Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said he will resign if Democrats strike a deal to hand a "moderate" Republican the speaker's gavel.
The Florida congressman is confident Democrats will continue to support one of their own — paving the way for him and fellow defectors to continue voting against Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid and pursue someone else who is “broadly trusted.”
“These 212 Democrats are going to vote for Hakeem Jeffries every single time. He’s a historic candidate. They’re not going to cleave off,” Gaetz told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on Thursday when asked if he thought centrist Democrats would back McCarthy if they were promised co-control of House committees.
“If Democrats join up to elect a moderate Republican, I will resign,” Gaetz continued.
