USA Today
@USATODAY·35.4K videos

Kevin McCarthy out as speaker following Gaetz motion to vacate vote #Shorts

Posted

October 3, 2023

Views

9,928

Likes

305

Comments

25

Engagement

3.32%

Search the Record

Indexed

Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.

Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.

Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line

YouTube Description

as posted by the channel

After a vote was brought to the floor by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker.

RELATEDKevin McCarthy calls out Matt Gaetz for challenging his speaker bid

Republican Kevin McCarthy’s deal with hardline House conservatives that handed him the speaker’s gavel in January unraveled on Tuesday as those same right-wing rebels, joined by Democrats, shoved him out of the seat.

McCarthy’s 269-day reign as speaker was ended by a 216-210 vote, a move that has no marker in modern history and paralyzes Congress for the time being.

The rebellion, led by conservative hardliner Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has roiled the House in chaos. The move to oust McCarthy – known as a motion to vacate – had the support of a handful of hard-right lawmakers who have expressed anger at McCarthy for working with Democrats to avert a government shutdown.

» Subscribe to USA TODAY

» Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY

» USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.

#GOP #Politics #KevinMcCarthy

Guests & Subjects Covered

Rep Matt GaetzKevin McCarthyRELATED Kevin McCarthyMatt GaetzRepublican Kevin McCarthysRep Matt Gaetz R-FlaVR GOP Politics KevinMcCarthy

Sentinel Indexing in Progress

Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.

All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.

Kevin McCarthy out as speaker following Gaetz motion to vacate vote #Shorts · USA Today · Sentinel