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Tucker Carlson wondered this week whether former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz had attempted a romantic relationship with Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, prompting the… Disgraced MAGA Legislator To respond that he never asked the progressive congresswoman out on a date because she was “not my cup of tea.”
getz, who Now host your own primetime show The far-right cable channel One America News also claimed that Ocasio-Cortez was previously “incredibly cool” with her GOP House colleagues, but that all changed after the January 6 Capitol attack.
Additionally, Gaetz also claimed that the New York representative personally praised his successful 2023 campaign to remove then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from leadership, reportedly telling the former Florida congressman that Democrats “don’t have the guts to do that on our behalf.”
During the lengthy meeting between Gaetz and the ex-Fox News star, the two ultimately discussed who they believe to be the true leader of the Democratic Party, with Carlson calling Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) a “coward” before turning to Ocasio-Cortez.
“If it was real, at least I could respect it. AOC is the same thing,” Carlson sneered.
Gaetz replied, “AOC is a very different person today than she was when she came to Congress,” Carlson accused her of being “totally corrupt” and said the Israel–Gaza war is “fine.” Meanwhile, Gaetz insisted that Ocasio-Cortez once patted him down His GOP-led McCarthy coup,
“When we were ousting McCarthy, she came to me and said, ‘You know, I really respect it because I’ll be honest. We don’t have the courage to do that on our side,'” said the former Republican congressman.
At the time, Carlson wanted to know what Ocasio-Cortez was like personally — and whether Gaetz had ever tried to make a move on her while they were both serving in Congress.
Gaetz responded, “Prior to January 6, she was incredibly social with Republicans in Congress, coming to us regularly, sitting down, hanging out, talking about her day,” only to have Carlson wonder if he had ever tried to get a date with her.
“I didn’t, no,” Gaetz declared.
“did you try?” Carlson was surprised.
“No,” Gaetz replied. “It’s not my thing. But after January 6, he treated all of us like we had horns or something.”
That response prompted Carlson — who helped lead the Republican charge on January 6 revisionism — to mock Ocasio-Cortez. Claiming he feared for his life During the Capitol insurrection. “You can’t be in charge of anything if you’re a scared little girl,” the fired Fox News host said.
“Yes, but we are a society that is increasingly based on grievance identification,” Gaetz said. “You are the complaint you can reach.”
Still, while Gaetz called her response to the January 6 riots “poor performance art,” he predicted she would make a “compelling run” for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, perhaps even defeating California Governor Gavin Newsom—an early favorite.
In addition to the pair’s comments about Ocasio-Cortez, Gaetz claimed in the extensive podcast adaptation that an Israeli government agent was involved in a plot to extort him and his family.
“This was a campaign to silence me, and it included Israel, and I hate to say that,” Gaetz — who has largely sided with Carlson and other “America First” conservatives in criticizing Israel and its war in Gaza — declared. He also told Carlson that “Anti-Semitism used to mean someone who didn’t like Jews – now it means someone who didn’t like Jews.”
Those comments prompted self-appointed Trump “loyalty enforcer” and “proud Islamophobe” Laura Loomer – who is Jewish and a self-proclaimed Zionist – to lash out. Continue your endless feud against Carlsenwhich included reference to He instigated the MAGA civil war Interview with your friendly Nick Fuentes.
“He is trying to carry out a hostile takeover of the GOP to destroy MAGA and redefine the GOP into a modern-day Hitler Youth with a drizzle of Sharia law on top,” she said angrily.
getz, who Joined OAN After that Trump’s nomination as Attorney General falls apart among fresh investigation Team Tucker can now safely keep an eye on the sexual misconduct allegations. However, that was just a few years ago, Gaetz found myself blacklisted Following from Fox News “One of the strangest interviews” Carlson ever operated.
After it was revealed that Gaetz was under federal investigation for an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, an allegation that the former congressman vehemently denied, he appeared on Carlson’s show in March 2021 to speak out against the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation. However, Carlson was at one point surprised by some of the claims Gaetz made.
“You and I went to dinner about two years ago, your wife was there, and I brought a friend of mine, you’ll remember him,” Gaetz announced. “And she was actually threatened by the FBI, told she could face trouble if she didn’t confront the fact that I was somehow involved in a pay-to-play scheme.”
A confused Carlson retorted, “To be honest, I have no recollection at all of the woman or the context you’re talking about.”
After that interview, Gaetz Will not appear on Fox News for the next one yearCarlson to finally return to the show exactly 365 days later To maintain his innocence amid the DOJ investigation. Finally, Gaetz’s associate Joel Greenberg pleaded guilty on multiple federal charges – including sex trafficking of a minor – and received an 11-year prison sentence, the Justice Department refused to plead guilty Against Gaetz.