Gaetz's motion to oust McCarthy as House speaker succeeded on Tuesday.
Shortly after McCarthy was removed, Gaetz told reporters that Republicans had broken"the fever" of his leadership and shot down the notion that the California congressman could again seek the speakership, which took him 15 rounds of voting to secure in January.
"I think that this represents the ripping off of the Band-Aid," he added."And that's what we need to do to get back on track."reached out for comment to McCarthy's office via email on Tuesday.
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