Matt Gaetz is threatening Kevin McCarthy with motion to vacate votes for the House speakership. Gaetz on Tuesday remarked that McCarthy wasn't pursuing conservative reforms as he had promised. I don't anticipate them passing immediately," Gaetz told reporters of potential votes for McCarthy's ouster. And during a Tuesday evening appearance on CNN, Gaetz reiterated his calls for motion to vacate votes against McCarthy absent conservative reforms that the congressman has sought. "The motion to vacate question is a hypothetical one that's not before us," the New York Democrat told reporters on Tuesday.

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