House elects McCarthy the nation’s 55th speaker after days of defeats and concessions to win over hard-line Republicans
Matt Gaetz and Bob Good voted present, again helping Kevin McCarthy inch closer to the speakership, even if they’re not actually voting for him.
Gaetz, in a moment of theatrics, had his colleagues holding their breath in the 14th round of voting, as many thought that he’d be the vote that would seal McCarthy’s win. When he voted “present,” he sparked a flurry of last-minute negotiations and Republicans pushed to come back for another round of voting.
But, at the end of the day, his bargained-for vote was rendered virtually meaningless because some of his fellow holdouts voted “present” as well.
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