«When #MattGaetz stepped 2 mic in Thurs 3-hr private #HouseGOP meeting re: speakership, #Speaker he ousted yelled “sit down.”

#KevinMcCarthy wasn't only #Republican 2 vent w/ Gaetz, #Florida con. who successfully ousted KM. Room met Gaetz w/ booing, profanities, & calls 2 back off, according 2 multiple lawmakers there. When Gaetz refused, Rep. #MikeBost (R-Ill.) stood & hollered command at him that 1 Republican recalled as: “If you don’t sit down, I’ll put you down"»

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/19/house-gop-speaker-mccarthy-gaetz-00122617