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Matt Gaetz-Kevin McCarthy feud erupts at RNC: 'You'd get booed off the stage'
By Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY,
4 hours ago
The second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention featured a tense and public clash between far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, underscoring a deep-seated rivalry within the GOP.
In a widely circulated video, Gaetz approached McCarthy and said in a mocking tone: "What night are you speaking? Are you speaking tonight? If you took that stage, you would get booed off of it."
The tension between McCarthy and Gaetz has only escalated since then. McCarthy has been on a " revenge tour ," supporting primary challengers against the so-called " Gaetz Eight "—the hardline conservatives who joined Democrats in voting to remove him from the speakership.
Jeremy Yurow is a politics reporting fellow based in Hawaii for the USA TODAY Network. You can reach him at JYurow@gannett.com or on X, formerly Twitter @JeremyYurow
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