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Gaetz points to possibility of ‘bribes’ as reason for not backing MTG effort to oust Johnson
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) voted to table ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) ouster of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), though for an unexpected reason.
Gaetz said in a post on X that he “voted to table the motion for one principal reason – with a two seat majority in an election year I believe 2-3 Republicans could be susceptible to bribes to resign or even vote for a Democrat.”
Greene’s motion to vacate Johnson was denied 359-43, with seven lawmakers...