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The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake feud — already dubbed the biggest beef in recent rap history — is a story of two successful individuals, who have large egos, fed up with one another.
Sound familiar?
Beefs — both personal and policy-based, some of which can take a petty turn — are a tale as old as time on Capitol Hill, where clashes between some of the country’s most prominent public figures, fueled by uber self confidence and a strong determination to achieve legislative goals, frequently erupt.
Sometimes, those battles spill out into the open.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) spearheaded an effort to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the top job last year, the pinnacle of their long-running brawl that is still alive and well months later.