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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

McCarthy says GOP would benefit ‘tremendously’ if Matt Gaetz were gone

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 27, 2019, photo President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, arrive for Game 5 of the World Series baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Trump, Gaetz to address ‘Largest in the Nation Trump Club’ amid chaos over House speaker

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters after leaving a meeting on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Congressman Matt Gaetz is attacking his own party and destroying the House GOP’s ability to govern

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters after leaving a meeting on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Matt Gaetz says it’d be ‘absolutely’ worth losing seat over forcing out McCarthy

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's harshest critics, answers questions from members of the media after speaking on the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Gaetz says Biden impeachment not ‘legitimate,’ will end in a ‘bloody draw’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

The speaker's dais is seen in the House of Representatives of the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives this week, House GOP leaders are now grappling to find a new speaker. With no speaker of the House, a constitutional officer second in line to the presidency, the Congress cannot fully function — to pass laws, fund the government and otherwise serve as the branch of government closest to the people — during a time of simmering uncertainty at home and abroad. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP infighting erupts over rewriting rules to oust speaker

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Committee Chair Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a committee on House Administration Oversight Subcommittee and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee joint hearing Wednesday, April 19, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mace solicits funds after McCarthy removal, says ‘establishment’ is coming after her

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters after leaving a meeting on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Republicans have knives out for Rep. Gaetz after orchestrating McCarthy’s ouster as speaker

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., leaves a meeting on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Burning down the House

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bigger than expected rebel vote puts McCarthy on verge of being ousted as speaker

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters after leaving a meeting on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Rep. Matt Gaetz comfortable with fraction of GOP conference ousting Kevin McCarthy

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters amid news that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of his harshest critics, plans to use a procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try and strip McCarthy of his office as soon as this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP civil war: Gaetz lines up enough votes to oust McCarthy — will Democrats save him?

By Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters following a closed-door meeting with House Republicans after his last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open collapsed yesterday, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. A new vote is scheduled for Saturday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy says Gaetz is more interested in punishing him than pursuing Biden impeachment inquiry

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 27, 2019, photo President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, arrive for Game 5 of the World Series baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Gaetz says he’s in contact with Trump amid effort to oust McCarthy from speakership

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., on the House steps as they leave after attending an annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon gathering at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2023. Facing the risk of a government default as soon as June 1, President Joe Biden has invited the top four congressional leaders to a White House meeting for talks on Tuesday, May 9. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

McCarthy balks at accusations of a ‘side deal’ with Biden on Ukraine funding

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., prepares to hold up explicit images and an airline confirmation made by Hunter Biden during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with IRS whistleblowers at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) **FILE**

Marjorie Taylor Greene backs Speaker McCarthy but also doesn’t want to expel Matt Gaetz

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters amid news that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of his harshest critics, plans to use a procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try and strip McCarthy of his office as soon as this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress buckles up for McCarthy-Gaetz showdown, lawmakers exchange jabs about deals with Dems

By Kerry Picket and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's harshest critics, answers questions from members of the media after speaking on the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Gaetz’s House rebellion elicits acclaim and anger, par for the course for the firebrand conservative

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., listens as the House Rules Committee prepares a bill at the Capitol in Washington, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Longtime House conservative warns against ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined by Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., holds a news conference just after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, but the measure must first go to the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It won’t be easy

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press