Matt Gaetz Accuses Kevin McCarthy of Hiring Influencers to Attack Him as Shutdown Looms
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Ah, yet another story with no heroes but plenty of hilarity: In a Thursday, not-so-closed-door meeting among House Republicans, days before a government shutdown, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Speaker Kevin McCarthy apparently tore into each other, as Gaetz accused McCarthy of hiring social media influencers to trash…