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Matt Gaetz Is Apparently Continuing His Feud With Kevin McCarthy by Going After His Primary Picks – RedState

After a gambit that sent the House into turmoil earlier this year, Congressman Matt Gaetz is apparently continuing his feud with former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Gaetz convinced a handful of his Republican colleagues and every Democrat in the House to support his motion to vacate the Speaker’s chair, ousting McCarthy and sending the House into a leaderless crisis, all because Gaetz said McCarthy had broken his promises to House conservatives.

McCarthy announced earlier this month that he would be leaving Congress at the end of the year, which is just days away. But Gaetz has decided his feud with McCarthy isn’t over yet. According to POLITICO this morning, there are reports that McCarthy’s picks in certain primaries are going to be challenged by Gaetz’s own picks.

Gaetz, a prominent figure of the most conservative wing of the GOP, endorsed J.R. Majewski — who lost his bid last year 

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