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Matt Gaetz and the eight who voted to oust McCarthy offer to censure or remove themselves from conference to get holdouts to vote for Jim Jordan as speaker. pic.twitter.com/Rgey03OpC0

— Salem News Channel (@WatchSalemNews) October 20, 2023

[Could that work? I’m skeptical. The fact that Gaetz is attempting to negotiate an outcome is likely going to make the dissent more firm, especially for those who don’t want to reward the Freedom Caucus for the coup against McCarthy. — Ed]