'MAGA is ascendant!' Matt Gaetz celebrates Mike Johnson's win as 'what victory feels like'

Rep. Matt Gaetz took a victory lap on Wednesday after Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was nominated as speaker of the House.

While speaking to podcaster Steve Bannon on Wednesday, Gaetz downplayed his role in removing former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

"I wasn't the force for chaos," he insisted. "I wasn't causing disunity. For the last three weeks, the reason the House of Representatives has been paralyzed is because, for his own selfish gain, Kevin McCarthy was sabotaging the candidacy of anyone else because he was plotting a return."

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But on Wednesday, Gaetz declared that "MAGA is ascendant."

"And if you don't think that moving from Kevin McCarthy to MAGA Mike Johnson shows the ascendance of this movement and where the power in the Republican Party truly lies, then you're not paying attention," he said.

Before ending the interview, Gaetz encouraged Bannon's War Room audience to celebrate.

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"Ah, this is what victory feels like, man," he said. "We got more to do, but I've told you in the past, and I've told the audience in the past, don't celebrate yet. You know what? You deserve this."

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