Tag Archives: Matt Gaetz

GOP Senator: Gaetz Bragged About “Crushing ED Pills And Chasing It With Energy Drinks” For All Night Sex

“You’ve gotta think about this guy. This is a guy that didn’t have – that the media didn’t give the time of day to after he was accused of sleeping with an underage girl. “And there’s a reason why no one in the conference came and defended him – because we had all seen the videos he was showing on …

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Pence Advisor: Gaetz Is In DC For The Teenage Interns

“Matt Gaetz, to say he came as a fiscal crusader, it’s more likely he came here for the teenage interns on Capitol Hill, to be honest. Look, he’s voted for continuing resolutions. He’s voted for omnibus bills. He voted for trillions of dollars in Covid spending. Even this year, he put forward an earmark, and yet he’s presented himself as, …

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GOP Rep Demands 50% Threshold To Oust Speaker

The Messenger reports: Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., said he will not support a new Speaker unless they commit to reforming the motion to vacate after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted from the speakership. “Nobody has my vote,” Gimenez said. “I think the one-person motion to vacate, I think it’s actually a little bit insane.” McCarthy agreed to change the …

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Florida’s Republican House Reps Trash Matt Gaetz

Politico reports: Florida’s congressional Republicans are done with Matt Gaetz. They left the House chamber last night furious after Gaetz led seven other GOP members — and Democrats — to eject former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his leadership post. They called Gaetz divisive. Disrespectful. Selfish. No other Florida Republican voted to oust McCarthy. Florida’s GOP delegation see Gaetz …

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Gingrich: Primary All “Traitors” Who Ousted McCarthy

“Ninety-six percent of the Republicans voted for McCarthy, four percent voted against him. For my position as a longtime Republican activist, they’re traitors, all eight of them should be primaried. They should all be driven out of public life, what they did was to go to the other team to cause total chaos. “We ought to be focusing on Biden, …

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Rep. Chip Roy Rages At Gaetz: “You Can Kiss My Ass”

“Some of our brothers and sisters – particularly in the, you know, MAGA camp, I think – particularly enjoy the circular firing squad. You wanna come out me and call me a RINO? You can kiss my ass! “Look, I’ve spent a lifetime fighting for limited government conservatism. I have laid it all on the line. I have not seen …

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BREAKING: House Ousts McCarthy In 216-210 Vote

The New York Times reports: Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida prompted the challenge on Monday evening when he brought up a resolution to declare the speakership vacant, which forced the House to take up the matter of Mr. McCarthy’s fate. Earlier Tuesday, Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma and an ally of Mr. McCarthy, moved to table that measure, which …

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LIVE VIDEO: House Votes On Motion To Oust McCarthy

NBC News reports: At 1:30 p.m. ET the House will vote on to advance an unrelated measure (funding for energy and water programs). This will be billed as a 15-minute vote but, like many House votes, it could take 30 or more minutes — especially if they hold it open for McCarthy and his allies to talk to members. Then, …

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Levin: If Trump Loses Next Year, Blame Matt Gaetz

“So, who is it that’s representing the Democrats in Congress? It’s you, Matt. You need to put your country ahead of your own personal hatred. “Man, you gotta get control of it, brother. But he won’t. And so, this is what we’re gonna hear for the next two, three, four, five, six weeks over and over and over and over …

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McCarthy Admits His Speakership May Be Doomed

Mediaite reports: Kevin McCarthy claimed he does not need to make an alliance with Congressional Democrats in order to weather Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) attempt to oust him as Speaker of the House. As McCarthy took questions, a reporter asked, “Are you ruling out any sort of power-sharing agreement with Democrats?” in light of the current situation. McCarthy shook his …

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Vote On Ousting McCarthy To Be Held This Afternoon

The Hill reports: Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will bring up Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) move to oust him on Tuesday, moving quickly to consider the motion to vacate the chair. McCarthy could have brought up Gaetz’s motion any time within two legislative days after Gaetz made the move on Monday evening. But the Speaker told House Republicans in a conference …

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TODAY: House May Vote On Motion To Oust McCarthy

The New York Times reports: The motion is privileged, meaning it takes priority in the House’s legislative agenda and requires action within two days. The House of Representatives convenes at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, and legislative business begins at noon, the earliest that the motion could be acted upon. Mr. McCarthy can use several strategies to avoid or at least …

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Erickson Blasts “Poo-Flinging Monkey” Matt Gaetz

“The seal clappers will clap for Matt Gaetz exposing McCarthy as the rest of us know McCarthy is, but McCarthy will stay in place. They’ll say it was all inevitable anyway, but McCarthy had thus far been willing to add conservatives to key committees, advance their plan for cuts, etc. “Conservatives were getting something. If McCarthy gets Democrats to support …

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Axios: House Democrats Won’t Rush To Save McCarthy

Axios reports: House Democrats sound like they’re willing to save Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his right-wing revolt — but he’ll have to pay a price. If Gaetz can get just half a dozen Republicans to vote to take down McCarthy, it means the speaker would need some Democratic votes to survive. “I’m not a cheap date,” House Rules Committee ranking …

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BREAKING: Gaetz Introduces Motion To Oust McCarthy

The Hill reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution to fund the government on the House floor. A vote on the motion to vacate the chair will have to be brought up within …

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Gaetz’s Father To Seek Return To Florida State Senate

The Pensacola News-Journal reports: Nearly two decades after he stepped up for the first time to run for the Florida Senate, Don Gaetz, who served as that body’s president from 2012-14, has announced his intention to seek office once again. Gaetz, a Niceville Republican who is now 75, said Monday morning that he would be pre-filing the paperwork to formalize …

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Gaetz: It Will Be Hard To Keep Calling Biden Feeble When He Continues To Take McCarthy’s Lunch Money

“It is going to be difficult for my Republican friends to keep calling President Biden feeble while he continues to take Speaker McCarthy’s lunch money in every negotiation. “So Mr. Speaker, just tell us what was in the secret Ukraine side deal. What commitments were made to President Biden, to continue the spending of President Biden in exchange for doing …

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Gingrich: Expel Gaetz From House GOP Conference

“The effort to expel Matt Gaetz for being a destructive, irresponsible anti-Republican may be a step too far. Expulsion from the House requires a two thirds vote. However expelling him from the House Republican Conference and eliminating all his committee assignments and all resources other than those an individual member is entitled to would be a rational response to his …

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AOC Would “Absolutely” Vote To Oust Kevin McCarthy

“Well, my vote at the beginning of this term for Speaker of the House was for Hakeem Jeffries, and I do not intend on voting for a Republican Speaker of the House. But I believe that it’s up to the Republican conference to determine their own leadership and deal with their own problems. But it’s not up to Democrats to …

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Pelosi Mocks Gaetz As Having “No Sway In The House”

“I will say this one thing, listening to your conversation – if that’s a conversation – your back and forth there. It’s such a fraud when they say the basis of this is about spending. These are people who gave a tax cut to the richest people in America to the cost of $2 trillion to our national debt when …

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