Like a lion seeking someone to devour, Ilhan Omar licked her lips at Matt Gaetz today on the House floor. The bizarre clip tells you all you need to know about the battle to end Kevin McCarthy’s speakership:
Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar was literally licking her lips while looking Matt Gaetz while he was speaking. https://t.co/vmCxFPRlRG pic.twitter.com/M96tkpjuZm
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 3, 2023
Now-former speaker McCarthy was cast out of his position today by 216 votes, only eight of which came from Republicans. McCarthy’s Gaetz-led opposition played right into the hands of Democrats who of course support division and chaos in the Republican Party.
Even though Gaetz accused McCarthy of “working with Democrats,” he could only oust the speaker with widespread Democratic support. By Gaetz’s logic, it’s apparently okay to collaborate with Democrats when publicity stunts depend on it but not when the federal government needs funding.
Gaetz made Republicans willing prey. With luck, calls to expel him from the House Republican Conference will succeed.