There were angry confrontations inside Congress as Kevin McCarthy finally convinced enough of his colleagues to vote for him - but is he now the man of those who helped him over the line?
But then a shock. Matt Gaetz, the maverick, controversial conservative wasn't playing ball.Despite enthusiastically referring to Mr McCarthy as"speaker-elect" on Fox News hours earlier, and saying he was"running out of things to ask McCarthy for", Mr Gaetz didn't vote for him. Ever-eager for the limelight?Mr McCarthy lost. He marched to confront Mr Gaetz. They looked angry. Then from behind, another congressman approached.
Donald Trump - still pulling the strings, or doing his very best to. His team say he was on the phone to several politicians in the chamber, including Mr Gaetz.
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