> how did mccarthy end up getting outsted it was pretty epic. gaetz and about a score of republicans put up a fight to making him speaker at the beginning of this congress, he had to concede to them an old provision that if they didn't like him, it would take only one member of congress to call a vote to oust him. fast forward like 8 months of so, gaetz put it up to oust him. mccarthy same some shit like, "bring it, bitch, i'm not worried." mccarthy felt safe that the republicans would never vote to oust him and he had cut a deal with democrats that they wouldn't out him. but about two days before gaetz brought the vote to the floor mccarthy failed to give democrats money for ukraine. democrats were big mad mccarthy didn't give them money for zelensky. but they hid their anger and said, "don't worry, mccarthy, we'll back you." gaetz goes to the floor to bring the vote, while every analyst, every congressional insider, and even mccarthy himself knew gaetz did not have the votes. then whamo, the whole democrat caucs surprises everyone and says, "okay, we're with gaetz." fucking a, i don't even think gaetz saw it coming it was like gandalf arriving at helms deep. gaetz and a handful of republicans with every democrat in congress turfed his ass in a stunning vote. first and only time a speaker has been fired.
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