'Dangerous and corrosive' Matt Gaetz hammered by Fox analyst for driving GOP into a ditch

In a blistering column, Fox News analyst Juan Williams honored Rep Matt Gaetz (R -FL) as "2023's Politician of the Year" — but not in a good way.

According to Williams, Gaetz has been nothing but a disruptive force who has almost single-handedly thrown the House into chaos by leading the charge to oust now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his leadership position and bring the possibility of any meaningful legislation to a halt.

In his column published in The Hill, he charged Gaetz with being both "dangerous and corrosive," adding, "Gaetz deserves a place in history. He is a living monument to an era of elected Republican officials with no interest in governing."

According to the Fox News regular, Gaetz edged out fellow House GOP bomb-throwers Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Lauren Boebert (CO), while the embattled and likely soon-to-be-ousted fabulist George Santos (NY) also received consideration.

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"But Gaetz takes the prize, for successfully paralyzing the House for the entire year," he wrote. " With his hands on the wheel and driving toward revenge and chaos — all to raise his personal profile and stir up small, online donations — Gaetz crashed the House of Representatives in a ditch on a low road."

According to Williams, Gaetz's antics have been a contributing factor in multiple House members, both Republicans and Democrats, throwing up their hands and heading for the exits by not running again in 2024.

"Gaetz represents the empty heart of a Trump-led party that is only about Trump," he lamented, before concluding, "As we look to 2024, Gaetz and other Trump acolytes make up a disturbing preview of the future of the GOP. For that reason, Gaetz is 2023’s Politician of the Year."