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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

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)

Matt Gaetz says Democrats will ‘bail out’ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

By Mallory Wilson - 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)

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will survive Matt Gaetz’s motion, says it’s ‘personal’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., talks to reporters just after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open collapsed, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The stopgap spending bill was sunk by hard-right Republicans and puts McCarthy's speakership in serious jeopardy with almost no political leverage to lead the House at a critical moment that has pushed the government into crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Matt Gaetz to try to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker this week, payback for making deals with Dems

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., talks to reporters just after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open collapsed, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The stopgap spending bill was sunk by hard-right Republicans and puts McCarthy's speakership in serious jeopardy with almost no political leverage to lead the House at a critical moment that has pushed the government into crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Gaetz says Kevin McCarthy’s speakership is on ‘tenuous’ ground

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee to propose amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Matt Gaetz not ready to say who would replace an ousted Speaker McCarthy

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee to propose amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Gaetz requests his pay to be withheld during government shutdown

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee to propose amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he’s holding a ‘political gun’ to head of Speaker Kevin McCarthy over spending

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a voting on a motion to adjourn after the 14th vote for speaker in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Republican lawmaker says Matt Gaetz’s beef with House Speaker McCarthy is personal, not ideological

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks in front of members of the House Freedom Caucus during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 14, 2023. House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Gaetz calls McCarthy ‘out of compliance,’ warns of vote to oust speaker

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Rep. Gaetz accuses ATF of harassing a gun shop owner who testified to Congress about the agency

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Rep. Matt Gaetz promotes marijuana reform during stint as host on Newsmax

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., attend an event hosted by Gaetz at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) ** FILE **

Gaetz, MTG reignite calls to defund special counsel Jack Smith following third Trump indictment

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Gaetz introduces legislation to defund special counsel probe of Trump

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2024 budget request of the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Rep. Matt Gaetz joins bipartisan push to stop Biden from sending cluster bombs to Ukraine

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of the Navy's budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Matt Gaetz proposes end to marijuana testing for service members

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of the Navy's budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Gaetz asks FBI’s Wray for answers about a BLM-demonstrating agent who got promoted

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of the Navy's budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Two women now accused of throwing drinks at Rep. Matt Gaetz

Associated Press

Donald Trump Jr. speaks with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a radio show as they attend the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

At CPAC, Rep. Matt Gaetz vows to bring change to ‘deeply corrupt’ Washington

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, June 1, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Rep. Matt Gaetz: GOP doesn’t have the votes to impeach Mayorkas

By Stephen Dinan and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times