Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has apologized about a fundraising email his campaign sent attacking House Republicans who oppose Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker.

The apology came after Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., posted a screen capture of the email on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The email read: “We are inches from electing Speaker Jim Jordan. But RINO’s [Republicans in name only] are working with RADICAL DEMOCRATS like AOC, ILHAN OMAR and RASHIDA TLAIB to BLOCK JIM JORDAN from becoming SPEAKER!!”

“Does someone want to tell Matt Gaetz that he worked with RADICAL DEMOCRATS like @AOC @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib to remove @SpeakerMcCarthy, a REPUBLICAN SPEAKER,” Lawler wrote in the social media post.

Gaetz responded by apologizing to Lawler “and anyone else who felt targeted by this I’ll[sic]-conceived message.”

Gaetz said the email was sent by a vendor without his campaign’s approval.

“I will make changes to ensure this does not happen again,” he wrote. “I intend to heed Speaker-Designate Jordan’s call to not attack fellow Republicans as we work through this.”

Jordan, R-Ohio, has fallen short in two votes for speaker. Lawler, who represents a district President Joe Biden won in 2020, was one of 22 Republicans who voted for a candidate other than Jordan in the second ballot Tuesday. Lawler has voted to reinstate former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in both votes.

Gaetz, a far-right congressman, spearheaded the effort to remove McCarthy. His motion to remove the speaker passed with support from eight Republicans and 208 Democrats. 

According to multiple reports, Jordan allies have sought to pressure Republicans who resisted voting for him. Those efforts have included calls from local party chairs and threats of primary challenges.