Far-Right Turns on Matt Gaetz For Encouraging Racial Diversity in MAGA Movement: ‘Extremely Embarrassing’
Matt Walsh, told his 2.6 million followers on X, “This is totally indistinguishable from far left DEI racial politics. Extremely embarrassing for Matt Gaetz.”
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Far-Right Turns on Matt Gaetz For Encouraging Racial Diversity in MAGA Movement: ‘Extremely Embarrassing’
Alex GriffingJan 19th, 2024, 2:25 pm
Hardline Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) raised the ire of some of his fellow far-right travelers this week after suggesting that “Julio” and “Jamal” were ready to replace “Karens” as the base of the Republican Party.
“This is the blue-collar realignment of the Republican Party and what I can tell you is for every Karen we lose, there’s a Julio and a Jamal ready to sign up for the MAGA movement, and that bodes well for our ability to be more diverse and to be more durable as we head into not only the rest of the primary contest, but also the general election,” Gaetz said on Newsmax Wednesday.
Gaetz made the comment when asked to respond to Donald Trump’s bombastic statements following his latest court appearance in the E. Jean Carroll trial, in which he has been found liable for sexually abusing the former columnist.
Gaetz boasting that MAGA could become “more diverse” and court both Hispanic and Black voters sparked a fierce backlash from the far-right. The Daily Wire’s self-declared theocratic fascist, Matt Walsh, told his 2.6 million followers on X, “This is totally indistinguishable from far left DEI racial politics. Extremely embarrassing for Matt Gaetz.”
Walsh added, “What a brilliant political strategy. Let’s explicitly insult and alienate the majority of our voting base for the sake of a demographic that is guaranteed to vote for the other party in huge majorities literally no matter what we say or do. That’s some more GOP political genius!”
Ron DeSantis campaign spokeswoman Christina Pushaw replied, “Also not a strategy for winning votes, why would any politician be happy to lose the support of white women. His own district in Northwest Florida is mostly white people. But even if someone was running in Miami where Julio’s our [sic] number Karen’s, it’s not cool to be dismissive about losing supporters.”
Ann Coulter chimed in, saying, “Why are Republicans embarrassed about getting white votes? It’s the ONLY demographic that votes majority R, and GOPs are constantly denigrating it and pining for BIPOC votes.”
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