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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday moved to force a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after McCarthy enlisted Democrats to pass a Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded through mid-November, and cut a secret side-deal for Ukraine funding.

A vote on the motion will now be brought up within two legislative days, however the chamber can first use legislative maneuvering to kill or delay it, such as voting to table the resolution.

Gaetz says he'll try to oust McCarthy repeatedly, saying "Real chaos is when the American people have to go through the austerity that is coming."

On Sunday, Gaetz appeared on ABC's "This Week" to say that McCarthy will get his wish, and that he was going to file the motion this week.

In a Monday op-ed, Gaetz wrote:

Of course, there's no Republican in the House who both wants the job and could get the votes, after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said he's out.