Gaetz Defends Effort to Block McCarthy as Speaker, Suggests Scalise or Jordan as Replacements

Gaetz defended leading the effort to oust McCarthy as Speaker, saying it's all going according to his "plan" even though Congress is paralyzed.

Gaetz suggested Scalise or Jordan as replacements for McCarthy, but it's unclear if either has enough votes.

When asked if losing his seat would be worth it, Gaetz said "Absolutely," as he's fighting for constituents and against deficit spending.

Welker pointed out Gaetz voted for Trump's tax cuts that added to the deficit, which he denied.

Gaetz acknowledged the early tax cuts would increase the deficit but still voted for them, contradicting his current deficit concerns.