doubled this past january gaetz helped spearhead an effort to depose rep liz cheney rwyo from her post as no 3 house gop leader after she was among 10 republicans to vote for trumps second impeachment gaetz even traveled to a campaign event in wyoming where he urged voters to oppose her 2022 reelection and accused her of ignoring the will of the people days later cheney was reelected to her leadership post all of that helped alienate him from many republicans several gop lawmakers and aides said among his only defenders this week has been rep marjorie taylor greene rga who tweeted take it from me rumors and headlines dont equal truth greene has become a pariah even among some republicans for showing support for false and violent sentiments having a deep well of support among colleagues can help a beleaguered lawmakers retain their seat should party leaders begin viewing them as a liability ominously mccarthy has called the charges against gaetz serious gaetz has reportedly had inconclusive discussions with newsmax a small protrump television outlet about working for it or another network a person close to newsmax said friday the network has no plans to hire him as a talent