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The GOP rebukes Gaetz and the ‘chaos caucus.’ Then it rewards them.
Republican institutionalists again affirmed an incentive structure that has hamstrung leaders
Republican leaders let Matt Gaetz win - The Washington Post
“If you don’t think that moving from Kevin McCarthy to MAGA Mike Johnson shows the ascendance of this movement and where the power in the Republican Party truly lies, then you’re not paying attention,” Gaetz said.
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‘I killed him': How Trump torpedoed Tom Emmer’s speaker bid - POLITICO
Just hours after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) won the Republican Conference’s nomination to be House speaker on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to deride the congressman as “totally out-of-touch with Republican Voters” and a “Globalist RINO.”
He then got on the phone with members to express his aversion for Emmer and his bid for speaker.
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Gaetz, who ousted McCarthy, weighs in on Republicans selecting Mike Johnson as newest House speaker nominee
Gaetz, who ousted McCarthy, weighs in on Republicans selecting Mike Johnson as newest House speaker nominee | Fox News
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led the effort to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, has joined in a chorus of Republicans supporting the new House speaker nominee, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La.
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The Minority Republican Party Conundrum
Clearly having eight (8) Republicans vote with 208 Democrats to remove McCarthy is a national calamity especially in time of war and national distress!
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-minority-republican-party-conundrum.html
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