Actually removing McCarthy will require Democrats to join the band of rebels, and some Republicans believe that will never happen — instantly rendering Gaetz irrelevant.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/29/gaetzs-takedown-mission-he-wants-kevin-00119021

A group of five conservatives led by Biggs and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) have publicly stated that they will not support McCarthy under any circumstances and have called on him to stand down to make room for a more viable candidate.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/01/03/breaking-first-house-vote-for-speaker-ends-in-stalemate-n1658231

A group of five lawmakers were early leaders of the charge against Mr. McCarthy, with Representatives Matt Gaetz of Florida and Andy Biggs of Arizona, the former Freedom Caucus chairman, emerging as the most vocal.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/us/politics/kevin-mccarthy-republican-opposition.html

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) teamed up to introduce legislation to prohibit members of Congress from trading stocks.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/05/05/democrat-rep-dan-goldman-sold-up-to-15000-in-bank-stock-two-days-before-value-plummeted/

Along with Gaetz, Republican Reps.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/03/house-republicans-slam-gaetz-conservatives-voting-oust-mccarthy/

And this brings me to one of my Robert’s Rules: If you’re siding with Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert, you’re doing it all wrong.

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2023/01/06/laugh-now-robert-gehrke-explains/

At one point, Republican Mike Rogers, shouting, approached Mr Gaetz before another party colleague, Richard Hudson, physically pulled him back.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/worldnews/2023/01/07/kevin-mccarthy-elected-us-house-speaker-in-rowdy-post-midnight-vote/

A Wisconsin Republican congressman-elect blasted Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for “dragging” out to fundraise off of it.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-politics/wisconsin-republican-blasts-gaetz-for-dragging-speaker-fight-out-for-fundraising/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wisconsin-republican-blasts-gaetz-for-dragging-speaker-fight-out-for-fundraising

But because of the deal McCarthy made to win the leadership position, it took only Gaetz, a Trump acolyte who deeply opposed both deals, to accelerate his demise.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/10/04/mccarthy-ouster-means-more-turmoil-as-next-shutdown-fight-looms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mccarthy-ouster-means-more-turmoil-as-next-shutdown-fight-looms

California Rep. Adam Schiff, a movie buff, quoted “The Big Lebowski” in reference to Gaetz and their agreement over removing McCarthy: “You’re not wrong, Walter.

Source: https://1310kfka.com/abc-news/politics/10/mccarthy-speaker-vote-live-updates-supporters-fail-to-stop-gop-rebels-push-to-oust-him/

Congressional representatives, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene might come right to mind, and some others… Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and Senator Josh Hawley, for example.

Source: https://pagosadailypost.com/2023/06/26/hmpresently-basking-in-bad-publicity/

Congressman Mike Rogers, one of McCarthy’s top backers, even had to be restrained by a colleague after he tried to confront Gaetz over his refusal to budge.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/kevin-mccarthy-wins-over-hardline-republicans-but-not-enough-to-win-speaker-20230107-p5cay0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Despite McCarthy always having a large majority of the Republican votes, a number of notable holdouts, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) had stifled the California representative's bid to claim the gavel.

Source: https://theweek.com/kevin-mccarthy/1019897/kevin-mccarthy-elected-house-speaker-following-raucous-debate-proceedings

Donald Trump, Jr., from center to back, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, Michael Boulos and Tiffany Trump, and Ginger Gaetz and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) arrive to watch former President Donald Trump address supporters at the Mar-A-Lago Club.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/04/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-indictment-00090499?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

Donald Trump, Jr., from center to back, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, Michael Boulos and Tiffany Trump, and Ginger Gaetz and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) arrive to watch former President Donald Trump address supporters at the Mar-A-Lago Club.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/04/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-indictment-00090499?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

Donald Trump made several dubious and outright false claims during a CNN town hall on Wednesday, but that didn’t stop Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) from declaring that Trump showed “an exquisite knowledge of the facts.”

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/c66ec510a71ac628?ref=ff

During a Friday morning appearance on CNN, the GOP congressman pointed the finger at a McCarthy adversary: far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/goper-rep-pins-the-blame-for-the-shutdown-on-1-person-matt-gaetz/

During the seventh vote for Speaker of the House this Thursday, Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz nominated former President Donald Trump for the role.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/biden-tells-illegal-migrants-to-keep-out-but-opens-door-to-others/

Empowered by the party’s narrow three-seat majority, this group, led by Florida firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz, had tanked McCarthy’s earlier proposals to avoid a shutdown, saying they would never support any kind of “continuing resolution.”

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/10/4/23901673/chaos-in-the-house-shutdown-mccarthy

Florida man Rep. Matt Gaetz is feeling his oats these days, seemingly having evaded legal ramifications in connection to his former best buddy, convicted sex trafficker of a minor and corrupt official, Joel Greenberg.

Source: https://www.nationalmemo.com/matt-gaetz-2659642566