'Resistance is now futile': Disgraced ex-Rep Matt Gaetz urges GOP to give up speaker fight
1 week, 2 days ago

'Resistance is now futile': Disgraced ex-Rep Matt Gaetz urges GOP to give up speaker fight

Raw Story  

Disgraced ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz urged Republicans to support House Speaker Mike Johnson, posting to X on Monday that resistance was "now futile". Gaetz's pronouncement came shortly after President-elect Donald Trump officially endorsed Johnson's bid to keep his job. Trump posted his support to Truth Social Monday, writing, "Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He is expected to begin hosting "The Matt Gaetz Show" on conservative One America News beginning in January.

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Trump insider admits a 'strong probability' Mike Johnson 'doesn't survive the night'
5 days, 17 hours ago

Trump insider admits a 'strong probability' Mike Johnson 'doesn't survive the night'

Raw Story  

Bryan Lanza, a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, delivered some bad news for House Speaker Mike Johnson during an appearance on CNN on Friday. After being asked by CNN host John Berman to make a prediction about whether Johnson would be elected speaker, Lanza said that "I think that there's a strong probability that Mike Johnson doesn't …

Donald Trump officially endorses 'religious man' Mike Johnson for speaker
1 week, 2 days ago

Donald Trump officially endorses 'religious man' Mike Johnson for speaker

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump offered his official endorsement for reelecting Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Despite large scale voter fraud taking place in numerous states, including California, where votes are ridiculously still being counted, or under review!" "Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man," he wrote. During a Monday interview on Fox …

'Return like Trump returned': MAGA urges second coming on Matt Gaetz
2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Return like Trump returned': MAGA urges second coming on Matt Gaetz

Raw Story  

Despite the House Ethics Committee's findings in its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct, a number of MAGA allies are encouraging the ex-Florida lawmaker to fight back, according to Politico. The Ethics Committee's report "says the committee found evidence that Gaetz paid thousands of dollars for sex; violated Florida’s statutory rape law; used cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana …

Where Mike Johnson stands on the speaker vote
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Where Mike Johnson stands on the speaker vote

Politico  

Where Mike Johnson stands on the speaker vote With assists from POLITICO’s Congress team Several more Republicans have since shared concerns about Speaker Mike Johnson’s continued service in the top spot. Don’t expect a repeat: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on MSNBC Sunday “there will be no Democrats available to save him” after he said Johnson reneged on the …

Exclusive: Multiple Republicans reveal plan to boot Mike Johnson as speaker
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Multiple Republicans reveal plan to boot Mike Johnson as speaker

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservatives on Capitol Hill still aren’t sold on Speaker Mike Johnson. “Honestly, I think it's more that members don't see somebody who's going to be strategic, make the right call, make timely calls.” Former Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good lost his primary this year, but as he heads for the exits, he’s encouraging his colleagues to replace …

GOP says good riddance to Gaetz — with most refusing to even say his name
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GOP says good riddance to Gaetz — with most refusing to even say his name

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – Republicans on Capitol Hill are privately celebrating after former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination for attorney general. “So you don’t even want to talk about Matt Gaetz?” Raw Story asked the incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee in a cramped Capitol elevator. “If you got a non-Gaetz question, you’re first,” Sen. Thom Tillis told Raw Story. …

“Testing his strength”: Trump’s Gaetz pick forces Republicans to choose power or ethics
1 month, 3 weeks ago

“Testing his strength”: Trump’s Gaetz pick forces Republicans to choose power or ethics

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump, a friend of child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein who a jury last year found liable for sexual abuse, is determined to install as the nation’s top law enforcement a man who himself stands credibly accused of statutory rape — so much so that he’s willing to potentially go to war with his own party if it chooses …

Matt Gaetz does GOP a 'great service' as he resigns from Congress: House Speaker
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Matt Gaetz does GOP a 'great service' as he resigns from Congress: House Speaker

Raw Story  

Rep. Matt Gaetz has already resigned from Congress — a strategic move meant to help the party find a quick replacement— after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson added that Gaetz is also an "accomplished attorney" concerned about "lawfare" President Joe Biden's Department of Justice. "He's a reformer in mind and …

'It's a warning': Mike Johnson reportedly facing unexpected 'show of opposition' from GOP
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'It's a warning': Mike Johnson reportedly facing unexpected 'show of opposition' from GOP

Raw Story  

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is about to receive a "show of opposition" from within his own house, according to a new report. Johnson was made the GOP House leader after Republicans rebuffed former speaker Kevin McCarthy, but now faces some of the same demands McCarthy did, according to the report from Politico. "Even as Republicans are increasingly …

Matt Gaetz wins Florida primary despite fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy’s ‘revenge campaign’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Matt Gaetz wins Florida primary despite fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy’s ‘revenge campaign’

The Independent  

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Speaker Mike Johnson demands GOP colleagues stop cyberbullying him: report
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Speaker Mike Johnson demands GOP colleagues stop cyberbullying him: report

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is apparently unhappy about being cyberbullied by Republican colleagues. Axios reports that Johnson, in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, demanded that House Republicans should "stop criticizing him and his budget negotiations on social media." Rep. Warren Davidson, meanwhile, openly fumed to reporters about Johnson's performance as House speaker ever since he replaced former Speaker Kevin McCarthy …

Speaker Mike Johnson faces uphill battle on spending, foreign aid
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson faces uphill battle on spending, foreign aid

Daily Mail  

After securing the gavel and ending three weeks of House impasse, the newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson faces a long list of hurdles. That will be a tall order for Johnson during next month's spending battle, when the continuing resolution that prompted McCarthy's firing will expire. Johnson has proposed putting another CR on the House floor to extend government funding …

‘Firebrand’: What does US Republican rebel Matt Gaetz want?
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Firebrand’: What does US Republican rebel Matt Gaetz want?

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – “It’s disgusting.” That’s how a United States congressman reacted to efforts from his Republican colleague Matt Gaetz to fundraise while leading a push to remove then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “It’s what’s disgusting about Washington.” Gaetz was in his colleagues’ crosshairs this week as he helmed a successful effort to topple McCarthy, the Republican House leader. https://t.co/4EMpOuwtzy — …

Democrats blast Matt Gaetz's latest 'tantrum' as government shutdown looms
1 year, 3 months ago

Democrats blast Matt Gaetz's latest 'tantrum' as government shutdown looms

Raw Story  

Rep. Matt Gaetz is gunning for House speaker Kevin McCarthy, but House Democrats aren't willing to help take him down. A single House member can force a vote on a "motion to vacate," but removing the speaker would require a House majority — and a substantial number of Democratic votes -- and McCarthy's allies believe has the support of most …

Matt Gaetz says he would make a 'great' House speaker after debt ceiling deal
1 year, 6 months ago

Matt Gaetz says he would make a 'great' House speaker after debt ceiling deal

Raw Story  

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz floated the idea that he would himself replace Speaker Kevin McCarthy after the speaker made a deal with Biden on the debt ceiling, with Gaetz saying he would be "great" at the job. Gaetz was responding to a comment on a right-wing news story, which reported that fellow Republican Rep. Ralph Norman had claimed that McCarthy …

Some Republicans Walked Out In Disgust During Rep. Matt Gaetz’s Floor Speech
2 years ago

Some Republicans Walked Out In Disgust During Rep. Matt Gaetz’s Floor Speech

Huff Post  

Rep. Mike Bost objects Friday to a speaker nomination speech by Rep. Matt Gaetz that Bost felt was too sharply critical of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. Win McNamee via Getty Images Rep. Matt Gaetz got under the skin of some of his fellow Republicans on Friday, causing them to walk out of the House chamber after he said Kevin …

Matt Gaetz calls Kevin McCarthy a 'squatter' on House floor while nominating Trump for Speaker
2 years ago

Matt Gaetz calls Kevin McCarthy a 'squatter' on House floor while nominating Trump for Speaker

Raw Story  

Rep. Matt Gaetz continued to make life miserable for GOP leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday when he yet again nominated former President Donald Trump for Speaker of the House. During his speech nominating Trump, Gaetz praised the former president for his record, despite the fact that Trump lost to President Joe Biden in 2020 by more than 7 million votes …

Trump gives Matt Gaetz's plan to make him House Speaker the cold shoulder in new interview
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump gives Matt Gaetz's plan to make him House Speaker the cold shoulder in new interview

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would prefer to continue his retirement at Mar-a-Lago over returning to Washington, DC to work in the legislative branch. As the Constitution does not require the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be an elected member of Congress, Rep. Matt Gaetz has vowed he would nominate Trump to succeed Nancy Pelosi …

Republicans have fallen out of love with Matt Gaetz — he just hasn’t got the memo yet
3 years, 7 months ago

Republicans have fallen out of love with Matt Gaetz — he just hasn’t got the memo yet

The Independent  

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Florida congressman turns Trump support into recognition
5 years, 2 months ago

Florida congressman turns Trump support into recognition

Associated Press  

NICEVILLE, Fla. — Long before Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was calling the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee “Captain Kangaroo,” he built a reputation as an agitator who wasn’t shy about calling out other lawmakers on social media or with reporters. “He knows exactly what he’s doing,” said Democratic state Rep. Evan Jenne, who was often on the opposite …

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