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Matt Gaetz is apparently on a crusade to see just how many people in the Republican Party he can anger before finally being shoved out. A new report says that Gaetz is now pushing his preferred candidates in House races all over the country, even when the Republican Party has already picked THEIR preferred candidates. This is going to result in more infighting and turmoil for the Republican Party heading into 2024 elections, and that's not going to end well for them, as Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains.
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According to a new report from Politico, Matt Gaetz is just continuing to off the entire Republican party. Now, Matt Gaetz has basically been a thorn in the side of the Republican party this entire year, from the beginning of 2023, all the way through the end here. Matt Gaetz has just been people off in Republican leadership. It all started obviously at the beginning of the year when he led his crusade to basically not let Kevin McCarthy be Speaker of the house and demanded all these concessions. And it was because of those concessions that they changed the rules that then later in the year allowed Matt Gaetz to oust Kevin McCarthy. So he's been running a foul of leadership for a long time, and now he's off Republican leadership even more by promoting his own brand of far right lunatic Republican candidates in races where the Republican party has already picked the person that they want to run.
Matt Gaetz is actively trying, according to the report, to get his far right candidates to challenge the Republican establishment candidate. By doing this, the Republican party is going to have to spend more money on these races that basically should just be a lock for them. But now they're having to fight against Matt Gat and his army of freaks, and that is, as I said, them off. But I think there's more to it. As we know right now, Matt Gaetz is under a very serious investigation by the House Ethics Committee. He's sweating it. He even sent an email out to his supporters last week saying, Hey, they're gonna expel me after they did Santos. I'm the next to go because I'm challenging the swamp. He says, so what better way to soften the blow if you actually think you're gonna get expelled from Congress for opposing the swamp to go out there and actively start opposing the establishment.
So that way, 'cause now Matt Gaetz knows, okay, this is being reported. People are picking up on it. I'm pushing my candidates, even though the parties already decided who they want to run in these races. But if I come in and I start 'em off, then when I get expelled I can say, well see. Look, it's because I was pushing these great America loving candidates and they wanted more of the swamp, so they had to get rid of me. It's a theory, right? Matt Gaetz is not a stupid guy. I mean, as much as I hate the guy as much as I despise him, he's not stupid. You know, you have to give him full credit. Now, is he evil? I think so. I think he's an evil genius though. He knows exactly what he's doing. He knows that he cannot continue on in Republican politics by completely sabotaging his own party. That's not the way to keep your job for a long
Time. But Matt Gaetz knows he is not gonna keep that job for a long time. So what better way than to make it seem like you're the victim than by causing headaches for your party all over the country? Then when they finally kick your butt out, you say, well, see, I was a thorn in their side the whole time because I was trying to help you, even though he is done nothing for us in his district. So maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong. But either way, gates is angering the entire Republican party, and no matter which way you slice it, that's probably not gonna end very well for him. When all is said and done.
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