Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales picked to combat fire with fire Sunday early morning. Throughout a discussion with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Gonzales railed versus a variety of his coworkers. “It’s my outright honor to be in Congress,” he stated, “however I serve with some genuine sleazebags.”
“Look, Matt Gaetz, he paid minors to make love with them at drug celebrations,” Gonzales asserted. “Bob Good backed my challenger, a recognized neo-Nazi– these individuals utilized to walk with white hoods during the night. Now they’re walking with white hoods in the daytime.”
“Look, it didn’t shock me that a few of these folks voted versus help to Israel, however I was motivated to see by an almost 10 to 1 mark that Republicans supported our allies on the battleground,” the military veteran concluded.
A surprised Bash responded, “Wow. OK. I need to state that the federal government did check out Matt Gaetz and those claims, and they chose not to prosecute.”
Bash asked Gonzales if he’s attempting to put the members of Congress “in a box.”
“Members … members are tired,” he responded to. “We’re tired. It has actually been a harsh Congress.”
“But we’re likewise dug in. For some factor, these fringe individuals believe as if they have the high ground. They do not. I guarantee you, the rank and file members that generally are sort of relaxed, doing the best thing, put their head down– they vote yes or no, however they’re not public about it.”
“Those days are over,” Gonzales stated. “The battle is here.”
Gaetz revealed in 2021 that he was the topic of a Department of Justice examination for sexual misbehavior. He rejected the accusations as the New York Times reported the DOJ had actually released an examination into accusations Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a then-17-year-old and spent for her to take a trip to numerous states, a prospective offense of sex trafficking laws.
2 years later on, the DOJ revealed it would not pursue charges versus Gaetz. CNN legal affairs reporter Paula Reid informed TheWrap that eventually, “the system” had actually operated in Gaetz’s favor. She described, “A great deal of individuals wondered about why that case didn’t move forward– they fretted, due to the fact that he’s effective and his household’s rich, that he was leaving.”
“Here, the system worked– they examined, took a look at the proof [and] it didn’t have rather enough, so they chose not to move forward.”
View the exchange in between Gonzales and Bash in the video above.