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Republican lashes out at Matt Gaetz by branding him a 'scumbag' and repeating sex and drug claims

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A Republican member of the House of Representatives went off against two of his colleagues on Sunday after a tense weekend in Congress led to the passage of military assistance to Ukraine.

Tony Gonzales of Texas was speaking to CNN when he was asked whether Speaker Mike Johnson would survive a motion to vacate his title being led by several lawmakers on the far right win of his party.

“He will survive,” Mr Gonzales said, before launching into his tirade: “Look, I work with some real scumbags.”

", he paid minors to have sex with him

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