In the midst of ongoing Republican infighting, Representative Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) has issued a scathing letter to Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and seven other lawmakers who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). McClintock's sarcastic missive, shared online by several congressional reporters, was a response to a previous letter from Gaetz and the group declaring their preparedness to accept censure, suspension, or removal from the conference in order to secure support for Representative Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) speakership.

McClintock called out the hypocrisy of his colleagues and spoke of their "selfless act" in martyrdom. He urged them to have the wisdom and courage to set things right before it's too late. Along with the letter, McClintock included a proposed Republican resolution condemning the vote to remove McCarthy and declaring him the nominee. This infighting has left the Republican conference without a clear leader and struggling to find a path forward amid a crisis in the Middle East and a looming deadline to pass important legislation to keep the government open.