BREAKING NEWS
Watch: McCarthy Appears to Urge Gaetz to Change His Vote as He Loses for the 14th Time

Kevin McCarthy appeared certain he would be holding the Speaker’s gavel by the end of Friday night but in a stunning moment, at the end of the vote, the frustrated Republican Majority Leader found himself just one vote short. McCarthy walked over to Matt Gaetz and appeared to urge him to change his vote from “present” to a vote for McCarthy.
Gaetz seemed to angrily refuse.
JUST IN: An extraordinary scene erupted, involving a confrontation between Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz, on the House floor Friday night as voting was underway for House speaker. https://t.co/6D04OCikAm pic.twitter.com/ZHMWXE4mQI
— CNN (@CNN) January 7, 2023
McCarthy lost the vote, his fourteenth loss in a row.
An entire week’s worth of House business has now been lost.
A fifteenth vote will have to be held.
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