Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Wednesday mockingly said his favorite Democrat in Congress was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — because she’s the “architect of chaos.”
In an alternately provocative and dismissive exchange about the freshman firebrand on GOP Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy’s podcast titled “Plaidcast,” Gaetz, an ally of President Donald Trump, was teased about his preference.
The remarks start at the 28:53-minute mark.
“Who’s your favorite Democrat in Congress,” Duffy asked.
“Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez,” Gaetz replied. “It’s not even close.”
“So, is there something going on here? Have you guys, like, met?” Duffy asked.
“Oh, yeah — yeah, look, she’s very pleasant,” Gaetz said. “What I love about AOC is … ”
But Duffy cut in, pressing: “Have you had a glass of wine together? Have you been to the infinity pool at her place yet on the rooftop?”
“No, no! I’ve not received an invite to that yet. But it seems you know a lot about it,” Gaetz shot back.
“I’ve seen the pictures. I was hoping to get some more information from you,” Duffy countered.
The 29-year-old progressive lawmaker reportedly has a luxury apartment in a Washington, D.C., complex with an infinity pool, piano and a nearby Whole Foods store.
Gaetz then got back on political track with his analysis of AOC.
“So the deal with her that I love is that she’s the architect of chaos,” Gaetz said. “I think that there are people on the far right and on the far left that do have some stuff in common when it comes to institutional change in this place, and I like the fact that she’s shaking up the Democrats. I find it very interesting.”
Duffy then declared it’s “frightening what she’s doing with the Democrats.”
“They’re all buying into it, but, by the way, I think she’s just going to help us win more seats because some of this stuff is absolutely insane,” Duffy said.
Gaetz agreed: “Well, yeah.”
“She’s crazy in the membrane. Okay, enough AOC,” Duffy concluded.
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