Matt Gaetz votes for Trump to become House speaker as Kevin McCarthy loses for the 7th time – By Oma Seddiq (Business Insider) / Jan 3, 2023
- Rep. Matt Gaetz voted for former President Donald Trump for House speaker on Thursday.
- Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost his bid for House speaker for the seventh time.
- Gaetz is among 20 House Republicans who have repeatedly voted against McCarthy.
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on Thursday cast his vote for former President Donald Trump to become House speaker as embattled GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is on a losing streak for the gavel.
The House was voting for its seventh time to elect a speaker as Gaetz, a staunch Trump supporter, called out the former president’s name for the top post, though he wasn’t formally nominated.
Gaetz is among 20 hardline House Republicans who have repeatedly threatened McCarthy’s chances of becoming speaker since the start of the 118th Congress on Tuesday. McCarthy, who needs a simple majority of 218 votes to secure the job, failed again because of the GOP holdouts.
