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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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Jun 17, 2021

I think that the FBI has morphed into a political opposition research organization and a political activism organization more than a law enforcement organization, an agency that has a whole lot of swamp left in it that needs to be drained.

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Jun 17, 2021

Today I rise to commemorate the life of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Lombardo. Sam and his family legally immigrated to the United States from Italy. He enlisted to serve in the Army National Guard's 28th Infantry Division just 1 month…

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Jun 7, 2021

Well, I think that there’s a lot going on in Florida. My focus is on what’s going on here in Washington.

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Jun 7, 2021

We need Newsmax in the halls of Congress.

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Jun 6, 2021

Some of the people who breached the Capitol today were not Trump supporters. They were masquerading as Trump supporters and, in fact, were members of the violent terrorist group Antifa.

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Jun 3, 2021

I have never obstructed justice. I`ve never gotten close to it. I spend my entire career pursuing justice. I don`t obstruct justice.

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Jun 2, 2021

I'm being falsely accused of exchanging money for naughty favors.

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May 28, 2021

The Second Amendment is not about -- 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 to maintain an armed rebellion against the government…

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May 27, 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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May 27, 2021

We have a Second Amendment in this country and I think we have an obligation to use it. The Second Amendment is not about -- it`s not about hunting, it`s not about recreation, it`s not about sports. The Second Amendment is about…

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May 24, 2021

And it`s our expectation that Arizona will be the launchpad to election integrity.

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May 18, 2021

I think that it embodies what inspires so many people to service, and it is why I am so deeply troubled at what I am currently seeing from the Biden administration and the Pentagon.

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May 17, 2021

I’ve been falsely accused of exchanging money for naughty papers.

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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

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

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

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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 offer sincere uncouched praise.

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May 11, 2021

It is with great concern that I report to the House that the Civil Rights Division of the Biden Justice Department is actually working against the civil rights and the voting rights of our citizens. Brave patriots in Arizona have…

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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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