Can House Republican farce sink any LOWER? Matt Gaetz almost gets into a FIGHT with his colleague, plan for a temporary speaker are scrapped and Jim Jordan is told to drop out

House Republicans nearly came to blows during an hours-long conference meeting Thursday, with Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker hanging by a thread.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., got into a near-physical altercation as emotions reached a tipping point during the three-hour meeting.

Bost reportedly blamed Gaetz for ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago, throwing the House into disarray and smearing him. Gaetz said Bost later apologized because he became emotional.

Gaetz described the meeting “like a Thanksgiving dinner,” with Bost as the drunken uncle.

House Republicans nearly clashed during an hours-long conference meeting Thursday, with Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker hanging by a thread.

At one point, Gaetz stepped up to the microphone to talk to his colleagues and McCarthy told him to “sit down.”

“I told him to sit down and he sat down,” McCarthy told reporters. “I think the whole conference was yelling at him.”

“I think the whole country would be yelling at Matt Gaetz right now.”

Gaetz was the one who launched a vote to impeach McCarthy two weeks ago, and since then the House Republican Party has burned away two speaker candidates while Jordan’s bid for the top job hangs by a thread.

He was also asked if former Chairman Kevin McCarthy yelled at him for leading the effort to oust him, to which Gaetz replied, “Well, you know he loses his temper sometimes, maybe it’s the Irish in him.” But I actually think it was a productive discussion.”

Meanwhile, a handful of members, including Texas Republicans Nathaniel Moran and Lance Gooden along with Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, told the conference that Jordan should resign.

Jordan said after the meeting that he needs to talk to his wife and the 20 Republicans who oppose him before voting for his third shot at the gavel.

He then hopes to call for a third vote, but some moderates have warned that Jordan could lose more votes.

Jordan had wanted to table a resolution to temporarily give interim chairman Patrick McHenry the authority to bring up legislation. McCarthy, who supports Jordan, also supports the plan.

The move would allow McHenry to push back legislation such as spending bills and aid to Israel by a month until the government shuts down again. It would take the urgency away from the speaker’s race, allowing Jordan to take more time for votes in the court.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., above, and Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., got into an almost physical altercation as emotions reached a tipping point

Bost allegedly blamed Gaetz for ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy and confusing the House of Representatives and damning him.

It could also have allowed McHenry to tackle current issues such as funding the government for 2024 and bringing up aid to Ukraine.

But now members say the plan is “dead” after it became clear it did not have broad support from Republicans or Democrats.

Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, and Whip Tom Emmer, No. 3, both oppose the move to give McHenry more power.

DailyMail.com reported that Scalise is quietly working to undermine Jordan’s bid for speaker. Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, the House of Representatives’ fourth-ranking Republican, also opposes the effort.

The resolution to give McHenry more power would need support from Democrats, who have not widely embraced it.