<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) warned against ousting then-House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) in 2018, saying that doing so would fracture and weaken the Republican Party.</p>
<p>The clip of Gaetz&#8217;s past remarks gained traction online after he filed a motion this week to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the speakership in what many Republicans say is a personal vendetta against McCarthy.</p>
<p>“Here’s the problem: If we take Paul Ryan off the field right now, instead of being able to finish strong in 115th Congress, we will shatter into a bunch of factions fighting against each other for power,&#8221; Gaetz said. &#8220;We’ve got enough of that in Washington already. Paul Ryan can be a caretaker of the speakership. We can have a leadership election. We could go into the midterms strong. And I don’t think they’re pushing him out early if he doesn’t want to go, is in any way advantageous.”</p>
<p>Fox’s Lisa Kennedy Montgomery rejected Gaetz&#8217;s remarks, saying that if Ryan did such a great job the Republican Conference would not be divided.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t believe that the Houses lacks unity,&#8221; Gaetz said. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s the Senate that&#8217;s been the problem. We&#8217;ve passed funding for the wall, we&#8217;ve passed a removal of sanctuary cities, we&#8217;ve passed a repeal of Obamacare.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The Senate can’t do anything,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And so I don’t think that it’s Paul Ryan’s fault that we’ve had a less than productive 115th Congress. I think it’s Mitch McConnell’s fault.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gaetz in 2018:<br />&quot;If we talk Paul Ryan off the field right now, instead of being able to finish strong, we will shatter into a bunch of factions fighting against each other for power.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/1yOxe3GhML">pic.twitter.com/1yOxe3GhML</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Caleb Smith (@CalebJSmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/CalebJSmith/status/1709166242957857188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote>

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