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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has been adamant that his move to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was rooted in policy disagreements and wasn’t a personal vendetta related to the congressional ethics investigation against him.

In private, he told a different story.

According to private correspondence reviewed by The Daily Beast, Gaetz indicated to a friend that his effort to undercut, isolate, and ultimately remove McCarthy was, indeed, payback for the ethics probe.

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[-] Laughbone@lemmy.world 70 points 9 months ago

His face is the kind of smug that screams he’s never had to face any consequences for his actions in his life.

[-] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago

And those are usually the people most offended by the prospect of having to face the consequences of their own actions...

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

He has resting smug face.

He's also very smug.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Very punchable mug.

Fucking douchenozzle.

[-] Nobody@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

It's not really a secret that a sleazy criminal who has sex with underage girls has evil and selfish motivations. That's like the free space on the sleazy criminal bingo card.

[-] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Rapes. If they are underage, it is rape.

[-] Curiousfur@yiffit.net 9 points 9 months ago

All I picture when I think of Gaetz

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

World's most punchable face.

[-] bambam@piefed.social 4 points 9 months ago

Of course it was.

this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2024
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