Tucker Carlson requested former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) if he ever went out with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) on his X present this week.
“Did you ever date her?” Carlson requested.
“I did not, no,” Gaetz replied.
“Did you try?” Carlson pressed.
“No, and uh, not my cup of tea,” answered the previous lawmaker, who as soon as stated he would “swipe right” to work on a invoice together with her. “But she, after Jan. 6, treated us [Republicans] all like we had horns or something.”
Gaetz stated earlier within the Monday-posted chat with Carlson that the progressive lawmaker was chummy together with her Republican counterparts earlier than the revolt. He additionally claimed she expressed admiration for the GOP’s 2023 ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “We don’t have the guts to do this on our side,” Gaetz stated Ocasio-Cortez instructed him.
Gaetz fully dismissed Ocasio-Cortez’s declare that she suffered trauma when the Capitol was stormed by a Trump-instigated mob on Jan. 6, 2021, to cease the election certification.
Gaetz referred to as her response “bad performance art.” Yet elsewhere within the interview the ex-lawmaker predicted she would make a “compelling run” in opposition to California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Gaetz, who hosts a present on One America News Network, resigned from the House in November 2024 after President-elect Donald Trump introduced he would nominate him for legal professional basic.
But a number of senators in his personal celebration couldn’t get behind Gaetz, prompting his choice to withdraw his title from consideration. Gaetz, who was investigated by the feds and Congress for alleged intercourse trafficking, has denied wrongdoing.
Fast ahead to 17:05 for the AOC dialog:
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