Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on Friday to take several swipes – both at members of his own party and at Democrats.
Gaetz, a top ally of former President Donald Trump, opened his remarks with a dig at Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), whom Gaetz unsuccessfully tried to get removed from the House GOP leadership after she supported Trump’s second impeachment for inciting the deadly January 6th insurrection at the U.S.
Capitol. Cheney was one of 10 House Republicans to support the impeachment article and survived an attempt by House conservatives to oust her from her number three leadership position. “Many Fortune 100 companies will not donate to pro-Trump