Other Members Forced To Intervene

Mike Rogers Lunges At Matt Gaetz During House Speaker Voting, Other Members Forced To Intervene

Written by Peter Boykin on January 7, 2023

Mike Rogers Lunges At Matt Gaetz During House Speaker Voting, Other Members Forced To Intervene

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Mike Rogers Lunges At Matt Gaetz During House Speaker Voting, Other Members Forced To Intervene

Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., left, pulls Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., back as they talk with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other during the 14th round of voting for speaker as the House meets for the fourth day to try and elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

A tense moment on the House of Representatives floor resulted in a Republican member physically lunging at another who then had to be restrained from further escalation.

The scuffle happened between Reps-elect Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after the 14th House speaker vote failed.

Gaetz was discussing with Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the possibility of backing him in the next vote and appeared to mouth the word “Committee.”

Gaetz is currently on the House Armed Services Committee, which is chaired by Rogers.

McCarthy appeared to agree and returned to his seat.

Rogers, having witnessed the interaction, then walked up to Gaetz’s row and made a move toward him.

Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., intervened and physically restrained Rogers, pulling him back by his shoulders in full view of C-SPAN’s cameras.

Rogers could then be seen appearing to yell:

“I won’t forget this!”.

Following the official tally, Rep-elect Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, who received 212 votes in the speaker race, provided brief remarks and welcomed McCarthy to officially hand over the speaker gavel to McCarthy.

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