Gaetz didn't do House Conservatives any favors

By ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Congressman Matt Gaetz not only sabotaged the House Freedom Caucus, but may put Republicans' slim majority at risk.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaking at a Trump campaign event in 2020. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore

I have never been a fan of Congressman Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., because I view him as a entirely transactional politician unmoored from principles. I am not surprised his Speakership, which took 15 votes to attain, is now over.

That said, I do not belie…