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Matt Gaetz: “Trump wasn't there just to pick a fight with the…”

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

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The Anchormen Show EP 129 - Primetime Headlines w/ David Pollack

Published | Video Starts at 17:12

But I also saw Donald Trump go to the Libertarian convention in a moment of great courage. Like, when do you ever see a presidential candidate go to an opposing party's convention? But Trump wasn't there just to pick a fight with the Libertarians. He was pitching their vote. He was pitching Libertarians to vote for him. As many of them in that room were hollering at him, some were booing him. He got a good reaction from others. (17:12–17:16)

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Asserts that Trump attended the Libertarian convention to gain their votes, not to confront them.

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