Mike Rogers Lunges At Matt Gaetz During House Speaker Vote

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Vote For Speaker Of The House Stretches Into Fourth Day
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) flexes his arm alongside Rep.-elect Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) after getting into an argument with Rep.-elect Mike Rogers (R-AL) in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is meeting to vote for the next Speaker after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to earn more than 218 votes on several ballots; the first time in 100 years that the Speaker was not elected on the first ballot. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Mike Rogers had to be restrained from lunging at Matt Gaetz during the vote for the Speaker of the House.

Mike Rogers needed to be restrained during the 14th round of voting for House speaker. The Alabama Rep. seemed to take issue with Rep. Matt Gaetz voting present.

Rogers stormed over to Gaetz and the two began yelling at one another. At one point, Rep. Richard Hudson pulled Rogers back and put his hand over his mouth.

Washington , D.C. - January 6: Mike Rogers (R-AL) is restrained after getting into an argument with Matt Gaetz (R-FL) during in the 14th round of voting for speaker in a meeting of the 118th Congress, Friday, January 6, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke about the incident with reporters on Saturday. She says that she expects there to be repercussions.

"Mike Rogers lost his temper and was basically going to, you know, put his hands on Matt," Greene said. "And it was actually Richard Hudson — grabbed Mike Rogers from behind and pulled him away."

She added: "So yeah, that was completely out of line. And then I'm sure it'll be dealt with."

Rep. Tim Burchett remarked that he wouldn't shy away from an altercation if he found his way into one.

"I'm honestly – I'm not going to be threatened by anybody, and if somebody puts their hands on me, I will drop them like a bag of dirt," Burchett said. "I really will, man. That is not – I am not one to back down from a fight."

Eventually, Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker after 15 rounds of voting. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries took over as leader of the Democratic party in the House, becoming the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress.

Check out a clip of Rogers and Gaetz's confrontation below.

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Cole Blake
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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