\"Biden Stays Out of Congressional Stock Trading Debate\u00a0\">ban congressional stock trading<\/a>, I&#8217;ll absolutely work with\u2063 you to rid the \u200cHouse of ineffective\u200d leadership,&#8221;\u200c Gaetz stated.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the uncertainty \u2062surrounding his speakership, McCarthy remains unfazed and ready to face any challenges that come his\u200b way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read \u200bmore from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) remains unfazed by Rep. Matt Gaetz&#8217;s (R-FL) veiled threats to challenge his speakership. 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