In today’s LIVE episode of @Firebrand_Pod, Rep. Matt Gaetz and @RepMTG respond to @JimmyKimmel's threat against her, react to the Democrat embrace of the "Black National Anthem," announces a major update following the fiery exchange with @SecDef, & more! https://t.co/axC9ZldVhn

President Biden should not have a blank check to sanction whoever he deems a “human rights violator.” Thus, I voted against legislation today intended to punish Russia and Belarus, but which actually gives the Biden Administration troubling, sweeping powers. (1/7)

The Global Magnitsky Act should never have been enacted. It was set to sunset and die the death it deserves. Instead, today’s legislation revives the Magnitsky Act forever. This I cannot support in good conscious. (2/7)

Russia and Belarus deserve punishment for their war crimes, which is why this week I voted for the U.S. effort to collect, preserve, and transmit evidence of atrocities in Ukraine. The crisis in Ukraine is dire. Freedom should win; Russia should lose. (3/7)

It is not “Pro-Putin” to observe second and third-order consequences of legislation that wanders far beyond its stated scope. Empowering the Biden Administration to use “human rights” as a weapon of global wokeness is a flawed strategy to defeat Russia or anyone else. (4/7)

Moreover, it has become increasingly clear over the past several weeks that sanctions have not deterred bad Russian behavior. They have, however, contributed to rising fuel prices and inflation, which are continuing to crush my fellow Northwest Floridians. (5/7)

The Biden Administration has no plan to deal with the consequences of these sanctions at home. Buying blood oil from Venezuela and Iran is no moral victory. Driving our farmers into bankruptcy over high fertilizer costs isn’t virtuous. (6/7)

Hollywood celebs can boast their willingness to pay $20 per gallon for gas, but this is crippling to the good, patriotic families I serve. (7/7)

NOTE to @JimmyKimmel: Not only would Marjorie Taylor Greene's husband make quick work of you, but @RepMTG herself would make quick work of you! Kimmel would not last too long if he were interested in engaging in unprovoked, terrible violence against this Congresswoman. https://t.co/GGtbg2kv0x

Today I'm sending a letter to @SecDef Austin demanding that he declassify the materials that were provided to HASC members regarding hypersonics at our classified briefing last month. If @SecDef is confident that he's right, then declassify those materials. https://t.co/CCNw1zhZqC

@SecDef READ: Gaetz Demands @SecDef Austin Declassify Hypersonics Briefing Contradictory to Austin’s Claims During Heated HASC Exchange https://t.co/YezWkCWRNx

Gaetz: Do you support, when we get back in the majority, passing legislation to restore these service members and give reparations to those who've been driven out of the military? @RepMTG: Absolutely! They should be rightfully restored. https://t.co/VblKzx2YxX

RT @jsolomonReports: Matt Gaetz demands defense secretary declassify hypersonics briefing #JustTheNews https://t.co/JusPL5WSnz

.@JustTheNews: "Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sent a letter to @SecDef Lloyd Austin on Thursday, demanding he declassify a March briefing on hypersonics to Congress that contradicts claims the secretary told him earlier this week." https://t.co/cp0KYNsFPD

RT @realTomPappert: Today @RepMattGaetz asked MTG if she would support a plan to provide reparations to soldiers fired for refusing the COVID jab, plus restore their ranks, should Republicans retake the House "Absolutely," Greene agreed @ValiantNewsLive https://t.co/D1uSyNFTKh https://t.co/gwg97Py7x9

RT @jeff_poor: .@RepMattGaetz: Biden Defense Department Sacrificing Our Capabilities ‘on the Altar of Wokeism‘ https://t.co/3a8OFVzIDL via @BreitbartNews

.@ABCNetwork would have canceled any conservative or Republican for saying anything close to @JimmyKimmel's threat to @RepMTG, but because it's woke, it's "okay." The American people need to see it for what it is. https://t.co/RmuJZPfOYB

RT @MadeleineHubb: "We owe it to them to provide the most accurate assessment of how their tax dollars are being spent to further our country’s defense," @mattgaetz said. https://t.co/FRyJEEMUHb via @JustTheNews

RT @ValiantNewsLive: Today Rep. @mattgaetz asked Marjorie Taylor Greene if she would support a plan to restore military members fired for refusing COVID vaccines, and provide them "reparations" "Absolutely," said Greene. https://t.co/xFy6Iv6bLw https://t.co/u7nmStOXfE

.@RepMTG on the “Black National Anthem”: I'll be voting no. We only have one national anthem, and I'm not a racist. So I don't know why we need to elevate one race over the other. We are all one Nation under God. https://t.co/nY6Zn2xbS9