GOP Rep: Gaetz And His “Idiots” Are Weakening GOP

“Some of these folks have nobody to blame but themselves for why Speaker Johnson’s hand in negotiations has been weakened. I look at this very simply. In October, the House was thrown into chaos by Matt Gaetz and seven useful idiots that teamed up with him within the Republican Conference and 208 Democrats. And at this moment, when you see what happened in the aftermath of vacating the chair and Israel attacked in a terrorist attack a week later, to do that again would be detrimental to the country and global security.” – GOP Rep. Mike Lawler, speaking to CNN.

Rep. Mike Lawler joins Anderson to talk about the package to send aid to Ukraine and Israel, the push to oust Speaker Mike Johnson and the fractious state of the GOP conference. pic.twitter.com/90nPgjTVJ7

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