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Matt Gaetz: “No, but it is reflective of the performance art of Congress…”

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

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So she gave this kind of famous statement after January 6th and said, you know, as a trauma survivor, I was traumatized. I was almost killed that day. Do you think was that real? No, but it is reflective of the performance art of Congress. And it was just bad performance art. But how could you get points from anyone for being like, yeah, I'm a terrified little girl? Because on. I find that contemptuous. (1:18:00–1:18:08)

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Asserts that AOC's statement after January 6th was performance art.

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