CNN has the transcript:
Raju: [Rep.] Matt Gaetz [(R-FL)], you’ve been mentioning a lot. How much would the Republican Party benefit if he were no longer a member of the House, in your opinion?
McCarthy: Oh, tremendously. I mean, people have to earn the right to be here, and I just think… I mean, he’ll admit to you personally he doesn’t have a conservative bent in his philosophy, and just the nature of what he focuses on.
Raju: Do you think the House GOP should consider expelling him?
McCarthy: That’s up to the conference. But I mean, I don’t believe the conference will ever heal if there’s no consequences for the action.
Read the full article. Gaetz is already mocking McCarthy.
Thoughts and prayers to the former speaker as he works through his grief. https://t.co/1QifRVR3O2 https://t.co/vpPtaNBk41 pic.twitter.com/HCGDY8WDzL
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) November 9, 2023