Matt Gaetz slams Kevin McCarthy's ties to GOP Primary opponent Aaron Dimmock
Connections to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy may give Aaron Dimmock the ability to challenge U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. But the incumbent in a new ad is blasting that connection as a significant liability.
“Matt Gaetz fought the swamp and won,” a narrator states over footage of a fist-raising Gaetz. “Now the corrupt politicians and lobbyists want revenge.”
Gaetz last year filed a motion to oust McCarthy as Speaker, the first successful firing of a Speaker in the chamber’s history. Within months, McCarthy also resigned his U.S. House seat representing California.
But the former Speaker has remained politically active, including vetting Dimmock as Republican Primary challenger to Gaetz in Florida’s...
