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Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL) took the House floor on Monday to renew his threat to try to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). He did not file a motion to vacate the chair, the rare procedural step that would force a vote on Speaker McCarthy’s position, but said he would make the move later in the week. The Florida Republican said the speaker broke promises he made to the conference during the marathon speaker election in January and criticized him for turning to Democratic votes on Saturday to pass a bill to avert a government shutdown. Speaker McCarthy took the surprising step after trying and failing to get enough Republicans to rally behind a GOP-authored funding extension that would have cut spending levels and imposed border security measures. The Florida lawmaker said it was part of a pattern of the speaker turning to Democrats, noting the June debt limit deal that also passed with more Democratic than Republican votes. Rep. Gaetz also accused Speaker McCarthy of cutting a side deal with President Biden to hold a vote on providing additional aid to Ukraine, something he and about half the House GOP conference opposes. “It is going to be difficult for my Republican friends to keep calling President Biden feeble while he continues to take Speaker McCarthy’s lunch money in every negotiation,” the Florida firebrand said. Watch more by tapping the link in our bio. #mattgaetz #speakerofthehouse #kevinmccarthy #houseofrepresentatives #congress