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Salon
Politics
Tom Boggioni

Boebert's "confusion" led to GOP fight

According to Punchbowl News founder John Bresnahan, the literal floor fight in the House late Friday night that saw Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., hauled away after he tried to attack Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., was precipitated by a goof in voting by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on the 14th ballot.

C-SPAN viewers and House members were stunned late Friday when Gaetz voted "present" and denied Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the House speakership.

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