Donald Trump Receives Vote for House Speaker As McCarthy Loses for a Seventh Time
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is on track to lose at least seven ballots for House speaker. And on Thursday, someone from outside the House received a vote instead of the Californian Republican…
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is on track to lose at least seven ballots for House speaker.
And on Thursday, someone from outside the House received a vote instead of the Californian Republican.
During the seventh ballot in the speaker’s race, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) cast his vote for former President Donald Trump.
Watch the moment below:
Trump endorsed McCarthy for speaker and urged Republicans to vote for him.
However, the former president’s support did not sway Republicans to back McCarthy.
Gaetz, who has been one of the leading opponents of McCarthy, was unmoved by Trump’s endorsement in a statement as he said, “Sad!”
“This changes neither my view of McCarthy, nor Trump, nor my vote,” he added.
Last month, Gaetz addressed Trump’s support for the Republican leader as he said, “I can’t wait to vote for Donald Trump