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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz survived a major problem Tuesday backed by his nemesis, former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
McCarthy spent $3 million on Aaron Dimmock’s marketing campaign in opposition to Gaetz. Dimmock is a former Navy aviator and director of the Missouri Management Academy.
Final yr, Gaetz led a bunch of eight Republicans to oust McCarthy from the speakership with the assistance of Democratic members, spawning a feud between the 2.
McCarthy’s assaults on Gaetz stem from a Home Ethics Committee investigation into alleged sexual misconduct and drug use. However the allegations aren’t new, and Gaetz had a loyal following in his district, making Tuesday’s outcome the doubtless end result.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, F-Fla., speaks on the third day of the Republican Nationwide Conference on the Fiserv Discussion board in Milwaukee July 17, 2024. (Reuters/Mike Segar)
As of this summer season, Gaetz remains to be underneath investigation by the Home Ethics Committee. The bipartisan committee, led by Rep. Michael Visitor, R-Miss., issued an announcement in June saying that it must additional evaluate allegations in opposition to Gaetz involving sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and accepting improper presents.
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Former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy donated $3 million to Gaetz’s rival. (Getty Pictures)
The committee additionally accused Gaetz of being uncooperative with its probe and stated it had “problem in acquiring related data” from him.
Gaetz has denied all of the allegations.
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U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., seems onstage on the second day of the Republican Nationwide Conference on the Fiserv Discussion board July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)
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Brianna Herlihy is a politics author for Fox Information Digital.
Matt Gaetz survives revenge major amid Kevin McCarthy feud
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