Matt Gaetz offers not to fight removal from conference if GOP holdouts will support Jim Jordan
It’s unclear what path lays forward to elect a new House Speaker. But U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz said if Republicans opposed to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan are simply looking to punish Gaetz, feel free.
Gaetz led a letter signed by the seven of the eight Republicans who supported removing Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier this month offering an olive branch to help resolve the current Speaker drama.
“The recent passage of the Motion to Vacate the Speaker has caused rancor, hurt feelings and acrimony within the House Republican Caucus,” Gaetz said. “While we stand by our actions, it is our goal to proceed forward with our colleagues, our teammates, our fellow Republicans in a manner that embraces reconciliat...
