GOP representative blasts 'backroom' deals to get Kevin McCarthy the speakership: 'Matt Gaetz is a fraud'

'Matt Gaetz is a fraud. Every time he voted against Kevin McCarthy last week he sent out a fundraising email,' Mace, a Republican representing South Carolina, told host Margaret Brennan on CBS's 'Face The Nation.'

. Mace told Brennan she was unsure whether she'd support the package.

"I like the rules package. It is the most open, fair, and fiscally conservative package we've had in 30 years. I support it," Mace said."But what I don't support is a small number of people trying to get a deal done or deals done for themselves in private, in secret, to get a vote or a vote present. I don't support that."

Representatives for Mace, Gaetz, and McCarthy did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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