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The vote on Friday night to choose the new president of the House of Congress was about to end in blows between Rep. Mike Rogers and Republican Matt Gaetz but it is due to the rapid intervention of another legislator.
Rogers rose angrily from his spot and attempted to pounce on Gaetz. moments after Florida lawmaker to say “present” instead of saying “MacCarthy” during the 14th round of voting for the Speaker of the House.
The vote of “rogue” republican At that time, he would have consolidated the triumph of the now president of the House of Congress, who had already won 216 votes and was one point away from achieving glory.
That was not the only moment of tension that was experienced on Friday, it was also the one starring the speaker and Matt Gaetz.
A video where McCarthy can be seen facing Gaetz in plenary session of the House of Representatives went viral on Twitter. The two-minute video that was shared on social networks by CSPAN has been viewed, until this Saturday, more than 1.8 million times and in it McCarthy can be seen walking down the aisle from the chamber to where Gaetz is sitting and exchanging a few words with his fellow Republicans, though it’s impossible to make out what he said to them.
The truth is the conversation seemed tense to the extent that at one point Gaetz, who was seated, appeared to point angrily at McCarthy and one of his aides. The president of the House of Congress and the Republican continued exchanging words, but in an already annoyed tone.