Then Gaetz needs to shut his effing mouth. There is fury building among the 200 Republicans being held hostage. Six, it takes just six.
Tough crap. McCarthy said he will not back down as long as he has 5 or more in his coalition. That's basically saying he's not going to negotiate. He nuked himself right there because nobody can trust a word he says.
He needs to meet with the 21 or a representative and ask them direct what they want. I only put it on them that they define what they want and enumerate it.
Then there needs to be a public statement on record by McCarthy. No 'yeah yeah yeah' crap. It needs to be formally defined, we are way past informal agreements.