JUST IN: Matt Gaetz Votes Donald Trump for House Speaker!

In another chaotic day in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy lost a seventh vote for House Speaker.

BREAKING: Kevin McCarthy just lost the Speaker vote for the 7th time.

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) January 5, 2023

On Thursday, Rep. Matt Gaetz voted for a new candidate.

Donald Trump.

The 7th House Speaker vote is occurring now.

McCarthy still doesn’t have the votes.

Matt Gaetz voted for President Trump.

— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) January 5, 2023

🚨 BREAKING: Rep. Matt Gaetz votes for Donald Trump for Speaker of The House

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 5, 2023

JUST IN – Rep. Gaetz votes for Trump to be House Speaker.

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 5, 2023

Watch the moment below:

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) votes for Donald Trump for Speaker of the House. pic.twitter.com/Kia8NNNqOv

— The Recount (@therecount) January 5, 2023

BREAKING: Rep. Matt Gaetz votes for Donald Trump to be speaker of the house. pic.twitter.com/tQ9x46MUe1

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) January 5, 2023

An 8th House Speaker vote is expected since McCarthy, once again, will not reach 218.

The Washington Examiner reported:

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), one of Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) fiercest opponents, voted for former President Donald Trump over the California Republican as members cast their seventh ballot in the election for House speaker.

Gaetz has voted with a group of 20 holdouts threatening McCarthy’s speaker bid, and his Thursday vote marks the first time there has been a break in their ranks since the first day of ballots.

Gaetz has repeatedly floated the idea of Trump becoming speaker, pledging to nominate him since 2021.

This story is developing.

We’ll provide additional updates as they become available.