“If we vacated this speaker, we’d end up with a Democrat. When I vacated the last one, I made a promise to the country that we would not end up with the Democrat speaker. And I was right. I couldn’t make that promise again,” he told reporters.
“We’d have Republicans cross over. I worry that we’ve got Republicans who would vote for Hakeem Jeffries at this point,” he added. “I really do. I take no joy in saying that. But you can only vacate the speaker if you know that the party leadership won’t change hands. I knew that with certainty last time. I don’t know it with certainty this time.”
D's know that the new rules that the R's put in place, as a condition of voting for McCarthy the first time around, was that it takes only ONE R to file a motion to vacate.
Maybe MTG is their pawn, knowing that R's have already quit and others would cross over to vote D.
Matt Gaetz says:
https://www.salon.com/2024/03/22/matt-gaetz-worries-may-end-up-with-a-democrat-speaker-after-mtg-files-to-oust-mike-johnson/
D's know that the new rules that the R's put in place, as a condition of voting for McCarthy the first time around, was that it takes only ONE R to file a motion to vacate.
Maybe MTG is their pawn, knowing that R's have already quit and others would cross over to vote D.
Beware.