<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-gaetz">Rep. Matt Gaetz</a> (R-FL) filed a motion on Monday night to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position, setting the stage for a vote in the Congress&#8217; lower chamber.</p>
<p>The move comes after Gaetz has faced significant criticism in recent days over what many say is a personal vendetta against McCarthy over a House Ethics investigation into him that started during the last Congress.</p>
<p>&#8220;Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause two A1 of Rule nine, I rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of House,&#8221; Gaetz said. &#8220;Declaring the office Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant. Resolved that the office of Speaker of the House Representatives is hereby declared to be vacant.&#8221;</p>
<p>Gaetz maintains that he is seeking to oust McCarthy because he claims McCarthy &#8220;has not fulfilled his promises.&#8221;</p>
<p>The last time that the House held a vote challenging the Speaker of the House was in 1910, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/01/politics/history-mccarthy-house-speaker-challenge/index.html">CNN</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate the chair, setting up a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) within two legislative days. <a href="https://t.co/lBOdFJqp6c">pic.twitter.com/lBOdFJqp6c</a></p>
<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1708989259732885711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>McCarthy responded on X: &#8220;Bring it on.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bring it on.</p>
<p>&mdash; Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy/status/1708988205603627286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman reported, “The Democratic side of the House erupted in laughter as Gaetz left the floor.”</p>
<p>Gaetz told reporters earlier in the day that if his motion fails that he plans to keep refiling it until McCarthy is out.</p>
<p>“Like I’ve said, it took speaker McCarthy 15 votes to become the speaker. So until I get to 14 or 15 I don’t think I’m being any more dilatory than he was,” he said.</p>
<p>CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-committee-investigation/index.html">reported</a> over the summer that House Ethics investigators who are reviewing allegations against Gaetz are focused on claims that he may have engaged in various types of misconduct.</p>
<p>When Democrats launched the probe in 2021, they <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/CRPT-117hrpt706_0.pdf">announced</a> that they were looking into allegations that Gaetz “may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift.”</p>
<p>Fox News reported on Sunday that House Republican members will “will seek to expel Gaetz if the ethics committee report comes back with findings of guilt.”</p>
<p>Gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and responded to Fox News’ report with the following post on X:</p>
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<p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/e8ECYirYhM">https://t.co/e8ECYirYhM</a> <a href="https://t.co/CnU3DEaz1p">pic.twitter.com/CnU3DEaz1p</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1708479062409171330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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