Tag Archives: Matt Gaetz

Gaetz Gets Trolled About “Underage Girls” At NH Event

The Daily Beast reports: Right-wing Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was mercilessly trolled Sunday at Trump campaign headquarters in New Hampshire. According to Politico, the heckler snuck in and, dressed in Trump apparel, asked: “What’s the youngest schoolgirl you’ve ever been with? And have you ridden on the Lolita Express? I know that Donald Trump did.” The man was greeted with …

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Gaetz Keeps Pushing Far-Right Candidates On GOP

Politico reports: Republicans are desperate to avoid nasty primaries next year. But the architect of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster from the speakership has other plans. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is continuing to buck party leadership, which has tried to coalesce early this cycle behind candidates in key races. Gaetz has instead thrown his support to other congressional hopefuls. Gaetz, a prominent …

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McCarthy Takes Parting Shot At “Crazy” Matt Gaetz

The Messenger reports: McCarthy, in a nearly hour-long interview with a small group of reporters in his hideaway Capitol office on Thursday afternoon, took aim at Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., the man who spearheaded the push to dispose him as speaker. “He’s just, you know, people study that type of crazy mind — maybe at the FBI,” McCarthy said of …

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New GOP Cage Match: Sen. Markwayne Mullin Mocks Rep. Matt Gaetz For “Living Off Your Daddy’s Money”

Newsweek reports: Representative Matt Gaetz has a new Republican enemy in Senator Markwayne Mullin. Gaetz criticized Mullin for profiting off stocks while serving as a member of Congress this week, renewing his long-held position against lawmakers trading stocks. Retweeting a post on X from Quiver Quantitative that found Mullin increased his net worth by $51 million between 2018 when he …

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Ethics Committee Seeks Witness In Matt Gaetz Probe

CNN reports: The Republican-led House Ethics Committee has reached out to at least one witness as part of its investigation into GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz to schedule an interview in the coming weeks, the latest sign that the once dormant probe remains open. One formal request went out last week, the day before the House voted to expel former Rep. …

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Gaetz: House GOP Could Lose Majority Before Election

“Our willingness to self-mutilate on these things really impairs our ability to get the job done. Let’s do the math here, Charlie. We have a four vote majority, right? Now we’ve kicked out George Santos, we have a three vote majority. “Congressman Bill Johnson of Ohio has taken a college university presidency. That knocks us down to two and I …

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Kevin McCarthy: Unserious Matt Gaetz “Belongs In Jail”

Politico reports: Florida Republicans should have clout in the House. They have the numbers, the pedigree and the recently earned distinction as an epicenter of Republican politics. Despite the numbers, they yield little sway. No members are in leadership. No Florida Republican holds a gavel. And while they often vote together on Florida issues, they’re otherwise a motley crew with …

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Poll Shows Gaetz With 21% Approval Rating In Florida

The Pensacola News Journal reports: A new poll shows U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is a polarizing figure in Florida, both in and outside of the Republican Party. A poll from the Florida Atlantic University Mainstreet PolCom Lab released last week showed that 57% of Florida voters disapproved of Gaetz’s performance as a member of Congress. The poll said only 21% …

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McCarthy Suggests Gaetz Will Get Santos Treatment

Florida Politics reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said a House investigation could leave Rep. Matt Gaetz without his current relevancy. During an interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, the California Republican unprompted added further fuel to his ongoing feud with Gaetz. Bartiromo asked McCarthy about progress in the House since the transition, and the former Speaker suggested dissent within the …

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Gaetz Files Ethics Complaint Over McCarthy’s “Assault”

The Daily Beast reports: In a letter addressed to Ethics Committee Chairman Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), Rep. Matt Gaetz called for an “immediate and swift investigation” into the “assault” — something Burchett had declined to pursue. “This Congress has seen a substantial increase in breaches of decorum unlike anything we have seen since the pre-Civil War era,” Gatez wrote without …

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Gaetz Ridicules McCarthy With 13-Minute Film [VIDEO]

The Messenger reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has brought his quarrel with ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to the big screen in a documentary-style short film titled “Gaveled Out: Return of the People’s House,” which he posted to X on Friday. The 13-minute movie starts in January with McCarthy’s difficult election to the speakership where he was shown asking …

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McCarthy: Expel Gaetz To “Heal The GOP Conference”

CNN has the transcript: Raju: [Rep.] Matt Gaetz [(R-FL)], you’ve been mentioning a lot. How much would the Republican Party benefit if he were no longer a member of the House, in your opinion? McCarthy: Oh, tremendously. I mean, people have to earn the right to be here, and I just think… I mean, he’ll admit to you personally he …

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Gaetz Accuses GOP Rep. Jason Smith Of Being Closeted

“Jason Smith says if my lips are moving, I’m lying. Well, you know what? If Jason Smith is breathing, he is living a lie. There might not be another member of Congress who lives a lie every day more than Jason Smith. “And Jason Smith knows exactly what I’m talking about. And by the way, so does almost every member …

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Matt Gaetz Rages That “The Swamp Knifed” Jim Jordan

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) isn’t happy about the way the Capitol Hill chaos he orchestrated is developing. Seventeen days after he and seven other hardliners voted to boot Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the speakership, Gaetz’s preferred replacement, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), got the same treatment as scores of Republicans voted secretly to kick him off …

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Gaetz Claims That 8 Reps Who Ousted McCarthy Will Accept Punishment In Return For Jordan Being Speaker

The Hill reports: The eight Republicans who sided with Democrats to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) earlier this month said Friday they would be willing to accept punishment for their actions if it meant that the grown number of holdouts against giving the gavel to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) come around to the majority of the conference. “The holdouts against …

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McCarthy Blasts Gaetz: We’d Be In Shutdown Right Now

“I am still a member of Congress. I understand the relationship between America and Israel. I have dear friends in the leadership there and living there. And I’m not gonna sit back and do nothing. What I have found what’s going on, if we had listened to Matt Gaetz, we would be in a government shutdown right now. So, our …

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45 GOP Reps: We’re “Ashamed” Of Anti-McCarthy Cabal

The Washington Examiner reports: A group of more than 40 concerned House Republicans penned a letter to their colleagues condemning the eight Republicans who joined Democrats to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday and calling for “fundamental changes” to the conference structure. The 45 members who signed the letter, which was obtained by the Washington Examiner, said they …

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Gaetz Privately Ridiculed GOP Bid To Impeach Biden

NBC News reports: Days before Rep. Matt Gaetz led an effort to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, Gaetz and Rep. Matt Rosendale, a fellow Freedom Caucus member, denounced as a political stunt Republicans’ high-stakes effort to impeach President Joe Biden, according to a video obtained by NBC News. At an invitation-only fundraiser held over Zoom last week, Gaetz, R-Fla., …

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Jordan Pushes Back On GOP Calls To Oust Gaetz

NBC News reports: Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday that he has spoken about his bid to be the next speaker with Donald Trump and that he would not support ousting Rep. Matt Gaetz from the Republican caucus even amid anger by some lawmakers after he led Kevin McCarthy’s removal. “I don’t think that’s warranted,” Jordan said. “We’ve got a four-seat …

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Next Speaker Battle Could Be More Wild Than The Last

Axios reports: Expectations are at rock-bottom among House Republicans that their civil war will be resolved by the speaker vote on Wednesday, Axios has learned. Some moderates are threatening to tank any speaker if the rules aren’t changed to protect future speakers from single-member motions to vacate. That’s a deal breaker for conservatives. Some conservatives are threatening to tank any …

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