<p>Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and seven other Republicans on Sunday, saying they caused the U.S. Congress to be paralyzed as war breaks out in the Middle East.</p>
<p>McCarthy made the remarks during an interview with Kristen Welker on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; on Sunday when asked about the ongoing drama in the House — which has not had a speaker for three weeks after the group of Republicans joined Democrats and voted to oust McCarthy.</p>
<p>The seven other Republicans included Andy Biggs (AZ), Ken Buck (CO), Eli Crane (AZ), Bob Good (VA), Matt Rosendale (MT), Tim Burchett (TN), and Nancy Mace (SC).</p>
<p>&#8220;What do you say to Americans who look at this chaos and believe it&#8217;s a sign that Republicans cannot govern?&#8221; Welker asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;Well, that&#8217;s embarrassing,&#8221; McCarthy responded. &#8220;And you&#8217;ve got to understand why we are here. Eight Republicans, led by Gaetz, have created this chaos by joining every single Democrat in voting to shut down one branch of government.&#8221;</p>
<p>McCarthy said he would do the same thing again by keeping the government open because of all the world events going on right now.</p>
<p>&#8220;Could you imagine if we were having this discussion right now with the American government shut down, with our troops in the Middle East wondering when they&#8217;ll ever get paid again?&#8221; he said. &#8220;Keeping the government open was the right decision to make. And I&#8217;d make it again, each and every day.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, the chaos has continued,&#8221; McCarthy continued while speaking about the conference&#8217;s inability to pick a new speaker. &#8220;We need to solve this problem. We&#8217;ve got a wide-open Southern border. We&#8217;ve got crushing inflation. We&#8217;ve got war in the Middle East. This is not a moment in time to play around with learning on the job. We need someone who understands how to do this job.&#8221;</p>
<p>McCarthy took another shot at Gaetz a few moments later, saying that Gaetz decided to oust McCarthy because he had a personal vendetta against him over a House investigation into him that was started in the last Congress.</p>
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