Matt Gaetz threatens to try and force Kevin McCarthy OUT as Speaker if he stands in the

Firebrand Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has said lawmakers will soon force a vote on impeaching President Joe Biden – and warned Speaker Kevin McCarthy could face the consequences if he tries to stop them.

The lawmaker urged his GOP colleagues to ‘seize the initiative’ in investigating the 80-year-old president when they return to Washington next week.

He also said McCarthy ‘may not have the job long’ if he ‘stands in the way’ of pushing for a Congressional trial into Biden’s links to his son Hunter’s foreign business deals.

McCarthy agreed to lower the requirements for a motion to remove him as Speaker in the negotiations to secure his election during a 15-round vote battle in January.

Gaetz is now threatening to use the procedure from the ‘toolkit’ if impeachment isn’t on the agenda next week.

‘I have traveled the country and spoken to so many Americans. They’re disillusioned with House Republicans right now’, Gaetz told conservative radio host Todd Starnes on Tuesday.

‘They think that we have not put up a substantial battle to defeat the worst elements of this Biden administration.

Firebrand Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has said lawmakers could soon force a vote on President Joe Biden’s impeachment – and warned Speaker Kevin McCarthy could face the consequences if he tries to stop them

‘I worked very hard in January to develop a toolkit for House Republicans to use in a productive and positive way. I don’t believe we’ve used those tools as effectively as we should have. 

‘When we get back to Washington, we have got to seize the initiative. 

‘That means forcing votes on impeachment. And if Speaker McCarthy stands in our way, he may not have the job long.’

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have been investigating Biden and issues over his family’s overseas business deals since he was inaugurated in January 2020.

But the party is facing an internal divide over an impeachment vote.

Lawmakers on the right are entirely behind the proposal, while more moderate members have resisted.

The issue will also be at the center of government shutdown negotiations as the September 30 deadline approaches.

Marjorie Taylor Greene promised to vote against funding the government if impeaching proceedings had not begun.  

The White House has rejected every suggestion Joe was involved in his son Hunter’s business deals and insists the Biden impeachment push is politically motivated. 

Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations,, slammed Gaetz’s comments.

McCarthy agreed to lower the requirements for a motion to remove him as Speaker as part of the negotiations to secure his election during a 15-round vote battle in January

The White House has rejected every suggestion Joe was involved in his son Hunter’s business deals and insists the Biden impeachment push is politically motivated

‘On the heels of openly admitting the goal of impeachment isn’t to get to the truth but instead to damage the President politically, Matt Gaetz is yet again confirming that House Republicans’ evidence-free impeachment stunt is being driven by the demands of the most extreme, far-right members of Congress, he said. 

‘Last week, Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to shut down the government if she didn’t get an impeachment vote, and now Gaetz is threatening to potentially oust Speaker McCarthy if he doesn’t give them what they want,’ Sams said.

‘If Speaker McCarthy opens an impeachment inquiry simply to throw red meat to the right wing, it will yet again prove this is nothing more than a costly, illegitimate, politically-motivated exercise not rooted in reality.’

DailyMail.com has reached out to McCarthy’s office for comment.