Rep. Matt Gaetz Roundly Mocked After His Plot To Ditch Liz Cheney Spectacularly Fails

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) claimed he had the votes. He didn’t.

The Florida congressman was roundly mocked on social media Wednesday after he insisted that he had sufficient votes to demote Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican in House management, as a result of she voted to question former President Donald Trump.

Gaetz even cooked up a conspiracy idea for good measure in case it didn’t occur.

“My concern is that though today we have the votes to remove Liz Cheney, that somehow the establishment’s going to find a way to kick the question, avoid a vote,” he mentioned.

Except that’s not the way it unfolded. The vote was held and Cheney simply stored her place in a 145-61 secret-ballot tally.

One of essentially the most pointed replies to Gaetz got here from inside his personal convention as Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) fired again:

No we voted. You have been simply improper by like, a huuuuuge margin. https://t.co/2iwjlxpB3J

— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) February 4, 2021

Gaetz, a staunch Trump loyalist, has repeatedly attacked Cheney since her vote for impeachment ― even touring to her state to carry a rally towards her.

“We are in a battle for the soul of the Republican Party and I intend to win it,” Gaetz mentioned on the rally final week.

His insistence that he had the votes, adopted by Cheney’s straightforward victory, induced Gaetz’s identify to pattern on Twitter. But in all probability not in a manner he’d admire:

Narrator: Gaetz didn’t have the votes. https://t.co/rKOd4U4xj4

— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) February 4, 2021

All in all looks as if an excellent night time for Liz Cheney. And a foul night time for Matt Gaetz.

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 4, 2021

however Matt Gaetz went to Wyoming in his greatest go well with from junior excessive and all the pieces pic.twitter.com/r9J2QwcHZc

— shauna (@goldengateblond) February 4, 2021

Were the votes counted on Dominion gear? https://t.co/YHYgTMRi8G

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) February 4, 2021

And each night time I’ll ask as a Florida constituent; @mattgaetz why will you not disavow the antisemitic conspiracy theorist, Majorie Taylor Greene? https://t.co/Kh0owU1CZc

— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) February 4, 2021

Matt Gaetz is crying into his Zima tonight.

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) February 4, 2021

To be honest @mattgaetz has hassle counting above 10 if he doesn’t have an entire bunch of these mini tequila bottles https://t.co/1yIOUUJEB5

— StandingOvationHat (@Popehat) February 4, 2021

Jordan, Gaetz et al turned out to be higher at spinning the media about what number of anti-Cheney votes that they had than really delivering anti-Cheney votes

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) February 4, 2021

Matt Gaetz mentioned they’d have sufficient votes in addition Liz Cheney. NOPE.

Matt Gaetz additionally mentioned he’d resign from Congress to defend trump.

I hope he does BOTH.
Should prove properly. 😂😂

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) February 4, 2021

Bad night time for Gaetz/Trump/ Jordan/Sedition Caucus https://t.co/aoPF3JJXUI

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) February 4, 2021

Look at these freaks. This is what occurred to the indignant weirdos that spent Saturday night time in that dorm room on the finish of the corridor speaking about how a lot they hate girls. Here they’re. https://t.co/IH0ZoE7NQu

— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) February 4, 2021