Far right of Republican party split as congressman attacks House speaker for working with Democrats to avoid shutdown
Congressman Matt Gaetz continued to attack Kevin McCarthy on Monday over the House Republican speaker’s successful efforts to avoid a government shutdown, even as other hard-right lawmakers came to McCarthy’s defense.
Speaking on the House floor on Monday, Gaetz railed against McCarthy, accusing the speaker of cutting “a secret side deal” with Joe Biden to provide additional funding to Ukraine. The stopgap spending measure passed by Congress on Saturday, which extended government funding through November 17, did not include additional money for Ukraine, but members of both parties have called for a supplemental bill to address that omission. Biden said on Saturday that he did “fully expect the speaker will keep his commitment to the people of Ukraine” and soon pass a supplemental funding bill.
It wasn’t that big of a secret. Gaetz refused to work with him…so he went to people that were happy to cut a deal.
Funny how that works.
Gaetz is accusing that shit McCarthy of actually doing the work the House is supposed to do. Gaetz, the dude who paid to traffic underage girls across state lines, really needs to be in jail. Or just needs to, at a minimum, shut the fuck up and go away.
I don’t understand how he’s not, what exactly was the “case” that he wasn’t charged with anything?
He wasn’t charged because the witnesses were of dubious character. He wasn’t charged despite the receipts being available.
Didn’t his co conspirator take a plea deal? That means they are guilty, or thought the evidence was enough that a jury might find them guilty.
Agreed.