{"id":2053284,"date":"2023-10-02T23:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T03:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-democrats-giddy-over-gaetz-mccarthy-speakership-fight\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T03:44:20","slug":"marjorie-taylor-greene-says-democrats-giddy-over-gaetz-mccarthy-speakership-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-democrats-giddy-over-gaetz-mccarthy-speakership-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Dems are excited about Gaetz-McCarthy leadership dispute."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fmarjorie-taylor-greene-says-democrats-giddy-over-gaetz-mccarthy-speakership-fight%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=2053284&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>A Plan to Oust\u2064 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Sparks Concerns of \u200cChaos and Democratic Advantage<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. \u2063Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is worried that the move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)\u200b will\u2062 throw the Republican \u2062majority\u200b into\u2063 chaos and allow Democrats to\u200d gain political\u200d &#8220;prizes&#8221; in the\u200c process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has indicated his\u200b intention to pursue the \u2062effort to oust McCarthy from \u2063his speakership, \u200bfollowing a contentious debate over the 2024 government \u200cbudget \u2063that caused a split\u2062 among conservatives and Republican leadership.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Over the weekend, McCarthy presented a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-releases-short-term-funding-bill-with-shutdown-less-than-2-weeks-away\/\" title=\"House Releases Short-Term Funding Bill With Shutdown Less Than 2 Weeks Away\">short-term government funding bill<\/a>, known \u200cas a continuing resolution (CR), which passed with the\u200c support of \u200d209 House Democrats and 126 House Republicans. Gaetz and 89 other Republicans opposed the bill, arguing that it aligned more\u2063 closely with the Democrats&#8217; desired &#8220;clean&#8221; CR \u200cduring the budget process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u200cStories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-says-shes-considering-senate-run-i-havent-made-up-my-mind-5470173?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Rep. Marjorie Taylor\u200b Greene Says \u2063She&#8217;s\u200d Considering Senate Run: &#8216;I Haven\u2019t Made up My Mind&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/16\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-says-shes-considering-senate-run-i-havent-made-up-my-mind-5470173?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-campaign-edits-criticisms-from-marjorie-taylor-greene-into-video-promoting-his-presidency-5408892?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Biden Campaign Edits Criticisms From Marjorie Taylor Greene Into Video\u2064 Promoting His Presidency<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/19\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-campaign-edits-criticisms-from-marjorie-taylor-greene-into-video-promoting-his-presidency-5408892?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Greene, who voted against \u2063the CR along with 90 other Republicans, has often aligned herself with Gaetz and \u200cother \u200bpopulist conservatives in \u200dthe House. While she considers Gaetz her friend, Greene believes that removing McCarthy would harm the Republican House\u200c majority.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In a lengthy\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1708834144703164450?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thread<\/a> on\u200b the \u200bX <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/davis-j6-indictment-will-propel-trump-back-to-white-house\/\" title=\"Davis predicts J6 indictment to boost Trump's return to White House.\">social \u2063media \u200dplatform<\/a>, Greene compared\u2063 the efforts to oust McCarthy from the speakership to a\u200d &#8220;family feud&#8221;\u2062 that gives\u200d Democrats the upper hand. <\/p>\n<h2>Democrats &#8216;Giddy&#8217; for &#8216;Prizes&#8217;: Greene<\/h2>\n<p>Greene argues that Republicans won control of\u2063 the \u2063House in the 2022 midterms due to public dissatisfaction with the Biden\u2064 administration&#8217;s handling \u200dof the economy, border security, and the war in Ukraine. However, she warns\u2063 that \u200dinfighting will distract Republicans from addressing these critical issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;All of this has the Democrats, who America\u2019s electorate fired last congress, giddy with opportunity to take full \u200cadvantage of gleaning prizes\u200c for themselves in exchange for votes,&#8221; \u2064she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Greene does not specify the exact &#8220;prizes&#8221;\u2064 House Democrats might gain from the Republican infighting, \u2064but \u200dGaetz \u2062may need the support \u2064of some Democrats to elect a new speaker in the narrowly Republican-controlled \u2063House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>According\u200c to the New York Post, Gaetz offered Democrats subpoena \u2063power in \u200cthe House as a\u2063 reward for backing his efforts\u200b to oust McCarthy. Gaetz&#8217;s \u2062office denies \u2063this claim, \u200bcalling it &#8220;an absolute lie and a total fabrication.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Earlier this month, Gaetz asked Rep. \u200cEric Swalwell (D-Calif.) how many\u2064 Democrats would support a bid to oust McCarthy, after \u2063Swalwell dismissed his talk of removing the speaker as &#8220;empty threats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Fox\u200b News has\u200c reported that some \u200bHouse Republicans are preparing a \u2062motion to expel Gaetz\u200c amid his talks of\u2064 ousting McCarthy. Gaetz has faced\u200b allegations of \u2062taking bribes and using drugs, which he denies. However, \u200ba finding \u200bof guilt by the House \u2062ethics \u200bpanel could \u2062provide an opportunity for his House Republican critics \u200dto remove him.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Greene believes that \u200bif House Republicans support the effort to expel Gaetz, it\u2062 will\u2064 further\u2062 divide the party.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A Republican-led \u200deffort \u2062to expel\u200c Matt Gaetz absolutely will not be tolerated by Republicans across\u200b the country. \u200cI can guarantee\u200b you that,&#8221; she said in an \u200dX post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>NTD News reached out to Gaetz&#8217;s office for\u2062 comment but did\u2062 not\u200c receive a\u200c response at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<h2>Congressional \u200dCalendar &#8216;Set Up For Producing Annual Failure&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Instead \u2062of\u200d blaming any specific Republican for the internal struggles during the budget process, Greene attributes it to the \u2063legislative calendar.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are \u200chere because Congress operates on a calendar set up for producing annual failure. With a September 30th fiscal year end, and a calendar that sends Congress home all of August &#038; half of September, it\u2019s obvious why there\u2019s usually an emergency \u200cCR to\u200d avoid\u2063 a \u200cshutdown usually resulting in \u200ba Christmas omnibus which is really like a \u200bgiant lump of \u200ccoal in the \u2062American people\u2019s stockings,&#8221; Greene said. \u2063&#8221;No wonder\u200d we\u2019re $33T\u2064 in \u2063debt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Last December, many Republicans opposed a $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-democrats-giddy-over-gaetz-mccarthy-speakership-fight\/\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Dems are excited about Gaetz-McCarthy leadership dispute.\">7 \u200dtrillion omnibus spending bill passed<\/a> \u200cby\u2062 Congress.\u200c This\u2062 bill influenced the minds of Republicans as they took control of the\u200d House in January. In\u200b exchange\u200d for \u200dsupporting McCarthy&#8217;s speakership bid, many Republican holdouts demanded budget\u200c reforms to avoid \u200ba repeat of last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-passes-massive-covid-relief-omnibus-bill-sending-billions-of-dollars-to-foreign-countries-measure-heads-to-president-trumps-desk\/\" title=\"Congress Passes Massive Covid Relief\/Omnibus Bill Sending Billions of Dollars to Foreign Countries \u2013 Measure Heads to President Trump\u2019s Desk\">omnibus bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I agree with \u200bMatt\u200b Gaetz\u200b that things must change,&#8221; Greene said\u2064 regarding Congress&#8217;s budget process. &#8220;But\u2062 I don\u2019t agree \u2064that a motion \u2062to vacate\u2062 will effectively\u2064 create the changes needed to solve the intentional systemic failure that\u2063 create the annual never-ending CR\u2019s and Christmas omnibus mega spending packages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>From\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-democrats-giddy-over-gaetz-mccarthy-speakership-fight_945373.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTD News<\/a><\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>Are there any potential\u2063 consequences\u200b for the Republican Party if they fail \u200cto \u200daddress\u200b the\u2062 infighting and division within their ranks?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063Party and\u200c give Democrats an\u200d even greater advantage. She warns \u2063that infighting and division within the Republican Party will only serve to strengthen the Democrats&#8217; position and make it more difficult for Republicans to \u2062address\u200d important issues\u2064 facing the country.<\/p>\n<p>The move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy\u200b has raised concerns about the potential chaos it could create within the Republican majority. With the support of Rep. Matt Gaetz, \u2064who has expressed his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) fears that removing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) could disrupt the Republican majority and give Democrats an advantage. Rep. 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