Donald Trump-devoted Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday was mocked for his gleeful response to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) resolution to step down because the GOP’s Senate chief in November.
Gaetz boasted on X (previously Twitter) about having “86’d” former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), outgoing Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel and now McConnell.
Gaetz was instrumental in eradicating McCarthy because the House GOP chief. It sparked a drawn-out race that resulted within the set up of fourth-choice Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) within the position. McDaniel introduced her resolution to stop the RNC this week. Trump needs his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as a brand new co-chair.
“Better days are ahead for the Republican Party,” Gaetz boasted on X.
Critics identified Donald Trump’s earlier backing of McCarthy, McDaniel and McConnell. Indeed, it was McCarthy who performed a key position within the rehabilitation of Trump amongst Republicans after he visited the previous president within the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the U.S. Capitol.
Other commenters highlighted the GOP’s dismal file beneath their 2024 front-runner, with the social gathering dropping a number of elections since capitulating to the four-times-indicted ex-POTUS.