Matt Gaetz: “Jim Clyburn said, we can use Covid to accomplish our goals.”

“And the effect was it increased their levers of control. The most telling moment in the entire Covid experience was when the whip of the House majority at the time, Jim Clyburn said, we can use Covid to accomplish our goals. And I regret to say it was an effective strategy for a time. Yeah, never let a good disaster go to waste. I think that's their motto.” (17:07–17:11)

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