After instigating McCarthy ouster last year, Gaetz suggests he'd make 'terrific' RNC chair

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who last year successfully moved to oust then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the speakership, has suggested that McCarthy would make a good Republican National Committee chair.

"I fully endorse Kevin McCarthy for RNC Chair. Kevin is well organized and a very high-revenue fundraiser. He will also be well-liked by the RNC Committee. The RNC Chair doesn't make any policy decisions, set any agenda, or negotiate against Democrats, ever. Kevin would be terrific," Gaetz tweeted.

"Is there a greater troll in Congress than Matt?" Sebastian Gorka wrote in response to Gaetz's post.

"Stop stop he’s already dead," Molly Jong-Fast, tweeted in response to Gaetz.

During an X Spaces event, Gaetz suggested that Scott Presler and former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York would be good options for RNC chair, and he also indicated that he likes Harmeet Dhillon, who previously sought the role but lost to McDaniel.

Last year, Gaetz moved to jettison McCarthy from the speakership. Ultimately, Gaetz, and seven other GOP lawmakers joined with Democrats in voting to oust McCarthy from the role. Republicans struggled to land on a replacement but eventually chose Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana. McCarthy decided to leave office before the end of his term and is no longer a member of Congress.

The New York Times has reported that according to two individuals, Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel informed former President Donald Trump that she intends to depart from her post after the South Carolina GOP presidential primary later this month.

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