Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Sunday he would attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top job in the House, saying the “clean” stopgap bill that averted a government shutdown was the last straw.

Mr. Gaetz said Mr. McCarthy, California Republican, has made too many deals with Democrats and broken the promises he made to secure the job of speaker in January.

“I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker McCarthy this week. I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Mr. Gaetz, Florida Republican, also accused Mr. McCarthy of lying in negotiations over the temporary spending measure and accused the speaker of making a secret deal with Democrats about Ukraine aid.

“Look, the one thing everybody has in common is that nobody trusts Kevin McCarthy. He lied to Biden [and] he lied to House conservatives. He had appropriators marking to a different number altogether. And the reason we were backed up against the shutdown politics is not a bug in the system. It’s a feature,” Mr. Gaetz said.

• Kerry Picket can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.