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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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May 16, 2021

I am being falsely accused of exchanging money for naughty favors. Yet Congress has reinstituted a process that legalizes the corrupt act of exchanging money for favors through earmarks.

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May 12, 2021

The allegations that have been anonymously made about me and then endlessly repeated by the America last media are false. Innocent people are often eager to share that they are innocent. I don`t know if you`re a Billy Joel fan, but I feel…

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May 11, 2021

They can`t cancel this rally, or this movement or this tour, or this Congressman.

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May 11, 2021

I want to make sure that in these hearings and in our follow-on discussions that we support President Biden.

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May 11, 2021

I also have no confidence that extended U.S. troop deployments to Afghanistan will solve the core problem.

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May 11, 2021

I want to offer sincere uncouched praise.

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May 11, 2021

I have no confidence in the functional capability of the Afghan government because they are deeply corrupt.

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May 10, 2021

The reason they were repeating these lies and propagandizing my life is because I`m effective, because I stand in the way of an agenda that will hurt my fellow Americans. They will not silence me. We will not back down and the truth will…

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May 9, 2021

I`m a marked man in Congress. I`m a canceled man in some corners of the Internet. I might be a wanted man by the deep state. But I am a Florida man. And it is good to be home!

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May 9, 2021

We will not wave the flag of surrender in the face of the Democrats, the socialists, the deep state. The deep state is real.

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May 7, 2021

We have never abandoned Trump, and he has never abandoned America.

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May 6, 2021

We have never abandoned Trump and he has never abandoned America. He is still fighting for us. He will continue to fight for us and we're going to have his back when he does.

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May 6, 2021

Cheney is the darling of the Paul Ryan/John Boehner/Mitt Romney wing of the party. They are the leaders who never led us to bold wins.

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May 5, 2021

The plan for this tour is to highlight the destructive failings of the radical left.

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May 5, 2021

What you see from the government, I think, is really a politicization of the Department of Justice. And, really, that started under Barack Obama and Eric Holder, and then it continued over. I think there`s a lot of swamp left to be drained…

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May 5, 2021

The America first movement isn`t going anywhere. In fact, we`re going on tour. And you know what, Grant? We`re going to call out the establishment in both political parties.

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May 5, 2021

There is no 17-year-old that I had any sexual contact with as an adult man, absolutely not, does not exist, did not happen. There are a ton of things in my life looking back that I wish I would have done differently, but none of them are…

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May 4, 2021

Well, the things the media has said about me are lies. And the truth will prevail. There is a desire in big government, in big media, in big tech to target, deplatform and destroy those who champion the America first cause.

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May 3, 2021

There is a desire in big government, in big media, in big tech to target, deplatform and destroy those who champion the America first cause.

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Apr 21, 2021

Big government, big tech, big business, big media, they would all breathe a sigh of relief if I were no longer in the Congress fighting for you. They lie about me because I tell the truth about them.

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Apr 20, 2021

I do. And I think that it requires a review of the pardon power pardon.

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Apr 19, 2021

It seems to suggest more of a move toward authoritarianism, and I think that is something we should all watch carefully.

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Apr 18, 2021

Rest assured, we`re still working hard for Northwest Florida, our state and our country.

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Apr 15, 2021

I have not yet begun to fight for the country I love and for the nation that I know benefits from America-first principles.

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Apr 14, 2021

This story is jaw dropping. We should hold hearings in the House Judiciary Committee to review how and why they FBI was gobbling up phone data from their critics.

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