Matt Gaetz says conservative women in Congress treated 'worse than the men' because of identity politics

March 16, 2021
In The News
Article by Emma Colton
Originally Published on Washington Examiner

Rep. Matt Gaetz argued that conservative women in Congress are treated “worse than the men” during an interview in which he defended Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert.

"The Republican women in Congress get it way worse than the men because of the identity politics, and [Democrats] assume that if you're a mom in regular America, you ought to be with them," Gaetz said during an interview with Real America's Voice.

"So when they see someone who is a firebrand, who is a spark plug, who is a jolt of energy that we need in the Republican caucus, they come after her specifically," he added.

Boebert has come under fire from Democratic colleagues, most notably because of her support of the Second Amendment.

 
“Even though I now work in one of the most liberal cities in America, I refused to give up my rights, especially my Second Amendment rights,” Boebert said in January. “I will carry my firearm in D.C. and in Congress.”
 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced after the Capitol riot that magnetometers would be installed in the building, adding that some lawmakers were concerned colleagues were "being a danger" to one another.
 
"It shouldn't be that not only is the president of the United States inciting an insurrection, but [he] keeps fanning the flame, endangering the security of members of Congress to the point that they're even concerned about members in the House of Representatives being a danger to them," Pelosi said.
 

She said her comment that “the enemy is within” meant that “we have members of Congress who want to bring guns on the floor and have threatened violence on other members of Congress."

"That was all you,” Gaetz told Boebert of Pelosi’s comment, adding that Democrats “were so threatened by this Republican woman.”