Is this what caused Matt Gaetz to change his vote?

[Kingofalldems]

Link to tweet

[nilram]

1. Interesting eye movements and facial expressions.

Thoughts and prayers.

[True Dough]

2. When you're a scumbag

and some of your scummy behavior holds you in check, well, too F'ing bad!

[dweller]

3. We have three

Count them Beavis … 1 , 2 , 3 underage high school coeds with your traces on their dresses … and they will be speaking up, with that evidence shortly … unless you do ‘the right thing’ …
Count the claps on your shoulder … it’s your warning …


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[Nevilledog]

30. Here's what was *really* said 😂

Link to tweet

[Rhiannon12866]

33. +100!

What was really said likely makes just as much sense...

[rubbersole]

35. Hilarious!

[soldierant]

40. Oh, "Bad Lip Reading" of course!

At first I thought it might be by "Real Subtitles?"

Except I've only seen them do English subtitles for Russian.

[Bristlecone]

44. So funny

[betsuni]

46. Fabulous!

[2naSalit]

49. !!

[certainot]

37. they got him out of the frying pan cause they needed the nos and then threatened to put him back in

[3catwoman3]

4. Not a happy face.

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Joinfortmill]

6. 👍

[Joinfortmill]

5. Wow

[Murphyb849]

7. Trumplican Blackmail. "We have the goods on you, Matt"

[Funtatlaguy]

8. Love The Godfather music.

[MerryBlooms]

9. We'll Cawthorn you.

[Cha]

11. Good one!!

[Cha]

10. TY.. Does anyone know Why Rogers

wanted to Attack Matts?

I just saw the clip.... whatever was said.. matt said "OK". & who was it whispering in his ear?

[Retrograde]

20. He just has that kind of face

Matty, that is. I'd want to attack him too if he weren't that much taller than me (and I could stand to be in the same county - much less the same room)

[bdamomma]

12. hmm....

he got an offer he couldn't refuse. Who is that talking to him???? Does Kevin wear glasses???

[Kennah]

13. I think it was Kevin that did it

There was a seemingly cordial verbal exchange between Kevin and Matt, during the motion to adjourn vote, there seemed to be nods of agreement and friendly arm pats, then Kevin turned and went straight away to change his vote on the motion to adjourn while voting was still open. He was motioning to others and more GOOPs picked up red cards, which I believe were submissions to change their vote. The Nays began rising while the Yays began falling. Whatever it was, the moment appeared to be between Kevin and Matt.

[Kennah]

15. Here it is

[dweller]

16. No

The guy in the above clip has a beard and wears glasses
Not Kevin


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[Kennah]

17. I think that's Rep Tim Burchett, but he said on CNN (I think), Gaetz and McCarthy reached agreement

[summer_in_TX]

31. Couldn't be Tim Burchett.

Wrong hair color and not slim.

I wonder…

[Kennah]

34. Here he is on CNN with Jim Acosta

[soldierant]

41. You don't see it in the United States ANY MORE

There were times in our history when it wasi pretty common. Looks like we're headed for another one of those tmes.

[blogslug]

38. It was Burchett

I watched that moment happen live. When I saw it, it looked threatening but after Burchett said whatever he said, he sat back down right next to Gaetz and Boebert.

[summer_in_TX]

45. The hair color is so different.

https://imgur.com/J6iMTZJ
Burchett has grizzled brown hair and beard.

https://imgur.com/qUVnx3q
The mystery man is silver haired.

The glasses are similar, the beard on the silver-haired guy is hard to make out, silver hairs show, but it could be grizzled.

[blogslug]

50. It's Burchett

The lights bouncing off the back of his head emphasize the silver threads among the dishwater.

[summer_in_TX]

54. Ah, that makes sense.

Thanks!

[Kennah]

52. I think he used to dye his hair, but it was the guy Rudy used

[CoopersDad]

51. Thank you, this should be a fresh OP. nt

[debm55]

14. At first I thought the guy was sucking Mattie's face. When the guy moved, Mattie looked terrified.

Loved the Godfather theme background.

[bobbyar]

25. Didn't like the taste of make-up !

[magicarpet]

18. My seminal fluid DNA on three different petticoats... now how did that ever get there ?

Ob my,... this is even worse than that Lewinsky/Bill Clinton thing.

[onenote]

19. He didn't vote for McCarthy. He voted present. Same as on the 14th ballot.

And McCarthy wins the speakership regardless of how Gaetz voted. He could've cast another vote for Trump and McCarthy would still have won on the 15th ballot. He could have not shown up to vote at all and McCarthy wins.

The discussion between McCarthy and Gaetz occurred during the 14th vote. McCarthy voted present. If he had voted for McCarthy, McCarthy would have won on that ballot. And he continued to vote present on the 15th ballot, when it didn't matter how he voted.

[cutroot]

29. Yes McCarthy did not have a clear majority. He won by attrition.

[Xolodno]

22. You've been given an offer that you can't refuse.

Be a shame if you ended up in an alligators swamp.

[CoopersDad]

23. That's Matt being told that they have all the pictures, all the paperwork, all the money transfers.

That's Matt being told that they have all the pictures, all the paperwork, all the money transfers. And it's all coming out if he doesn't change his vote.

[onenote]

32. Except he still didn't vote for McCarthy on the 14th ballot, forcing yet another ballot

And on the 15th, his vote no longer mattered.

[czarjak]

24. Cabbage/Cow story?

[Renew Deal]

26. I believe that it's Burchett and he's sympathetic to Gaetz

Here’s a video from today.

There are some quote floating around from Burchett about Rogers being a hot head and this isn’t his first time threatening people. Rogers is the one that lunges at Gaetz.

[IronLionZion]

28. Reminding him that Epstein didn't kill himself

[rubbersole]

36. Maybe they told him Bill Barr wanted him to come over for drinks and a home movie.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. Ok if we have to decide ( ignoring ALL past) . McCarthy

Creepier by a mile.

[Celerity]

42. He didn't change his vote, he still voted present, but the 4 who voted for others on round 14 DID

change, to present. BoBo also did not change, she was a present vote on rounds 14 and 15.

6 Presents,

216 for McCarthy,

212 for Jeffries

428 total votes


McCarthy thus needed 215, so clinched it with one vote to spare

[SoCalDavidS]

47. Why Did The Remaining 4 Agree To Vote Present?

I thought they were so opposed to McCarthy, and when they voted Present, it enabled him to win.

The whole thing seemed like theatrics. Makes me wonder why I bother to watch this garbage.

[Celerity]

48. He agreed to every single demand they had, including some choice sub committee assignments/chairs

It is going to be a shitshow.

[Trueblue1968]

43. giving Matt a kiss with some tongue pate !!!!!

[Hortensis]

53. Gaetz was always for sale to the best offer, and that of course

had to be from whoever turned out to be winning. Political pros could have written his part days ago, just leaving a blank for name of speaker.

Of the 20 or 21, including the 6 "nevers," in the end THREE still stood against McCarthy. And they were among the worst institution-burning extremists, hardly their best. What a party.