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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.

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Jan 19, 2022

The best vaccine we've found is Mother Nature's vaccine. It's contracting the virus.

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Jan 18, 2022

The American people are fatigued and frustrated by rising prices, by not being able to get the goods that they want or need.

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Jan 13, 2022

I believe there may have been a time where Greenberg swung by the office, but it certainly didn`t have anything to do with any bad acts on my part. When I became aware of some of Greenberg`s misdeeds, I deeply regretted my friendship with…

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Jan 13, 2022

The smears against me ranged from distortions of my personal life to wild and I mean wild conspiracy theories. I won`t be intimidated by lying media and I won`t be extorted by a former DOJ officials and the crooks he is working with. The…

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Jan 6, 2022

We`re ashamed of nothing. We`re proud of the work that we did on January 6.

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Dec 26, 2021

I believe there may have been a time where Greenberg swung by the office, but it certainly didn`t have anything to do with any bad acts on my part.

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Dec 10, 2021

People didn`t like the Donald Trump raised his voice, but, sometimes, you got to raise your voice to raise a ruckus and to raise an army of patriots who love this country and will fight for her. And if we get more of them -- exactly what…

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Dec 10, 2021

We are going to go after this administrative state and we`re going to start at the Department of Justice and the FBI. That`s the job I want. Send me over to the Judiciary Committee, and their sphincters will tighten, because they have been…

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Dec 9, 2021

We are going to take power after this next election. And when we do, it's going to be the days of Jim Jordan.

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Dec 6, 2021

Still, the best vaccine we found is Mother Nature`s vaccine. It`s contracting the virus. That is what has provided the greatest protection, the most durable protection over the longest period of time.

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Dec 5, 2021

Still, the best vaccine we found is Mother Nature`s vaccine. It`s contracting the virus. That is what has provided the greatest protection, the most durable protection over the longest period of time.

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Dec 2, 2021

You always think that the Senate Republicans are going to stand and fight but isn’t it sad how few of them there are who actually will? I’m worried that if we took back the majority, we might not be worthy of it.

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Nov 19, 2021

While we heard Leader McCarthy speak for a great duration of time, it was like a really long death rattle. The outcome was already determined as a consequence of poor leadership and poor strategy.

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Nov 18, 2021

You know what? Kyle Rittenhouse would probably make a pretty good congressional intern. We may reach out to him and see if he would be interested in helping the country in additional ways.

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Nov 17, 2021

I would say I have regretted things I have tweeted. I hope that people who tweeted in support of violence in the summer of 2020 regret those tweets. I am not sure if they do or not. I would just suggest we have better things to do on the…

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Nov 17, 2021

Silicon Valley can`t cancel this movement or this rally or this congressman. We have a Second Amendment in this country, and I think we have an obligation to use it.

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Nov 17, 2021

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…

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Nov 17, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse would probably make a pretty good congressional intern. We may reach out to him and see if he would be interested in helping the country in additional ways.

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Nov 15, 2021

It just seems like such an abhorrent choice to put to anyone in the American workforce.

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Nov 15, 2021

I don't think this is a lens that we should evaluate through traditional political ideology.

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Nov 15, 2021

I think we'd have to acknowledge that.

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Nov 15, 2021

Mandatory arbitration is massively less favorable to employees than are the courts.

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Nov 10, 2021

I can feel your blood pressure rising, Grant. And I`m right there with you. We had the Democrats on the ropes. We have the ability to make Joe Biden a lame duck president to stop his agenda.

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Oct 31, 2021

I said, man, is it Tannerite or C4 we want to put in those metal detectors when we blow them up?

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Oct 27, 2021

We have a Second Amendment in this country, and I think we have an obligation to use it. It's not about hunting. It's not about recreation. It's not about sports. The Second Amendment is about maintaining within the citizenry the ability…

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