Matt Gaetz: “I oppose political violence in all forms, regardless of the politics of the target. I am no expert on Japanese anime…”

“I oppose political violence in all forms, regardless of the politics of the target. I am no expert on Japanese anime, but I am told, and I do believe, that it is not real. What is real is the crisis on our border, the inflation crushing American families, unvetted Afghans in our country. What is definitely real is the violence that burned our cities and harmed our businesses in the summer of 2020, often encouraged by Democrats in Congress. Anime is fiction to the point of the absurd. It is not really my thing, and it does glorify violence, but often to symbolize conflict, not realistic harm to another person. In the last session week we had, we reviewed Steve Bannon's podcast. Today, we are critiquing Paul Gosar's anime. Next week, we might be indicting Wile E. Coyote for an explosive ordnance against Road Runner. If you don't like Paul Gosar's tweets, tweet back at him. We know there are plenty of folks in Big Tech who will amplify your message. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania gave the game away. This really isn't about a tweet. It is about removing a powerful conservative, Paul Gosar, from the Committee on Oversight and Reform. It is about characterizing conservatives as threats to the country, dangerous, because despite the majority's references to the Biden infrastructure bill, they have received no bump from it. The American people are not really into the infrastructure bill, and so we are here reviewing mean tweets.…”