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Matt Gaetz: “President Trump understands that if it isn't racist to check…”

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

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Matt Gaetz pledges support for Trump in full 2024 RNC speech, likens JD Vance to Ulysses S. Grant

Published | Video Starts at 02:17

It's not good for me. I work for you, not them. President Trump. He'll never defund our police, but he will defund foreign aid to countries that hate us. And President Trump understands that if it isn't racist to check ID for a hunting license or welfare benefits or a fishing license, then it is okay to demand an ID to vote everywhere in this country in every election that's held. A Democrat congressman recently said that any criticism of Joe Biden is ableist. I don't think it's too much to ask that the American president be able to do the job. (02:17–02:34)

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Asserts that Trump supports voter ID laws, equating them to ID requirements for other activities.

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