Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) quipped on Thursday that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) would make a better House speaker than Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), but he is not calling for a motion to vacate Johnson.

When asked by reporters whether he thinks someone could do better than Johnson as speaker, Gaetz said, “I don’t know,” followed by, “Ms. Boebert could do better.”

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