Rep. Matt Gaetz's Hot Take On Mitch McConnell Goes Spectacularly Awry
Donald Trump-devoted Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday was mocked for his gleeful response to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) decision to step down as the GOP’s Senate leader in November.
Gaetz boasted on X (formerly Twitter) about having “86’d” former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), outgoing Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel and now McConnell.
Gaetz was instrumental in removing McCarthy as the House GOP leader. It sparked a drawn-out race that resulted in the installation of fourth-choice Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the role. McDaniel announced her decision to quit the RNC this week. Trump wants his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as a new co-chair.
“Better days are ahead for the Republican Party,” Gaetz boasted on X.
We’ve now 86’d:
McCarthy
McDaniel
McConnell
Better days are ahead for the Republican Party. https://t.co/qZEZ7s9Ly6— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) February 28, 2024
Critics pointed out Donald Trump’s previous backing of McCarthy, McDaniel and McConnell. Indeed, it was McCarthy who played a key role in the rehabilitation of Trump among Republicans after he visited the former president in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Other commenters highlighted the GOP’s dismal record under their 2024 front-runner, with the party losing multiple elections since capitulating to the four-times-indicted ex-POTUS.
Better days are ahead for America as the Republican party crumbles into failure brought about by MAGA.
-Trump lost the House in 2018
-Trump lost the Senate and White House in 2020
-Republicans have lost elections all across the country ever since
-Republicans just lost NY-3
-The…— Jared Ryan Sears (@JaredRyanSears) February 28, 2024
You’ve lost the last three elections.
Congrats.— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) February 28, 2024
Typical for Matt Gaetz to view congress as a bar while losing 3 elections in a row.
Congrats Republicans 💥— Andrew Mercado (@RealAndyMerc) February 28, 2024
With a mob family firmly in control? The GOP has turned into a giant slush fund for the Trump family. And you wonder why donations have dried up.
“Every single penny will go to Donald Trump’s bid.”
-Lara Trump
Thus you won’t be seeing any of my pennies.— icdedppl (@icdedppl6) February 28, 2024
And Trump endorsed them all. So now you’re going against Trump?
— John Burk (@NotJohnBurk) February 28, 2024
The Irony here is that McConnell stole 3 Supreme Court seats, but he’s not getting a lot of thanks from maga world https://t.co/B0ySzSvTzF
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 28, 2024
Why don't you 86 the guy who keeps endorsing them against conservative opposition? pic.twitter.com/al8ZQCGSlV
— Donny Ferguson (donnyferguson.substack.com) (@DonnyFerguson) February 28, 2024
