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Matt Gaetz: “In California, running against ICE will help Democrats…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

The Anchormen Show Episode 101 - Fraudifornia w/Pearson Sharp and Amy Reichert

Published February 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 36:37

And at least in California, and that's where I live, and that's the temperature I'm feeling, Democrats are going to do very well in the midterms and it'll have a down ballot effect as well. Very, very interesting take there. In California, running against ICE will help Democrats overperform. Do you agree with that political calculation, Pearson? Yeah, yeah, absolutely. There's no leftist position too extreme to win in California, or you've seen that over and over again. (36:37–36:43)

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