Jan 7, 2023
As reported earlier by 100 Percent Fed Up - After four days of voting on the House floor for the next speaker, tempers flared tonight when Republican Rep.Mike Rogers of Alabama lunged at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), the congressman who's been leading the effort to prevent Kevin McCarthy from becoming the next Speaker. Chaos ensured on the House floor as the 14th vote for Speaker fell short by one vote for McCarthy. Advertisement - story continues below Daily Mail reports - McCarthy immediately walked up to Reps. Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert, presumably with the intent of persuading them to change their 'present' votes to 'yes.' Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama then lunged at Gaetz and had to be held back by Rep. Richard Hudson before an all-out fistfight could break out on the House floor. Watch: Advertisement - story continues below The Republican lawmaker from Alabama, a member of the House Steering Committee responsible for making committee chair recommendations, recently