Matt Gaetz DESTROYS Fox News Host In Latest Interview

Rep. Matt Gaetz didn’t hold anything back in his latest appearance on Fox News.

Gaetz was a guest on Fox News host Maria Bartiromo’s show and the two sparred on the possibility of the government shutting down due to the House being unable to come up with a resolution.

Bartiromo and Gaetz went back and forth but it appeared Gaetz kept the upper edge in the heated discussion.

Gaetz explained to Bartiromo that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy wants to have one big spending package whereas Gaetz wants to break up the spending resolution line by line so taxpayers don’t give any more money to the war in Ukraine or other non-essential expenditures.

Watch the heated discussion below:

BRAVO MATT! 📣@RepMattGaetz has been putting on a clinic on how to deal with hostile corporate media.@FoxNews Maria Bartiromo angrily defends McCarthy and the uniparty… like a well-trained Fox News employee is supposed to do.

But Matt Gaetz is having none of it. pic.twitter.com/AECaTWYvgk

— Joe Dan Gorman (@JoeDanMedia) September 24, 2023

Maria Bartiromo: "How about the fact that he [McCarthy] set up a China select committee to keep china accountable and of course he has launched this enquiry into impeachment potentially for President Biden, is that not what you want?"

Rep. Matt Gaetz: "These committees have… pic.twitter.com/CQMSMOA0IL

— Real Mac Report (@RealMacReport) September 24, 2023

Here’s what The Hill had to report:

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo sparred Sunday over the stalemate between House Republicans and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) when it comes to disagreement within the GOP over government funding that is set to run out Friday.

The interview also grew heated when discussing investigations launched by House Republicans into President Biden and his family, which Bartiromo referred to as a “win” but Gaetz said didn’t go far enough.

Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures” peppered Gaetz with questions about just what House Republicans are looking for when it comes to agreeing on government funding as the deadline looms. When asked about four appropriations bills the House aims to work on advancing this week, Gaetz said: “The only way to do this, Maria, is line by line. Kevin wants it in one big, up-or-down vote; keep the government open, shut it down.”

Bartiromo pointed out that one of those bills, which funds the Defense Department, was a measure that Gaetz supports.

Here was Maria’s response the next day:

Excellent, level-headed response from Maria Bartiromo after yesterday's tense exchange with Matt Gaetz. pic.twitter.com/6hyVr2RxwO

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) September 25, 2023

Here’s what the Daily Caller reported:

Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo said Monday her “thinking is evolving” after she clashed with Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz over government funding.

Bartiromo responded to a tweet from North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop in which he said that Gaetz’ appearance on Fox News with Bartiromo was “the best interview” he has seen.

“The ad hominem attacks against @RepMattGaetz will undoubtedly persist, but his every point was perfectly stated and utterly inarguable,” Bishop quote tweeted alongside a clip of the video. “Let’s see a rational rebuttal. Maria is usually one of the best, but she could only sputter.”

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Bartiromo responded, saying Bishop was “right.”