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Domenico Montanaro

This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment. Instead, GOP chaos reigns

Then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference following a GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 13, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

This one had to hurt.

"Maybe the right person for the job of speaker of the House isn't someone who has sold shares of themself for more than a decade to get it," Matt Gaetz, the hard-right Florida congressman, said on the House floor before nominating Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker before a second round of voting Tuesday.

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