A U.S. military veteran confronted Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz in Congress Tuesday demanding answers for his impeachment defenses of President Donald Trump.
The man followed up by saying that a"concern" he and fellow veterans have is"that we both swore the same oath. If you're not willing to hold Trump accountable to his oath of office, then you are betraying yours."
"Well, I disagree with your characterization that [Trump] has betrayed his oath, or I have betrayed mine, but that's why we've got that great country where people get to discuss this," Gaetz said, becoming visibly agitated by the man. "I take exception with the premise of the question that [a lawmaker's oath of office] is 'sacred,' but I'd say it's super important, but not necessarily sacred," Gatez said.The two men went back and forth about Trump's alleged quid pro quo dealings with Ukraine and whether he withheld military aid from them earlier this year in exchange for their promise to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden.
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