Matt Gaetz Could Throw a Wrench in GOP’s Plan to Boot Omar From Her Committee

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) plan to boot Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from her committee assignment could run into a familiar roadblock.

McCarthy has vowed to prevent Omar from serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee due to “repeated antisemitic and anti-American remarks.”

But to make good on his promise, he needs a majority of the House to vote for it.

And with a slim majority, McCarthy can only lose four votes, and already three Republicans have voiced opposition to the move.

On Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) signaled he could throw a wrench in the plan as he revealed he is not currently on board — and he could be the fourth vote against it.

During an appearance on Newsmax, the conservative lawmaker said, “I view the Schiff and Swalwell matter somewhat differently than I view the Ilhan Omar matter.”

“Ilhan Omar didn’t lie about our intelligence agencies. She didn’t say that Trump was a Russian agent based on information from a particular committee that was just totally bogus,” he continued. “The reason I think a lot of Republicans want to kick Ilhan Omar off of the Foreign Affairs Committee is because they don’t like what she has to say.”

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