Donald Trump Nominated by Matt Gaetz for House Speaker as Kevin McCarthy Fails to Win Speakership for 3rd Day in a Row

The drama over Republicans bickering over the House Speaker's Gavel has reached a third straight day as Kevin McCarthy once again loses the election. This comes as Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz nominated and voted for former President Donald Trump.

On the seventh vote, Gaetz, who is famously close to former President Donald Trump, nominated him as House Speaker. Non-congressmen are allowed to fulfill the role, regarded as the third highest office in the United States after the president and Vice President, as being an elected lawmaker is not a requirement for the post.

According to The Hill, Gaetz failed to gain any support from his fellow anti-McCarthy Republicans, as he was the only person to vote for Donald Trump as Speaker. The other 19, including Lauren Boebert, who previously floated the idea during a Fox News appearance, voted for Florida Rep. Byron Donalds.

However, Gaetz doubled down on his Trump vote, even tweeting out an image of Trump with the Speaker's gavel.

Despite his closest allies going against McCarthy, Donald Trump himself has thrown his support to the embattled Republican leader, telling the pro-Trump anti-McCarthy House Republicans to vote for the California congressman. He urged them to get this thing over with" and admitted that his House allies are playing a "dangerous game."

However, his allies, who are all MAGA Republicans, refused to back down despite their leader telling them to support McCarthy, with Boebert saying that while Trump is her favorite president, she would have to disagree with him on this one.

Republican Disarray Ends Without a New House Speaker as Kevin McCarthy Fails to Win Gavel Again

The House of Representatives is at an impasse once again, as no House Speaker has been elected yet. CNN noted that each failed vote places more pressure on McCarthy, as Congress remains nonfunctioning with no speaker in what has become the longest speaker contest in 164 years.

McCarthy has already given many concessions to his far-right colleagues, who understand that the longer the fight drags out, the direr it becomes for McCarthy's future. This is because this might mean there would be more Republicans joining the 20 who have gone against the majority in the party.

Talks between those supporting McCarthy and those who oppose him continue within the GOP, with both sides pushing that a deal be made by Thursday night. They must do so as four Republicans are said to be leaving Washington DC on Friday for various family matters,

Multiple sources have told CNN that a deal may be close, as Texas Rep. Chip Roy of the anti-McCarthy faction and Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer of the pro-McCarthy Republicans are in talks to end the impasse. If they finally agree on something, Congress might get a new House Speaker by Thursday evening.

Pres. Joe Biden Sounds Off on House Speaker Drama

Politico reported that while the Speakership drama and Republican rift is unfolding, President Joe Biden called the situation "embarrassing," to say the least.

The Democrat added that the fight over the Speaker's gavel is "not my problem" as he left the White House to travel to Kentucky to speak about the bipartisan infrastructure bill. He added that "the rest of the world is looking" to see if we can "get our act together."

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Written by: Rick Martin

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