Kevin McCarthy confronts Matt Gaetz during 14th House Speaker vote. #118thCongress

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy confronted Representative Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) on the House floor on Friday evening after the California Republican lost his 14th bid for speaker.

Gaetz voted “present,” leaving McCarthy just one vote away from a win.

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McCarthy could be seen making an animated last-minute appeal to Gaetz as the votes were tallied.