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Matt Gaetz

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Matt Gaetz is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Gaetz has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and has aligned himself with the party's more conservative factions. He has focused on issues such as government spending, immigration, and veterans' affairs during his time in Congress. Gaetz has also been known for his controversial statements and positions on various topics, often drawing significant media attention.

Quotes by year · 2017–2026548 total · peak 2021 (156)
2017: 20 quotes2018: 23 quotes2019: 79 quotes2020: 18 quotes2021: 156 quotes2022: 48 quotes2023: 145 quotes2024: 52 quotes2025: 6 quotes2026: 1 quote
Nov 15, 2025

I never had sex with this person.

nytimes.com
Aug 15, 2025

The DOD didn’t give us these images; Grok did. And we’ll use better judgment going forward.

newrepublic.com
Jun 22, 2025

President Trump basically wants this to be like the Soleimani strike - one and done. No regime change war.

cnn.com
May 18, 2025

We’ve now 86’d: McCarthy, McDaniel, McConnell. Better days are ahead for the Republican Party.

msnbc.com
Apr 14, 2025

Through the inspiration from El Salvador’s astonishing transformation, the great American rejuvenation can become a reality as well.

motherjones.com
Feb 17, 2025

Eliminate wasteful spending on unnecessary and outdated research, make DOD more efficient and effective, and protect pets from abuse.

newsweek.com
Dec 26, 2024

We welcomed the tech bros when they came running our way to avoid the 3rd grade teacher picking their kid's gender, and the obvious Biden/Harris economic decline. We did not ask them to engineer an immigration policy.

alternet.org
Dec 17, 2024

I often send funds to women I dated, even some I never dated. But who asked?

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Nov 20, 2024

I look forward to continuing to fight to save our country, just maybe from a different post.

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Nov 19, 2024

It's been going great, the Senators have been giving me a lot of good advice saying we're going to get a fair process, so it's a great day of momentum for the Trump- Vance administration.

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Nov 18, 2024

I know the president likes to call her Pocahontas, but now that eastern seaboard into the center of the country, maybe Sacajawea would be more appropriate. But instead of bringing Louis and Clark, she's bringing the most liberal policies…

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Nov 17, 2024

The person doesn't exist. I have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old. That is totally false.

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Nov 13, 2024

There's a lot more discipline in this prison than we see in a lot of the prisons in the United States. This is the solution.

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Nov 12, 2024

This is Donald Trump's party, and I'm a Donald Trump Republican. We are on a mission to rescue and save this country. And we ride or die with Donald John Trump to the end.

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Nov 12, 2024

We either get this government back on our side or we defund and get rid of, abolish the FBI, CDC, ATF, DOJ -- every last one of them -- if they do not come to heel.

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Oct 23, 2024

I appreciate you being here. My time has expired, but I would think that rising student achievement would be something that could unite people even of different political persuasions, and the things that diminish that achievement should be…

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Oct 23, 2024

I think that the people who want open borders are willing to accept that as, like, just an acceptable cost of open borders--that if students do not do as well, if our hospitals, if our schools are overrun and overburdened, that this OK so…

congress.gov
Sep 17, 2024

Frankly, this isn't someone who was jaywalking. He tried to kill the leading, they tried to kill the leading Republican candidate for President and the former President of the United States.

congress.gov
Jul 22, 2024

I would encourage some robust oversight here. I would not want to be in a position where you guys denied this request.

congress.gov
Jul 16, 2024

If it isn't racist to check ID for a hunting license or welfare benefits or a fishing license, than it is okay to demand an ID to vote everywhere in this country, in every election itself.

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Jul 16, 2024

Kamala Harris is unable to do any job. She was appointed border czar. Appointing Kamala Harris to oversee the border is like appointing Bernie Madoff off to oversee your retirement plan.

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Jul 16, 2024

Under Biden-Harris, America has fallen sicker, lonelier, and poorer. Under Trump, we prospered, we were richer.

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Jul 16, 2024

A Democrat congressman recently said that any criticism of Joe Biden is able-ist. I don't think it's too much to ask that the American president be able to do the job.

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