Matt Gaetz


Is Trump picking the best personnel possible? - opinion

Trump no longer boasts about hiring “the best people.” It seems the adults in the room were a big pain in the ass in the first term, especially when they had the temerity to disagree with the boss.

 US REPRESENTATIVE Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is applauded by US House Speaker Mike Johnson during a meeting with House Republicans in Washington, last week. President-elect Donald Trump has named Stefanik the next US ambassador to the UN, among other pro-Israel cabinet choices.
US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

US House report finds Matt Gaetz violated law with sexual misconduct, drug use, CBS reports

 Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Lee's Family Forum.

Former Trump nominee Gaetz says he won't return to Congress

 Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Lee's Family Forum.

Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Trump attorney general


Donald Trump picks controversial US rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general

Gaetz, who faced a federal probe and opposed key bills, would oversee deportations and Jan. 6 pardons while dismantling what Trump calls a 'weaponized government.'

US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

If you want Jewish votes, don't pander to the far-right while you cheer for Israel - opinion

New House Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the GOP represent just about everything that the preponderance of Jewish voters stand against, no matter how many good things they say about Israel.

 Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes his oath of office after he was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023.

Matt Gaetz calls the ADL ‘racist’ after it calls on Tucker Carlson to step down

After Tucker Carlson endorsed the "Great Replacement" theory, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called on him to step down. Matt Gaetz responds by calling the ADL a "racist organization."

 U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) leaves after a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, US, July 29, 2021

Israeli Consulate disavows staffer's Matt Gaetz remarks

A statement by the Consulate General of Israel in New York has been issued following the involvement of a consulate employee in the case regarding Representative Matt Gaetz. 

US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

US House ethics panel opens investigation of Republican Matt Gaetz

Earlier, Representative Adam Kinzinger became the first congressional Republican to call for Gaetz to resign.

US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.