Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz insist on Thursday that if he joins the majority of his colleagues while standing and applauding the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky first his speech to lawmakers on Wednesdaythat would be a “North Korean-style” action.
appeared on Tucker CarlsonOn his show, the right-wing representative was introduced as “one of the very few” legislators who “did not follow the rules and stood up to clap like seals when a foreign leader in a sweatshirt preached to him.” about our country.” Congressman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) also remained seated beside Gaetz, while Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) skip the event completely.
Carslon, who made a habit of harp on dressed as a wartime leader, continued to set the tone for the interview by saying that what Gaetz had done was considered a “thought crime” – as if there weren’t enough references to the novel. theory 1984 recently.
The Fox News host humorously asked: “How much do you love Putin that you didn’t clap last night.” (Carlson himself used to said that he supported Russia amid tensions with Ukraine — a comment he later claimed was a joke.)
“I have no regrets going out and applauding some foreign leader from a country with a history of corruption begging for more than a hundred billion dollars that Congress has set aside to send,” Gaetz said. for them. Earlier on Thursday, the Senate Approve a multiple spending bill which includes nearly $50 billion in aid to the country.
“Now, when President Trump says America will never be a socialist country, you’ve seen the Democrats with their arms crossed,” Gaetz continued, referring to a line in the former president’s 2019 State of the Union speech. “But when we say you shouldn’t send loads of money to this place where we’re exacerbating death and conflict, it’s like we’re traitors to the movement because of Lauren Boebert and I did not stand up in some northern category. Performing in Korean style.”
Carlson continues Gaetz’s ‘America First’ story left unfinished, criticizing Zelenky’s aid requests.
“This guy has nothing to do with our country. Take what he can. I got it. I’m not even mad at him,” Carlson said. “I get angry at people who instinctively bow to some arrogant foreigners demanding money that we don’t have.”
Gaetz ended the interview with what he must have thought was a zinger, as Zelensky raised a Ukrainian flag signed by frontline soldiers. “We’ve at least found a flag that Democrats are willing to support on the floor of the United States Congress,” Gaetz said, making Carlson laugh.
