California Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected as speaker of the House of Representatives in the early hours of Saturday, after a historic 15 rounds of voting. McCarthy was forced to make a flurry of concessions to the hard-right faction of his party, which will hold significant power in the new Congress.

One of the most dramatic moments in the drawn-out process came during the 14th round of voting Friday, when Congressmember Matt Gaetz refused to vote for McCarthy, instead voting “present,” leaving the embattled Republican leader one vote short of a victory and prompting an angry Mike Rogers of Alabama, a fellow Republican, to yell and lunge at Gaetz before he was restrained by North Carolina Congressmember Richard Hudson.

McCarthy was eventually elected on the 15th ballot with 216 votes to 212 for Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Six Republicans did not vote for McCarthy, instead casting “present” votes, which was enough to secure McCarthy’s victory. After the four-day saga wrapped up, McCarthy credited former President Trump with helping him clinch the speakership.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy: “But I do want to especially thank President Trump. I don’t think you should doubt — anybody should doubt his influence. He was with me from the beginning. Somebody wrote the doubt of whether he was there. And he was all in.”