Rep. Matt Gaetz Blows Up At Rep. Cedric Richmond In Police Reform Hearing | NowThis

[@Tinkysessentials]

"By the time I'm done it will be very clear that we are not friends."

[@jessicaj.5429]

PERIOD

[@henrymontgomery5401]

Now that’s keepin’ it real 😂

[@EmpressAshe]

That part Lmaoo

[@miszsaii24]

And I opp. 😂

[@JJ-fq4nl]

Real talk ✊🏾

[@TheDCGuitar13]

“Was that a nerve”? That was the most unapologetic delivery and face post delivery I’ve ever seen:☠️🤣

[@djrobgrob8637]

Yes sir he was trying spin but got shut down real quick.

[@cbjersey7419]

Lol😂 I knew that comment was here. He was not playing. Lol!

[@LuvaBrutha]

“A HIT DOG WILL HOLLER” If you are from the South. You know that line clearly. I won’t even bother explaining. Yessir he touched a nerve. He touched all of them at one time!!!

[@Granfoss]

Gaetz making a fool of himself. 🤣

[@TheDCGuitar13]

Nelson Walker he went further and said kicked dog. Implying he kicked the dog. Man oh man was that full, on sight, offense.☠️☕️

[@Dreday246]

The 1st person to ever call me the "N"word directly to my face was a police officer in Minnesota's 3rd precinct.. I was 11 years old.

[@jensylvestre3364]

I'm so sorry you experienced that. That officer was a coward and a bully.

[@autumn8920]

Wow... that’s... just absolutely terrible.. Some people just don’t understand what compassion is.

[@mE-zx7pt]

@Steelerz Reign Supreme Just because he said it on another post means he's not honest?🙄

[@fozzybear8878]

@Steelerz Reign Supreme I hope the poster says it lound and strong on every video. You just want to silence.

[@s1v3bid]

JD Anderson shut up what do you know

[@joseflemire4284]

Thank God for men like Mr. Richmond! Intelligent, Elegant and Courageous...speaking truth

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!" A Black man. He told you. You're the one that won't believe him.

[@stephen1340c]

Indeed--somebody who has to contend with racist discrimination.

[@sunnyoverthemountain5029]

Lmao right !!

[@TheIndianJohnSmith]

This is why people are protesting, SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME!

[@DeepFleeceheart]

@@TheIndianJohnSmith say it louder for the people with fingers in their ears

[@originalsupaslim504]

Thank you to the gentleman from Louisiana. He Told You... We’ve been ‘telling them’ for centuries now.

[@samueljackson315]

Having a black family member is very different than being black yourself.

[@ellaczeiner3974]

Even tho he doesn't have a black child, or any child for that matter, it seems like he was trying to use the "I cant be racist because i have a black friend" card.

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

@@ellaczeiner3974 actually, he does have a non-white child. You wouldn't be able to tell on this platform, since the "related" videos suppress the Fox interview he and his son just gave.

[@chrise.321]

@@g.e.o.r.g.e... oh, his secret Cuban "child" that no one knew about that's been in his home since he was 12. Sounds like a NAMBLA situation to me, maybe Child Protection Services should look into that.

[@broadwaysam8405]

Samuel Jackson And the white spouse in the mixed couples I know are very much aware of that fact.

[@Sig721Tau]

@@g.e.o.r.g.e... Please, provide a link to the Fox News interview.

[@homevideo20]

That was not a shouting match. One dude was yelling.

[@booboograyson1664]

He's IGNENT!!!

[@thepurpleroom222]

That's What HAPPENS When You Touch A RACIST's Nerve. They Turn RED & Shout. Lmmfao!😂😂😂

[@johnrucker7363]

@@thepurpleroom222 the demand for racism doesn't meet the supply. Racism is very valuable these days

[@TheGenericAssasin]

A black man speaking directly, confidently, and intelligently sounds like a shout to these people because their egos simply can't take it.

[@2wMaliman]

The description is misleading. Cedric was in absolute control. Its appropriate to speak louder to communicate your resolve and intent to finish what you are saying when being interrupted.

[@almaduncan8790]

People always realize that we have people in Congress fighting for rights more than you think, but they continue to hit a brick wall, but they never give up. So we can't give up either. But we have to vote out people like Matt Gates because he is so biased and not for right!!

[@mazlosoutdooradventures8594]

What rights are you talking about Matt Gates stands up for lots of Rights like voteing rights, rights to be born, rights to live, rights to protect yourself

[@gHGhej]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 Right to be shoot, right to stave as a child, right to die from preventable disease, right to make it harder to vote, the right to use state violence on people you want.

[@CitroTeam]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 Of whites, not of any other color. In the same way when he speaks of "the people", he only refers to those of his own color, skin color and political color. Likewise, when he demands help for the people, he only votes for "help" the corporations, and the Democrats often agree.

[@syfthis]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 he stands up for pedies

[@williamjones7163]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 Voting rights for whom? When did he ever campaign for American Indians voting rights? You silence is self evident of the weakness of your argument.

[@newbrookland]

"it will be clear that we are not good friends."

[@randomrangoon5476]

Abundantly clear too lol. A nerve haha loved it

[@Tbro2303]

Hes so mad about imaginary black family members he has,hes voting against it😐

[@jamessoh9051]

He has a Cuban kid that is so white, it's more neon white than Jeff Dunham

[@solid9981]

@@jamessoh9051 not even a kid

[@a.r.millender4651]

@@solid9981 Not even a kid but a "prop".

[@jamessoh9051]

@@solid9981 And he's not even Matt' Gaetz's biological child. Matt married his mum and that's how this over-aggressive whiner could have a child, he wasn't even manly enough to conceive a baby

[@storytel27]

Stop😂😂😂

[@TeiEleC]

"I reclaimed my time" is my energy for today.

[@itsjonathansomething]

Gaetz's fake outrage is hilarious. Dude wanted to be a victim so badly.

[@mazlosoutdooradventures8594]

Dude you just deflected victim hood from one side the aisle to the other. Your only a real victim if your skin tone fits the narrative. Is that what you are insinuating

[@thunderpooch]

​@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 = 🤡

[@mattadams7558]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 He said Gaetz wanted to be a victim. You brought skin color into it. Gaetz is a pedophile and the sole reason I now know there is a love hotel emoji. I did not need that info in my head.

[@36G]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 the only one insinuating skin color matters is you. Sounds mighty republican of you

[@itsjonathansomething]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 what i'm insinuating is that Gaetz's fake outrage is hilarious and dude wanted to be a victim so badly. Instead he's a clown

[@coconokko]

The fact that Matt went off track about the amount love he has for his family....bro was that the only part you listened to?

[@Cloudedslayer]

Because he is defending the love of his kid what's wrong with that.

[@MarjorieVanwormer-hd8yh]

😁

[@andrewjacksonbr]

The Strategies of Liars 1. Distract 2. Claim Offense 3. Redirect If you have a clear subject and the person you are talking to, does any of those things; IT’S INTENTIONAL.

[@freer1176]

Couldnt have said it any plainer. Absolute FACTS 💯!

[@sevsev4078]

@Siddharth Sukhwal lol sure, ALL of the EVIL leftists. It's so sad what a joke the U.S. has become. One side says ALL Republicans are evil, the other says the same about Democrats. This back and forth game is just a total joke, the left-right rhetoric in the States is completely ridicoulous. It's so ugly I could throw up.

[@dwarfedbysun]

facts

[@DionnaHayden]

💯

[@infinitelove6799]

@@sevsev4078 Well said, just like the redirecters of the AllLivesMatter "protest", it's just people trying to drag the focus and attention to them when we should really be focusing on the real important things that are going on right now. I'm tired of both parties trying to insult each other in comments that doesn't even relate to them at all... Just biased people making biased words

[@MichaelCH2007]

Finally, a representative who acknowledges that the two sides are not friends

[@jordin7091]

I wouldnt want to be this loudmouth commies friend.

[@ivanparker8438]

@@jordin7091 there is literally not a single communist in the United States Congress. Literally everyone is a capitalist

[@ivanparker8438]

@@jordin7091 also y’all say communist like it’s something horrible 🧐 explain how communism is horrible

[@jordin7091]

@@ivanparker8438 Oh really?Lets see oh i know,,AOC..Talib ,,Illan Omar..Preistly..i got a laundry list,,i reported them all to the FBI as being subversive.A menace to society.

[@ivanparker8438]

@@jordin7091 so they are communists because ……..? you have yet to give me an example

[@b.s.814]

God bless you Cedric Richmond for speaking up thank you 🙏

[@leansqaursuhhh3859]

"If the shoe fits, kicked dog howla" What a perfect response to a fake outrage...🤣🤣😂

[@twoplustwo07]

Kind of like when Gaetz criticized Hunter Biden for his addiction. Gatez thought he was embarrassing Hunter Biden until he got called out himself by Rep Johnson for his own DUI arrest and mug shot on a billboard along the interstate in Florida. “I would say that the pot calling the kettle black is not something that we should do,” said Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga.) in a not-so-subtle jab at Gaetz, who was arrested in 2008 for driving under the influence. Gatz tried to bring up Bidens sons job and drugs. Rep sai

[@SM-wt8gd]

@Thomas Geiger ls that all daddy president taught you to say? fake news?

[@thepurpleroom222]

That Was A PERFECT PERFECT Ending!! 😮😮😂😂

[@chrysichrysi7889]

"Was that a nerve?" Target, meet nerve..🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@pep590]

Yes that Cedric Richmond the Racist got his nerve.

[@urielmartinez-acevedo9446]

@@pep590 Wait ... are you calling Cedric Racist

[@markmartin8566]

only racist in the conversation is the black guy. As usual.

[@urielmartinez-acevedo9446]

@@markmartin8566 but why though

[@markmartin8566]

@@urielmartinez-acevedo9446 you can dissect any2-3 second period of his speech. Lets take his opening remarks...."you will learn that we are not friends" pleeeease. If Matt G. said that to the Black Guy he would IMMEDIATELY be branded a racist. The black guy is branded braaaave and tough, and smart. foh. Playing the victim card til death do they part.

[@LM01234]

"Matt, Matt... Stop" "Vote it up or down" Cutting through the BS

[@chenonceau7342]

My God why is still Matt Gaetz a politician??? Wasn’t he accused of trafficking or something??? I’m so glad I left US, what a mess !

[@noprogressionisregression6854]

Where did you go? I've thought about it.

[@JohnGephardt]

Glad ya left too

[@PurrfecTV]

I fully believe he adopted children for nefarious purposes 😢 THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL AND ITS WRITTEN IN SHARPIE

[@Judy_ca1we]

If Donald Trump become president I was thinking about leaving the country too and Matt gaetz look different before he got his new face

[@ShelbyTomov]

“Are you suggesting I am not black?” -M. Gaetz

[@mimose5747]

🤣😂

[@AkshayRPawar]

👏

[@hhhulw0098]

Legit how he's acting 😂

[@EmmaLPeel]

😂😂😂😂

[@shaunareyes]

Lmao

[@monkeyfunk8371]

Gaetz is a child, hes argumentative just to be argumentative. How he convinced anyone to vote for him is concerning

[@studiohq]

He is performing for his BASE That should tell you all you need to know about Who/What/Why he got elected obviously he represents a horrible group of people who like evil simple as that

[@chuckleberrypi]

He got elected using Facebook ads. Zuckerburg won't fact check anything on his platform so anyone can create propaganda and push false messages through FB ads. It's how Trump got elected. Check out "the Great Hack" on Netflix, if you haven't already.

[@julieannedaugherty756]

He pledged his fealty to Trump a long time ago. He's a lost cause.

[@lela658]

@@chuckleberrypi And that is the exact reason I refuse to have a FB page. Refuse!

[@renecurry6551]

@@lela658 👄I have ended my FB!!!

[@mathewhaley5036]

Fun fact Matt doesn’t have children

[@mba321]

Another Fun fact: Matt also doesn't have a functioning brain.

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

Hahahahaha

[@yupnope3171]

Another fun fact:What woman would sleep with a drunk!

[@alib9937]

Cuz no woman in her right mind would do him

[@crimsonwolf3421]

Who said he wouldn’t drug them to get them there?

[@DH-xm3hc]

You go Rep. Cedric Richmond. Tell him what the truth is. This country hasn't been this divided since the '60"s

[@jayhammer957]

Takes a racist to see racism. Richmond is a clown.

[@ronaldcunningham671]

We need more in the house like this brother

[@jackrockwell6698]

I really don’t understand what some white people get out of denying black people their pain. It’s so odd and counterproductive.

[@nitsukoson]

I guess they figure nothing will change if they don’t let anyone discuss it in the first place.

[@louisBdemented]

Can you please elaborate?

[@jackrockwell6698]

@@louisBdemented like when white folks say that racism isn’t that bad. When white folks say things like “well if he would have just complied with the police officer, he’d be alive today.” There’s this portion of the white community that thinks that black people are lying and making racism out to be worse than it is. Lots of white folks seem shocked when they see these police brutality videos as if they didn’t believe the black community all of these years. And then there are the white folks who still think that it’s all overblown. I just don’t understand what these people get out of denying this stuff. Racism is a major problem I. America and problems can’t be solved until we admit that we have one.

[@panam4974]

Their denial is also a cheap version of a power trip.

[@KurenaiKimitsu]

they (some white people) are the type of people who say "racism doesn't exist" because they don't see it happening to them or to the people around them (also likely white) when they are present in that moment. its the whole "if i don't see it then it doesn't exist" kind of thinking. if it doesn't relate to them then its not true. OR there are those (white) who are racist and deny publicly but believe that they (black) deserve it internally.

[@jannecapelle_art]

"i cant be racist, what if i had a hypothetical black child?" lmao yeah okay. racism debunked.

[@Pedaissance]

He didn't say he can't be racist

[@jeremywesley77]

He’s not black and it’s his gf’s son who he said in the past was just his helper

[@satiricalsartorial]

@@jeremywesley77 wow this is crazy smh

[@JTScott1988]

@@Cole-ft7wn im scared for that son...

[@juliusthompson9951]

I don't understand this comment.

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

If he cares so much about those black children that he claims they have, then why block a bill that protects them?

[@ladiwaddell989]

D ooooooooo!!! 😂😂😂he’s such a clown bruh

[@mimose5747]

@Lana Cluney 🤨 yeah, keep telling yourself that 😒

[@jordinagel1184]

Lana Cluney then his belief is wrong. Or better yet, he could propose parts for the bill which COULD protect African Americans.

[@Jay_Sullivan]

Jordi Nagel , did you even watch? That’s what the moron said is “watered down.” You people are so slow. It’s no wonder you just rely on MSM to tell you what to think.

[@jordinagel1184]

jay sullivan have you ever given thought to the possibility that Gaetz might be the very reason why it’s watered down? Also, no, I don’t rely on MSM to tell me what to think. I don’t even know what that is. I mostly watch Das Erste, ZDF, TF1, Tele3, CNN on youtube, and sometimes Fox if I am feeling particularly masochistic or want to get the point of view of conservatives in America.

[@randal_gibbons]

We may hear how Black Americans are treated in this country. We may see how Black Americans are treated in this country. But as White Americans we really have no idea what it's like to be Black in America. Peace

[@latoniafranklin5321]

YES, FINALLY THERE IS SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS AMEN🙏🏾🙌🏾🙇🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾

[@slimpickens01]

Then do some about it. Don't wait until we turn up. Mzungus are making Sampson out of us and we're gonna tear down the pillars!

[@mars449tearful6]

Thank God

[@dvml45]

100%

[@moroccoking5307]

America should be 90 % white again , like how she was

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

Female: Karen Male: Matt

[@alladat28]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dirtysanchez941]

Agreed!!

[@Giza13]

🤣🤣🤣 Can I amend that? Female: Karen Male: Gaetz

[@englishrose5483]

Female: Karen Crow Male: Jim Crow

[@englishrose5483]

@Jalaya What does that mean?

[@1980havplenty]

*child throwing temper tantrum*, "Was that a nerve?" 😂😂😂

[@laymarisol]

I loved that!! 😭😭😂😭

[@TheDisney93TheDisney93]

@@johnfragka2453 Sure will all those white people losing their benefits.....giving the higher rate of the caucasian population on welfare🤔

[@cluracan2670]

The angrier he "gaetz", the tinier his face shrinks.

[@jazzinikki01]

😂😂😂😂

[@craigsayshello8239]

TheDisney93 TheDisney93 oof got ems, I love how poor white people still think they’re no lesser then poor minorities, pretty much wasted white skin 😂😂.

[@lonman80]

Gaetz’s “kid” isn’t even Black, but he just HAD to find someway to interject, distract and deflect. It only proves Richmond’s point that they aren’t listening and don’t care. People like Gaetz can’t stand not having the loudest and most important voice in the room.

[@jessicaj.5429]

Exactly smh

[@tori2dles]

And he’s not legally adopted, either.

[@EmpressAshe]

Even if he did have a child with a African American woman that child would Still Not be black that child would be biracial, black & white

[@BookofFuture]

It’s probably his boyfriend

[@evilsharkey8954]

Ashleia Govind, the US has the “one drop rule”. If there’s one drop of African blood, and you can’t pass for white, you’re considered black.

[@brucebeamon5460]

SPOKEN LIKE A PROUD LEADER that is STAYING ON FOCUS as the other tries to deflect... THIS IS THE TYPE OF POLITICIAN NEEDED for OUR STRUGGLE in THIS COUNTRY ✊🏿👍🏿

[@hisbeautifultruth5931]

@Lenny Felix An unqualified 5 word statement doesnt make it so.

[@randal_gibbons]

We may hear how Black Americans are treated in this country. We may see how Black Americans are treated in this country. But as White Americans we really have no idea what it's like to be Black in America. Peace

[@Thomas-re9pd]

Man is a race baiting coward nothing else speaks nothing but lies and slander should be ashamed he is the very problem with the black community at whole lazy victims who want free hand outs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nowords7737]

Lol this is the type of guy keeping the black community exactly where it is. Government over reach has destroyed the black family and black progress in America

[@dolphinstvjcr]

@@nowords7737 no words. Fitting.

[@taurusDIVA1979]

The narcissistic nerve of Gaetz to make this moment about him and his fragility 🙄🙄🙄😒

[@Bagnon609]

Ya, textbook gaslighting which Cedric handled brilliantly.

[@elenajohnson6336]

Typical entitled white man

[@sylviasworld9397]

People do it like clockwork. Don't they get tired of making everything about them? People with ginger hair will claim equivalent discrimination too.

[@jasonoshima6839]

Gaetz does this all the time. He made fun of the coronavirus, now minorities...he's trash

[@bennpearce6839]

No, he stood up like a sick and tired American, who's just 1 countless Americans, getting fed up with the bull S... Cedric told anyone not white to go F themselves... Cedric is a ignorant moron who's causing more harm than good... I'm glad he has like zero chance to be re-elected...

[@MrGA555]

“Was that a nerve?” LMAO

[@libaaxalee]

That little boy boiled and turned red in a matter of seconds. Truth hurts don't it?

[@babablackiesheep]

Hehe I liked the "oh now...did I hit a nerve?"

[@MJ-wi7oo]

Malcolm talked about blacks like Cedric Richmond who use their own people.

[@thereisnoend]

He can burn on his own flaming cross. You cant legislate white supremacy outta these scared boys.

[@chattyash]

Touched a nerve 🤪🤣

[@ladiwaddell989]

Matthew Keenan And how would YOU know? Okay.

[@kerrylee4633]

A intelligent, well spoken erudite Black man from the South. A Gaetz nightmare.

[@mazlosoutdooradventures8594]

Sounded like a professional victim to me who is scared

[@captaincalx667]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 A white man should never be talking over a Black man, period. Matt is a racist narcissist who only thinks white men should hold positions of power. Glad Rebekah Jones is running against him, he needs to go!

[@thunderpooch]

*an

[@mossipoo961]

@@mazlosoutdooradventures8594 did u watch the speech or just skip to the yelling?

[@talleywa5772]

Democrat*

[@runkillorun2]

Matt G. has apposed anything and everything that helps people in need. He's only backed things that help the problems in America

[@TheElectrocositos]

blade tombstone no “other” countries are taking advantage of America, if anything, corrupt American politicians are selling out our county. Stop the B/S and the “victim playing”, it doesn’t help anyone!!!

[@bladetombstone5203]

@@TheElectrocositos I'm not playing a victim I'm just saying that's what Biden will do also except worst then what trump has did we will be talking Chinese or Muslim if Biden wins

[@TheElectrocositos]

blade tombstone I guess you also believe in Santa Claus...

[@bladetombstone5203]

@@TheElectrocositos don't have to be mean we can have a peaceful convo

[@bladetombstone5203]

@William Gray thank you for replying nicely

[@rauhaan.]

He’s right. A-Z he’s right. Aint a single lie.

[@eddiemaldonado7851]

Except it took him since 1991 to act.

[@s1v3bid]

Eddie Maldonado better than whatever ur doing right now

[@cool1010com]

@@eddiemaldonado7851 Still miles better than the other guu

[@rauhaan.]

@@eddiemaldonado7851 You right, but now is better than never. Like a football player you gotta wait for the right moment to make a big move.

[@eddiemaldonado7851]

@@s1v3bid what we're doing...look in the mirror

[@sydcharlotte]

It’s the “Matt stop” for me. At that point Matt should’ve literally stopped. The faux outrage was a mess.

[@PeacockPoverty]

The "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE" though. Classic.

[@martymcflyyy3157]

If the shoe fits🤣

[@Splexsychiick]

Hot mess

[@billbillson5082]

Its funny how fragile people become when someone like matt put’s identity politics back on them. The fragility is real.

[@sassiea36]

Horrible actor lol!

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

Matt PizzaGaetz has never walked one step in another person’s shoes. Not one step! And yes sir, you struck a nerve.

[@l00tur]

It’s about what you’d expect from the real life version of Mike Judge’s character Butt-Head

[@edwinamendelssohn5129]

Have you?

[@funnelnutz3227]

Nope he hast and had daddy pay for everything in his life I can't stand people like him

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

@@edwinamendelssohn5129 moi? Why yes! Every day for thirty-five years as a teacher.

[@michaeljones0007]

Dude with privilege feeling a certain kind of way (inadequate), and will ALWAYS do what he can to never level the field. A dufus like him would be subtracted in an equal world.

[@MK-yw4tt]

oooo the trust fund white priveleged kid got triggered, now where have we seen that before!

[@IronDino]

"Did I hit a nerve?"

[@aienatu]

At brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. He acted like a toddler whose binky was just taken away.

[@destinytucker3760]

Man I wish some privilege kicked in when I was grinding myself out a hotel taking uber everyday to work with like 20 dollars to my name and about to be homeless. Yeah, we have never struggled.

[@destinytucker3760]

And I definitely support police reform and helping the inner cities but not all white people have "privilege". There are people of all colors who are born into "privilege".

[@anthonyfranco4232]

@@destinytucker3760 The OP was not talking about you, he clearly said white PRIVILIGED people

[@nikkirobinson4149]

Look like he hit a couple nerves lol love how calm this black man is.

[@alieshafisher7621]

I agree 💯💯💯 love this guy!

[@ItortIsawapuddycat]

I love this man and l also hate Gaetz so I enjoyed this . I hope the Black people get what they need .

[@GreatBirdOfHope]

I hope all of you are reborn as a white Male and you never hurt a black person in your life and everyone hates you and you can see how it feels just because of how you were born

[@alieshafisher7621]

@@GreatBirdOfHope you know... I'm a white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes and you would think that I would never have to deal with police brutality... Well let me tell you I had a cop pointed a gun in my face when I was 15 years old for no reason. I know this conversation is about race.. but you know, we ALL bleed red.

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Hello Beautiful!

[@mzv365]

“I reclaim my time. I reclaimed MY TIME.” He knew what was up and what Matt Gaetz was trying to do. “If the shoe fits.”

[@shackilleuhdeal7462]

"👞🐕😱"

[@Kissed_by_the_sunmoon]

And holler loudly

[@Edd1148.]

@NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT HERE There's more caucasians in the US population. Isn't it possible there's more white babies that never got to see the light of day? Representative Richmond is requesting his colleagues get to voting on the bill. Perhaps Rep. Gaetz should have cited Fryer's publication instead of shouting to save face. Or perhaps Gaetz can show that he cares for non-white kids by pointing out that police brutality hurts other demographics too.

[@marshacooper7096]

@NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT HERE or to grow up to be killed by police

[@catherineanderson7460]

NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT HERE Thank you for some real truth! No one in the black community wants to discuss that all black lives Don’t matter, especially innocent babies!

[@lyssimon4136]

"If the shoe fits, hit dogs holler" And Matt kept hollering. He just refused to understand.

[@fjbsdoa1976]

The sheeple fail to understand and this Cedric character is no exception

[@thunderpooch]

Matt Gaetz is a grifting clown 🤡

[@l00tur]

@@fjbsdoa1976 imagine defending Matt Gaetz. What size are your clown shoes?

[@edwinamendelssohn5129]

@@thunderpooch proof?

[@edwinamendelssohn5129]

@@l00tur imagine defending grown men still perpetuating this

[@pest_4109]

"Was that a nerve?" 😂 I love that he didn't back down, even if he went a little too far there. This is how Dems should fight.

[@elenawilliams32]

What did he have to lose? His life? Worth going 'there' for!

[@Gamerdude28]

@@elenawilliams32 apparently any lives is worth going "there" for...

[@XeroFailGames]

Too far....you dont know what too far is.

[@KCohere33]

That wasn’t too far. That was just right.

[@pest_4109]

@@KCohere33 haha I get you, guys. I take it back. We wouldn't have got that beautiful reaction without that comment.

[@javierjuniorangel8920]

Geatz is blowing up that’s when you know he lost he’s literally throwing a tantrum

[@Danmyrealtor]

Javier Junior Angel he has a Cuban son you clown

[@ferox965]

It's drama. He is grandstanding to stay in the press. Gaetz is basically the offspring vomited from the precedent set by Trump. Just watch. He will run for president someday, and as "draining the swamp" becomes the sewer, he will cost you years and millions in chaos and drama, like Trump.

[@etheangel2220]

@@Danmyrealtor Thats not relevant. If Gaetz gets too emotional to discuss the matter at hand because he has an issue with the way Richmond was framing his point, then maybe Gaetz shouldnt be there. Let someone who is more mature and professional represent his district.

[@etheangel2220]

@@Danmyrealtor Also Javier Junior Angel is likely a _This channel doesn't have any content_ bot/troll channel, so you just got played.

[@sharonmullins1957]

@@Danmyrealtor A 20 year old "son'. No wife. He and Lindsey get together and go pearl shopping often.

[@kartracer57000]

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -George Orwell

[@JoshSweetvale]

Suicidal act.

[@aliasno.4andover644]

That's sad.

[@vkrgfan]

Stop quoting racist Orwell, it’s getting old.

[@kellysawyer4581]

"Was that a nerve?" Thank you for speaking truth to those that don't usually hear the concerns of black men from a black man.

[@danielpalm4703]

I suppose you turn a blind eye to the fact that blackmen are killed by black men 5x greater than law enforcement huh?

[@springerworks002]

It's not just the concern of black men. Our government is tyrannical across rhe board. This is a thing we could come together on, but we a struck pretending it is a racial issue.

[@luvlabso130]

What have all the black leaders / democrats done for black communities??? Nothing

[@iseeyou736]

I have never seen this congressman from Louisiana before, but thankfully he's a strong voice for the people. Gaetz makes a joke of any serious discussions. We need people who can shut down the Trump clowns.

[@ese_cholito]

Gaetz has a fair point .. I agree, who does that black man think he is to make assumptions about what white men go through? He doesn't know the life of a white man and what they have went through to get to where they are and to assume that they all had similar upbringings is presumptuous and can be perceived as discriminatory.

[@ese_cholito]

@Helen Kim no one cares. White people don't have to atone for things they have never did.

[@brandontrammel4581]

@@ese_cholito He wasn't making assumptions about him being a white man so stop it. He said what he said do to Matt's racist actions over n over again. It's about his character not him being white. Obviously this is a good example. Matt says big words n outrage that mean nothing n has to do with nothing. As a man I'll never know what it's feels like to give birth but I'd never tell a woman oh shut up you're just faking the pain. I have empathy even tho I don't know her. It's not about a white person atoning for anything it's right n wrong. If you allow injustice to anyone you're the problem.

[@brandontrammel4581]

@@ese_cholito My friends since elementary school are males and females black, white, Latino, Asian , mixed, rich , poor n in-between but we are family. Through all our differences we understood each other and had sympathy. This again isn't about hating on white people it's about treating others fairly n like human beings. For too long people don't care about anything unless it affects them. They think others are lying or just making things up but don't realize or care about the pain of others. Matt is a complete joke bcuz he never has facts n dances around things blaming others instead of dealing with the problem. He blames everyone else like a two year old instead of taking responsibility for his actions then he has the nerve to say folks just being mean to him. No his hateful words are used against others

[@thesoundsmith]

Seal Team Six? We KNOW they are patriots, and we know the Republicans are not...

[@ziggystardust360]

“If the shoe fits...”

[@notmyfirstdaycooton7040]

BOOM!

[@kirbyppg]

What does that mean in this context?

[@ek7404]

Kirby PPG Richmond is implying that the reason why Gaetz got so worked up is because deep down he knows that he does not care about his family.

[@Cole-ft7wn]

Honestly very inappropriate

[@arolonietownsend3590]

Hello

[@michaelmarceau4863]

Gaetz knows hardship. Remember when he was arrested for DUI and daddy had to call in a favor. Do you know how imbarassing that was to his dad? He was the talk of the country club for 4 days! DUI lives matter, people!

[@smd4751]

And Country Club lives matter 😂😂😂

[@aegontargaryen6269]

t1tacal please give me a time stamp where he said all cops are racist... you dingbat

@qtez37 And George Floyd held a gun to a women's stomach, while she had a one year old in the house. Which is a worse crime?

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

Kinda like how that black dude that was justifiably killed in Atlanta the other week and it all started because he wanted to drive to Wendy's drunk

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

@@aegontargaryen6269 what does a time stamp matter when majority of people who hate cops are also dumb enough to think they're all racist as well?

[@inaboyle1061]

My husband and myself, lived and worked in Louisiana for 5 years, and what we saw there was deplorable,we use to say to ourselves, these people have a lot to answer for.

[@MarjorieVanwormer-hd8yh]

👍

[@MarjorieVanwormer-hd8yh]

QUIT RELECTING THEM VOTE

[@marks7566]

I’m sorry his words upset you Mr. Gaetz. Now imagine a world where he could hold a gun to your head, say he felt threatened, and pull the trigger, with no repercussion. Imagine that world for decades, with little to no change and roadblocks from the government that was elected to protect you. Imagine wondering if your kid might not make it home because a jumped up cop with something to prove wanted to test out his new gun. I don’t understand all the pain the black community has suffered. But I know enough to see the system as it is, is wrong.

[@solara3443]

Mark Strzepek ...👏🏼😍🙏🏼

[@priscillafue5996]

Thank you as a black mother of 4 boys I approve your message

[@walkingsleeper9713]

Dafug

[@curly-d23]

Well said.

[@Mysko]

Lol what world are you living in? I bet you watch CNN all day. The police kill way many more Hispanics, whites or anything else and those are facts and statistics.

[@deelite19]

"i'm not racist, but..."

[@hobihobis]

deelite19 that’s what gets me off they say “I’m not,bUT...” but for what??? 😐

[@kevbon27]

I’m not racist, but I believe I’m entitled to preferential treatment, that whites know best, we have the moral authority to which all others should live under and by and we know that you are fellow humans but you’re subordinate to whites.

[@des-cc3dd]

deelite19 Snowflake

[@kevbon27]

joe mama Read the Cornerstone Speech, my post wasn’t racist, it paraphrased the speech by Alexander H. Stephens in defense of the Confederacy’s secession. But thanks for flagging it! 👍🏾

[@TheFloppyPineapple]

@@kevbon27 No race is subordinate to any other. The thought that one should live under another's moral authority simply because they are not of the same race is a racist notion. Please take the time to listen and try to understand those that are different from you. People from all races can be prejudice and racist, however in America, only the white race has been so oppressive and destructive towards other races through the implementation of unjust systems.

[@tondriagrimm6326]

It will be very clear, we're not friends 😂😂😂. They learned that day !!!

[@myvalentine9590]

Classic!!

[@mykol17]

When he said that, isnt he implying he's intolerant to those who have different opinions from himself or his party? Isn't that the definition of bigotry?

[@Erik-hi]

@@mykol17 Your comment is illogical. Just because he's not friends with everyone does not make him intolerant. They hold their own views and he's not trying to silence them, he's trying to expose them. People are allowed to disagree with what others say. That doesn't make them a bigot.

[@iamciril]

@@mykol17, No. And no.

[@ittakesavillage4517]

😝

[@mechlldt]

I'm a white woman living in a republican infested Louisiana and this is the FIRST time in YEARS I've been sooooo proud of an La. elected official!!!! Thank you Mr. Cedric, from the bottom of my heart 💙

[@ebybeehoney]

@Howard Bueker - troll. Where's the sun when you need to turn the trolls to stone.

[@johncaslin9582]

@Howard Bueker ;;;;;;;;;;;;;

[@thereisnosuchthingasanativ904]

But…. But…. Joe Biden said it’s time to find the police. What happened? He’s all about supporting the police (2 years after the defund movement sank his party)….. now this race baiter is blaming police for the actions of thugs? Crazy! I’d have said your son won’t have shi* to worry about if he complies and doesn’t commit crimes. What a race hustler and a loser. Know why nobody votes for democrat bills? Because you pack them with pork. A billion for gender studies in Africa and you wonder why ppl vote against your stuff? Hey moron, come direct with a one page bill that’s transparent and you’ll get votes. If you use the cover of night to make a several hundred page bill, don’t expect it to pass the next day dummy. That’s a pelosi move that the media let her get away with where she lied, and now she’s ruined a fast bill for everyone. Hate pelosi and hate this scumbag.

[@fjbsdoa1976]

The demonrats are festing l.a. don't get it twisted

[@jerryjackson8282]

​@@ebybeehoneyCLOWN

[@pamelafeeney8086]

We need more people with this clarity who can stick to the point.

[@kieranjaegar]

Oh get ready. They ain't gonna know what hit them when *I* drop.

[@emuriddle9364]

Imagine how much better off our country would be too. No drama. No January 6th nonsense. And everyone lives in peace, once again.

[@jordin7091]

He just needs to wear a hat and nobody will notice

[@The_Rob_D]

@@emuriddle9364 Does that include no blm nonsense? Where 27 people were murdered and $2 billion in damages were done? But yeah, go ahead and tell us how bad Jan 6th was 🤣

[@randomcitizen9960]

I salute that black man. Respect. He made his point very clearly.

[@binary]

You really that dumb?

[@elainehardin5250]

AmarSingg you are the one that's DUMD!

[@VICTORIA-bb1dz]

That Black man has a name, and its Cedric Richmond.

[@smllig1648]

@@binary no you are

[@smllig1648]

@Dominus Vobiscum we have neither the time nor the crayons to explain this to you...bye

[@giggitygooquag]

Why in the heck is that child in a suit Matt Gaetz in charge of our nation's laws?

[@Age500764]

He’s in that position because he’s white !!!!

[@oneprettycookie7446]

People like him put him there. Privilege at it's best. He is pathetic.

[@NoWayOut55]

@Papillomas Binturong He's a friggin Pus Sac

[@catherineg9389]

His dad's money bought his seat.

[@Danmyrealtor]

He has a Cuban son you clown

[@FaithlessLooter]

Can we talk about how they’re still letting that predator walk free, let alone legislate for a second.

[@regibson23]

Even the second R doesn't talk about the issue. Just asked about HOW the bill was drafted. How does a party always end up on the wrong side of history?

[@BroodallyHonest]

I love Gaetz's fake outrage. He should have become an actor

[@itsyaboychipsahoy.7989]

@@chrislander2629 Tangent

[@Shamaroth]

I don't think that's fake at all. I think he's really that insecure.

[@blank1507]

He hasn’t earned his spot here. He’s a petulant man child who’s daddy bought him a job

[@lasal8613]

@@chrislander2629 haha so what you're saying is you haven't been listening to the calls for police reform so we can feel safe calling the police for emergencies rather than fear their response will lead to our unnecessary deaths...

[@alissapurplebunnies5955]

But the thing is, his fake outrage is actually effective in sifetracking the conversation and rep's time, so like yeah it's funny to see him be all fake mad but it's so frustrating that his little charade actually does influence everyone's time and energy

[@Stang2016]

Cedric said “kick dogs holler” classic

[@mrbasshead403]

Yeah he killed him right there period

[@Ishauntia]

Don't forget "was that a nerve?"!!! Honestly, this man is spitting more heat than Jermaine Cole. (💀) He just reset the culture!! 👀

[@NoWayOut55]

@@Ishauntia 🤣🤣👍☝️

[@trinistylz2002]

@@aperson2730 🙄

[@heyladyraven4917]

If the shoe fits.. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@ladyofrillwater]

I love when Republicans act all innocent and confused, like they haven't spent over 20 years openly working to undermine everything Democrats do, even when (in fact, especially when) Democrats try to bring everyone to the table. Like, you don't get to act all sad and confused about not being at the table when you set the table on fire in 2008.

[@latoniafranklin5321]

EXAXTLY👍🏾💯

[@paulrichards6894]

America needs more politicians like this man and less of people like matt gaetz

[@jameswalsh4753]

@@paulrichards6894 bs

[@davidrounds3245]

check your history, the Democrats are the Party that votes against equal rights and always has.

[@williamlindley38]

One could say the exact same about democrats.

[@aminarouine5664]

Why are people arguing what he’s saying. Why are their “but” statements.

[@ollicron7397]

Because the bloods and crips exist and they're the actual threat to black men, not cops.

[@aprilb1920]

@Mister Sinister Only in your ignorant mind

[@bbh4651]

What was the bill he wanted!!!!! I'm Australian I want my countries aboriginal people to be and feel equal but no one is actually telling us what they want! So far - just a few product names changed....... Really!

[@ferguson-factor7107]

@@bbh4651 It's called the "Police Reform Act" which bands no knock warrants, no knee on the neck, no choke holds, independent investigations separate from any police affiliations, a national registry of bad police conduct, national guidelines for proper conduct that all police departments should make mandatory, other measures to prevent bad police officers from moving from one police department or location to another, no violation of civil/human rights, etc.

[@deathnte2196]

@@ollicron7397 the difference between the two is that cops are supposed to protect and serve .

[@beatricefranklin6423]

“By the time I’m done it will be very clear that we are not friends.” ... “if the shoe fits.” “Was that a nerve?”

[@boohoo1785]

Yeah he clearly cares more about your child and children in general than you Gaetz

[@anitadunn4807]

Yes ...needed to be said

[@1231nlp]

Matt and his fake rage.

[@nellzburn]

That was quite wwe-ish

[@MrMADman171]

Adia Darling A Google search reveals that he has an adopted Cuban son, Nestor. It’s actually trending on Twitter, at the moment. Also, I find it counterproductive to start sorting biracial people as “black or white passing”.

[@pitchfolkmedia916]

@@MrMADman171 Ahh so now beards come in youth sizes. Good to know

[@LifenaDay525]

He’s a piece. I’d pay to see that DUI baby in a smack down.

[@MrMADman171]

Pitchfolk Media I... don’t follow.

[@wizardofahhhhhhz]

Yes Cedric!!!! “Kicked dogs holler!”

[@Pippintheboy]

Why didn’t Gaetz mention his Cuban son? And why does he think his Cuban son has relevance in the discussion about black lives?

[@MAGAISKLAN]

They see everyone who isn't white as the same, lumped in together. SMH.

[@intercat4907]

@You Tube Well, he didn't. But he almost has a kid who is pretty much the same color as Gaetz but is from Cuba, so ...

[@judyramsdell5997]

Bravo Rep. Richmond for speaking the truth and not letting Gaetz distract.

[@kaphy]

....by the time I'm finished, you will be clear we are not good friends".. 😂😂😂

[@kayaleandreaspencer631]

😂🤣😂🤣 Girl yes, I loved his entire statement!

[@RohitChouhan-dj7se]

🤣I CAN'T BREATH 🤣

[@yvetteeholmes]

Sis, that is the quote of the year ✊🏾

[@ese_cholito]

Gaetz put him in his place for making such dumb assumptions about white people.

[@gomez5176]

Luis Rosales lmfao stop it TROLL. Gaetz is a privileged baby. FOH

[@Daniel-gz4wn]

“I know somebody, who knows somebody who has a black friend or possibly a black son. So...”~ Gaetz

[@caramelkisses8396]

Exactly! That literally makes it worse

[@dollymadison2397]

Exactly

[@joelquinn5347]

Yeah - just don't ask to much about how that black son came to pass?! If i'm not mistaken such things where common even back in the days of the confederate time. :)

[@melissasaint3283]

Gaetz has an "adopted son of colour", but that son is Cuban, and is not black, And is not his legally adopted child and is the little brother of an ex girlfriend who spends part of his time living with Gaetz, I guess? The more you look at it, the more complicated it gets, actually...

[@jared30]

matt gaetz son is adopted from Cuba, a place that actually oppresses its citizens.

[@numuhukumakiakiaialunamor581]

Matt was offended cause some of his kids he dated were black. He just couldn't admit to that then.

[@xj-0494]

It's amazing how Gaetz got the villian look, and then plays the part perfectly. His attempted twisting of the issue on the basis of "we all have families" was extremely reductive.

[@Trogdor1365]

Bet Gaetz didn't have to deal with excessive for during his dui stop.

[@erroneousbotch4404]

His father was a Florida Senator at the time. So no he did not.

[@jbezmala1663]

If you don’t want force to be used then DONT RESIST ARREST

[@Morrow45105]

That's prob cause he's not stupid enough to try to act like a badass to a cop and resist or steal his tazer or hit them. A little common sense goes a long way

[@kamzamosweu2269]

@@Morrow45105 but he refused arrest and to take breathliser. He refused many things.

[@jordinagel1184]

J B there’s a difference between using some force when someone resists arrest, and killing them because of it. The latter sadly happens far too often in America... Strangely, in Europe we don’t seem to have that problem

[@JoeyWhite727]

Lol i’m glad this was recommended. Little did he know a child trafficker was the one so offended.

[@LuvBella333]

Wow

[@maccasmar]

legit fr what??? who??

[@maccasmar]

oohh bruv just saw it in the yt recommended, cya gaez

[@sohyangworld1544]

I love how after a 4 minute speech Matt focused on a small detail.

[@MilaTejana]

And the term "non-white" wasn't said until he said. Non-white≠black. I'm just so tired of people being intentionally obtuse.

[@alissapurplebunnies5955]

Ikr? It's such an annoying tactic to waste time, and to think it actually works is so frustrating

[@MilaTejana]

@Lana Cluney Distinction between black and non-white? Asian people are non-white but not black for example. The person Gaetz refers to as his son is not black and it was in no way relevant to the conversation. White people can and do have black children but Gaetz doesn't. This is a conversation about black people being disproportionately targeted. If people don't want to accept that, fine, but this wasn't a broad point about "non-white" people.

[@Xrisus94]

It's called :mudding the water: is to lead away the discussion and attention away from the actual point and just make a mess of everything

[@Xrisus94]

@Skipping Stones ah yes, the good ol "I have no real point in this discussion to make a so I use the personal insult argument" very intelligent sir. Hats off to your glorious debate and retorik skills.

[@s.r.7602]

Gaetz:How dare assume I don't have a black child! Richmond: do you? Gaetz: No! But that is not the point!

[@MrAmc1291]

Matt Gaetz, "How dare you not recognize my imaginary black son!"

[@jacketmannmarvin5186]

🤣🤣

[@happytimeharry363]

MrAmc1291,...he adopted a grown man, so now he is familiar with the black american struggle.

[@leanonme1065]

@@happytimeharry363 he's not black

[@nabeehasiddiqui1566]

The audacity I swear 🙄😂

[@75hilmar]

Thank you

[@hussamtahir915]

Man tried to end the argument with an evolved version of "I have black friends" lmfao

[@billbillson5082]

That’s worked for dems the past 60 years they’ve screwed over black americans

[@MultiLimpet]

Turns out he had a 12 year old cuban boy living with him. Might be his actual son he had with underage girl.

[@montel20000]

💀💀💀

[@mahatmasloth6543]

@@billbillson5082 check the melanin of both congressional and senatorial classes for the last 60 years and let me know which side of the aisle is a better representative of minority upward mobility... One side is historically lacking pepper, they just salty 😘

[@billbillson5082]

@@mahatmasloth6543 - lol i don’t think you’d call what dems have done to black people over the past 60 years as good “upward mobility.” But they did manage to het you to buy into identity politics and have held black people there ever since. I can’t imagine voting for a party in order for it to have it destroy my community. Very odd 👍

[@marcmescher2335]

Literally every single time Matt Goetz opens his mouth he establishes his idiocy. How can the people of Florida allow this embarrassment to continue?

[@calfaro530]

That's Florida for you.

[@davidjohnson6903]

He is a densely republican district that cares more about useful tools than individual intelligence.

[@ewokshoterz]

His DC office number is 202-225-4136

[@Gee-xb7rt]

the white gotta white, its the only thing they know how to do.

[@miamihurricane555]

@@calfaro530 North Florida...

[@pamelahonakerlewis4707]

Thank you

[@normasouza-brien2357]

Child Matt does not deserve that seat.

[@estersouza4934]

"Was that a nerve?"

[@RohitChouhan-dj7se]

🤣I CAN'T BREATH🤣

[@paulenedinning5166]

Ester Souza Loved when he said that ! 😆💯

[@ben5073]

That part was awesome!

[@SwordsmanMercenary]

:D Roasted

[@MrGST360]

Killed him with that. Those four words will have Gaetz spending the whole next week thinking of get back or some kind of witty (stupid) retort

[@erikalee9065]

" A hit dog will holler"!!!! He said what he said!!!

[@MellieKid19]

Yes he DID. and GOOD FOR HIM!

[@SHOTGUN_SHOGUN]

CHUUUUUCH!

[@aabbccdd5245]

“If the shoe fits.” “Kicked dogs holler.” Perfect!

[@Solidude4]

That's the best part. He is unapologetic about it and stands by what he said and I find that to be so empowering.

[@LordRumple]

Every bill should be on one specific thing at a time. No need to lump all the pork in. Make it law that it can be on only one single issue.

[@dawnk9707]

I think most of us would agree with that but how else are they going to sneak in all their pork if it was done that way?😆 There used to be a thing called the line item veto but was stopped in 1996 as being unconstitutional. That needs to be brought back.

[@brendachew8953]

Slamming reminds me of CHILDREN. I want to hear what their honest plans are. That is who will get my vote. However we know President's plan to try to do what they promised and then everyone runs to waste time and money to harass the President. It would look better if the loosing one would help as much as possible than people may vote next time four them. Our President spent more time having to fight off things caused by the other. Truthfully My children act better these others. Support our President.

[@michaeltyler4314]

That's EXACTLY the case that Congressman Cedric Richmond was making. He is concerned -- as we all should be, if we are decent humans, black, white or brown -- about black Americans being murdered by police. He's concerned about black Americans being publicly tortured to death by choking (which is what Derek Chauvin did to George Floyd in Minneapolis); or shot seven times in the back from a few inches away, like Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Congressman Cedric Richmond wants be able to get a law against that through Congress, without Republican criminals (like that punk drunk Matt Gaetz) sabotaging it with irrelevant wrecking amendments.

[@misstuxbrandi]

When were done with the police can we move on to the judges.

[@krystleannethomaimmuj]

Boom!

[@louisemeizies2218]

I was gonna say when this is done ,and it is very important, can we move on to guns being fired hitting people while they sleep , or in there houses, or just in the wrong place at the wrong time ...you know where bullets SHOULDN'T be flying around

[@JJ-fq4nl]

✊🏾 they’re next

[@cascorick8253]

for the most part judges get voted into their positions, cops get hired!

[@twintkda]

Indeed

[@rehemakaranja5162]

Republicans will literally say anything to derail conversations about black pain.

[@emuriddle9364]

Agreed. 5:26 "It was a watered-down bill." Best counter, to their dishonesty. 😎👍

[@THE_ROYALS2019]

true words !!

[@NIcholasparker88]

You know Republicans freed blacks from slavery. I think that alone is more than enough.

[@MrEvilTurkey]

Black pain? 😂 what is that? Is there chinese pain also?

[@THE_ROYALS2019]

@@MrEvilTurkey Birth pains" you will see.

[@CroweMan7]

The way he looked at Matt Gaetz when lil Matt was getting upset was classic

[@thunderpooch]

Gaetz wasn't upset. He was feigning outrage.

[@theoriginalskinsey]

@@thunderpooch and he borrowed Cancun Cruz's table slap

[@thunderpooch]

@@theoriginalskinsey exactly!

[@georgesheffield1580]

Looked like he wanted to punch him out

[@cardion411]

Now honestly, he got so mad I JUST KNEW HE HAD A BLACK CHILD. Come to find out, homeboy doesn't even have a Black child.

[@jdizzy5076]

Ha ha .🤣 you right. He doesn't. Like he said. Ya'll trying to side track the problem.

[@jandjma2]

Maybe his girlfriend is black....

[@jdizzy5076]

@@jandjma2 she not...

[@terryamaral3941]

I believe Congressman Gaetz has an adopted Cuban child.

[@jdizzy5076]

@Dara King so even though he's a white Cuban. Is he still a minority?

[@millerlkme01]

“if the shoe fits.” 😹😹😹

[@briangriggs]

Calm on point response.

[@hadorstapa]

Took me right back to The West Wing and CCH Pounder as Deborah O’Leary

[@dignifiedamerican8171]

Rep. Cedric Richmond composed himself so well. Lastly, I would like to just note that slave master had children with slaves but that didn't change the dynamics.

[@philyip4432]

Very well said .

[@justjanetng]

Ooohh. So true!!

[@markjob7736]

Slavery ended 150 years ago.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

And they often screwed the biracial children they created with the slave women, too. THAT is who they are and what their "values" are and they are still fighting for that foul way of life.

[@mandofruit9697]

Mark Job also the confederate ended but it’s still around and discriminating black people.

[@roslyncohen5332]

Thank you Cedric!!!❤

[@EddVCR]

Cedric Richmond was talking about the very real pain experienced by a whole race, and how we can’t delay by playing useless, sidestepping political games, and Matt Gaetz made it all about himself by sidestepping about how hurt _he_ is.

[@erikam6536]

And that’s privilege in a nutshell

[@allin181]

In other words he was playing useless, sidestepping political games.

[@k.c1126]

It's all just political games to Gaetz.

[@ICU1337]

@@ClaudiKetchup not sure I'd call him a man but I get what you're saying and I wholeheartedly agree with you.

[@Pandemonius88]

Yup.

[@ysl_443ysl]

Gotta protect Cedric at all cost now. It’s people like him that gets taken away from us. He’s not afraid and not sugar coating anything. Prayers up 🙏

[@semperneoeon]

If people took action instead of praying, more things would get done.

[@wakandabih]

semperneoeon say it louder brother ✊🏾💯

[@zacharykeller7243]

Cedric is going nowhere. His district is deep blue and I doubt he will have any serious primary challenge for a while. United States capitol police officers are sworn to protect him and his colleagues every day on the job.

[@kyleg8098]

Nani LVV race pimpin ain’t easy

[@briarlevert]

"Was that a nerve?" Is the biggest flex 🤣🤣

[@deborahpitcher7723]

Thank you, Mr. Richmond for your clear message soundtrack.