McCain says Matt Gaetz should 'get the hell out of Congress,' get TV job after sit-in
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"View" co-host Meghan McCain had a fiery denunciation for Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday after he led a sit-in that disrupted a closed-door deposition on Wednesday.
"By the way, Matt Gaetz, when did you want to become a TV star or want to be a TV star? You want to do that? Get the hell out of Congress. Get a TV job," she said.
Co-host Joy Behar said Gaetz was too "boring" for any network to hire him, though he has appeared many times on cable news.
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Gaetz was joined by a long list of other Republican members protesting the way House Democrats have been conducting the impeachment inquiry into the president.
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McCain also called out Democrats for a gun control protest on the House floor in 2016. "I hate political stunts across the board, in general. I think we elect people in order to serve in Congress," she said.
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She added that voters elected politicians to "get your freaking job done one way or the other." Those types of acts were the reason Congress had such a low approval rating, she argued.
Co-host Abby Huntsman indicated the sit-in was an indication that politics had become too much about spectacles. "Everything has become a spectacle. Everything is about how can I make this about myself," she said.
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"I do wonder if that would have happened today if cable news didn't exist, if the president wasn't watching them."
Behar contended that Republicans' demonstration was a response to President Trump blasting "Never-Trumpers" as "scum." "I think they're scared because Trump said any 'never-Trumpers' are considered scum. He called them scum in a tweet.
"He's very presidential, isn't he?"