{"id":2074987,"date":"2023-10-21T10:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-adds-fuel-to-fiery-feud-with-crazy-8-led-by-gaetz\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:21:30","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-adds-fuel-to-fiery-feud-with-crazy-8-led-by-gaetz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-adds-fuel-to-fiery-feud-with-crazy-8-led-by-gaetz\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin McCarthy intensifies feud with &#8216;Gaetz-led Crazy 8&#8217;"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fkevin-mccarthy-adds-fuel-to-fiery-feud-with-crazy-8-led-by-gaetz%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=2074987&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>Kevin McCarthy Adds Fuel\u200b to Fiery Feud with &#8216;Crazy\u2062 8 Led by Gaetz&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Former Speaker of \u200dthe House Kevin\u200b McCarthy isn\u2019t done with Rep. Matt Gaetz.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy blamed Gaetz for the House Republicans\u2019 inability to elect a speaker in public remarks\u2064 at the Capitol on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Jim [Jordan] \u2062is no longer\u2063 going to be\u200c the \u200cnominee [for speaker].\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former House Speaker\u200b Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) says party \u2064is in\u200b a very \u2062bad place \u200cafter GOP votes\u200d against Jordan as their nominee: \u201cI\u2019m concerned about where we go from here.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uSNPkwGLej\">pic.twitter.com\/uSNPkwGLej<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1715436180592849399?\">October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat history will look\u2062 at \u2014\u2062 the \u2063crazy eights led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-gaetz-issues-warning-congress-jordan-steps-back-dont-support-bud-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz<\/a>. The amount \u2063of damage they have done to this party\u2064 and to this country is insurmountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen this amount of \u200ddamage\u200d done to just a \u200cfew people, for their own personalities, for their own fear \u2062of what\u2019s going\u2063 through,\u201d \u200cMcCarthy continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u2064are in \u200da very bad position as a party, one that has won the majority, one\u200b that America has entrusted \u200dus with, that a simple \u200ceight people \u2062have put \u200dus in this place.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Should McCarthy tone down the\u2064 language against Gaetz?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>McCarthy was referring to the eight Republicans, \u2064including Gaetz, who voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-mccarthy-removed-historic-vote-1st-time-house-speaker-voted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vacate<\/a> him from the \u2064position of\u2063 speaker earlier this \u200dmonth.<\/p>\n<p>To call \u200dGaetz and McCarthy intra-Republican rivals would be an understatement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-msnbc-reporter-cant-help-laugh-matt-gaetzs-bud-light-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz<\/a> \u2064 nearly\u2062 prevented McCarthy\u200d from becoming speaker \u200cof the House in January before he\u2063 finally secured a majority of support and the \u2063speaker\u2019s gavel, according\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/01\/04\/us\/politics\/house-speaker-vote-tally.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u2063 New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz later led \u2062the charge to remove McCarthy as speaker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy?\">@SpeakerMcCarthy<\/a> is going to get his wish. I\u2019m going to file a motion to vacate against him this week.<\/p>\n<p>If at this time \u2063next week Kevin McCarthy is still Speaker\u2063 of\u2063 the House, it will\u2064 be because the Democrats bailed him out. He\u200c can be their Speaker, \u200cnot\u2063 mine. \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ITlcwynY39\">pic.twitter.com\/ITlcwynY39<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. \u2064Matt \u200dGaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1708503485275103681?\">October 1,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaetz indicated he\u2019d be willing to accept removal from the Republican caucus\u200b in \u2063order \u200dto secure Rep. Jim Jordan\u2019s bid for the speaker\u2019s gavel on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2GtJGH06aD\">https:\/\/t.co\/2GtJGH06aD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VIatNMG42w\">pic.twitter.com\/VIatNMG42w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep.\u200c Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1715410743112188072?\">October 20,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In spite of his offer, Jordan bowed out of consideration\u2064 for the speaker position, leaving House Republicans unmoored without a\u2063 clear path towards electing a speaker.<\/p>\n<p>The party is \u2064expected to hold a candidate forum for \u2064the position on Monday, according\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/house-speaker-vote-10-20-23\/h_4b5d5151862ae660a031003e524eb5c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mccarthy-suddenly-considers-attempt-return-speaker-position-amid-israel-hamas-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McCarthy<\/a> was \u200bunsure who would emerge as speaker \u200bcandidates after \u200bJordan\u2019s candidacy\u2063 failed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from\u200b Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have done\u2064 everything they can to put The Western\u2063 Journal out of business. 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Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kevin-mccarthy-adds-fuel-fiery-feud-crazy-8-led-gaetz\/\">Kevin \u200cMcCarthy Adds Fuel to Fiery Feud with &#8216;Crazy 8 Led by Gaetz&#8217;<\/a> \u200b appeared first \u200don <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What impact has McCarthy&#8217;s feud with Gaetz had\u200b on the Republican party&#8217;s ability to elect \u200ca new speaker?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Kevin McCarthy,\u2063 the former Speaker \u2062of the House, has once again ignited his feud with\u200d Representative Matt Gaetz. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-adds-fuel-to-fiery-feud-with-crazy-8-led-by-gaetz\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy intensifies feud with 'Gaetz-led Crazy 8'\">recent \u2063public statement<\/a> at the Capitol, McCarthy blamed Gaetz for the House Republicans&#8217; failure to elect a speaker. \u2063This \u2063comes\u2064 after Gaetz and seven\u2063 other Republicans voted to \u2064remove McCarthy from the\u2064 position earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s comments were scathing, referring to Gaetz \u2063and his colleagues as the &#8220;crazy eights,&#8221; and claiming that \u200bthey have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/petition-to-revoke-blairs-knighthood-smashes-220000-and-rising\/\" title=\"Petition to Revoke Blair's Knighthood Smashes 220,000 and Rising\">caused irreparable damage<\/a> to the party and the country. McCarthy expressed concern about the \u200cfuture\u2064 of the party,\u200c stating that they are\u2063 in a very bad position due\u200d to the actions of \u2064a few individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The tension between McCarthy and Gaetz is not new. Gaetz previously almost prevented McCarthy from becoming speaker in January, before ultimately securing enough\u200d support. Gaetz then led the charge to\u200c remove\u200c McCarthy from the position.\u200b The animosity between the two is evident, and their rivalry has been a source of division within the Republican party.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz recently \u2062indicated that he would be willing to accept removal from the Republican caucus in order to support Jim\u2064 Jordan&#8217;s bid for the speaker&#8217;s gavel. \u200bHowever, Jordan ultimately withdrew his candidacy, leaving House Republicans without \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zoom-profits-in-2020-660-million-zoom-tax-payment-in-2021-0\/\" title=\"Zoom Profits in 2020: 0 Million. Zoom Tax Payment In 2021: clear path forward.\">clear path forward<\/a>\u200b in electing a new speaker. The party is set to hold \u2062a candidate\u2064 forum on Monday to determine their next course of action.<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain \u2064who will\u200c emerge as \u200cspeaker candidates\u200c following Jordan&#8217;s withdrawal. McCarthy, for\u200b his part, appears unsure of the future leadership of the party. This feud between McCarthy and\u200b Gaetz highlights the deep \u2062divisions within \u2062the Republican party and raises questions about their \u200dability to \u2062unite and effectively govern.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, McCarthy&#8217;s recent remarks have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-three-important-things-the-media-wont-tell-you-about-the-makhia-bryant-case\/\" title=\"Here Are Three Important Things The Media Won\u2019t Tell You About The Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Case\">added fuel<\/a> to the fiery feud between\u200b him and Gaetz. \u200bThe ongoing tension between the two has created \u200ddivision within the Republican party and\u2064 further complicates the process \u200dof\u200c electing a new speaker.\u2064 It remains to be seen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy accuses Rep. Matt Gaetz for House Republicans&#8217; failure to elect a speaker. 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