Posted on 04/25/2024 12:27:17 AM PDT by RandFan
The battle between Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and the GOP’s right flank is heating up, with hard-line House conservatives throwing their support behind his primary opponent after the moderate Republican called two of them “scumbags” on national television.
Gonzales kicked the hornet’s nest over the weekend when, during an interview on CNN, he went after Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Bob Good (R-Va.) — “it’s my absolute honor to be in Congress, but I serve with some real scumbags” — launching personal attacks on the conservative duo.
“Matt Gaetz, he paid minors to have sex with them at drug parties. Bob Good endorsed my opponent, a known neo-Nazi,” Gonzales said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “These people used to walk around with white hoods at night. Now they’re walking around with white hoods in the daytime.”
Gaetz, who has denied the allegation, and Good — joined by other hard-liners — shot back at Gonzales, criticizing his voting record, slamming him as a “Republican in name only” and endorsing his primary opponent, Brandon Herrera, a social media influencer and self-proclaimed Second Amendment activist who has worked to plant himself to the right of Gonzales.
“It is not surprising that one of the most liberal RINOs in Congress, who has egregiously fought real border security, and votes like a Democrat, would resort to the Dem playbook in screaming ‘racism,’” Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, said of Gonzales in a post on the social platform X. “Thankfully, the people of the Texas 23rd District can vote for change and an America first patriot, in Brandon Herrera.”
Gaetz, who campaigned for Herrera in March and re-upped his support for him this week, gave Gonzales a new nickname Tuesday: “Turncoat Tony."
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Gonzales is the worst RINO POS in congress. Brandon Herrera is good people. AK47 enthusiast with an SOT.
BTTT
I first look at the source of the article to get a sense of spin
The Hill again?
What is your problem? It’s allowed here
It is, but “The Hill” definitely shows leanings toward the entrenched bureaucratic culture’s interests over that of America’s citizens more often than not.
Those who lose sight of who they ultimately work for.
The hill didn’t break the story. I saw the video. I think a couple days ago on Twitter.
Never underestimate Republicans ability to shoot themselves in the foot and thus snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
“Gonzales is the worst RINO POS in congress.”
I agree. Unfortunately, he also has good competition from other POS RINOs such as Thom Tillis from NC, Mitt Romney, Mike Turner of Ohio, etc.....
Did I read that right, Gonzales called Herrera a neo nazi?
If so, what giant stinking turd of a human be8ng Gonzales is. A loser and low life.
He’s a Rat infiltrator.
Most Republicans are really Democrats
No Democrats are really Republicans.
“The moderate Republican called two of them ‘scumbags’.” Sounds pretty moderate to me. This is why people have no faith in the media. And the media is to dumb to understand.
All true...and unfortunately my representative. I WILL be voting for Herrera.
I sent a few bucks Brandon’s way.
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But Gaetz is a real scumbag.
Truth hurts.
” Turncoat Tony” LOL, very Trumpian Matt, well done.
Tony Gonzales is the low life that was endorsed by Mike Johnson. You know - the guy Trump likes.
Tony Gonzales was the guy censored last year by the Texas GOP.
I hope Brandon hits him with a Slander lawsuit for the “known neo-Nazi” BS...
Herrera is good people. Most definitely not a White-supremacist of any strip...
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