{"id":119824,"date":"2021-02-06T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119824"},"modified":"2021-02-06T16:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T21:29:07","slug":"house-dems-mock-rep-matt-gaetz-request-to-have-the-judiciary-committee-recite-the-pledge-of-allegiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-mock-rep-matt-gaetz-request-to-have-the-judiciary-committee-recite-the-pledge-of-allegiance\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dems mock Rep. Matt Gaetz request to have the Judiciary Committee recite the Pledge of Allegiance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-dems-mock-rep-matt-gaetz-request-to-have-the-judiciary-committee-recite-the-pledge-of-allegiance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2367468\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2367468\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2367468 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1187430017-655x437.jpg\" alt width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2367468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Matt Gaetz (D-FL) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Zach Gibson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 1:30 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, February 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) defended his request to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of House Judiciary sessions despite House Democrats\u2019 ridicule of the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview Friday, Gaetz said the left\u2019s insults, which were caught on a hot mic, were disheartening. He added that his proposal to start each session with the Pledge of Allegiance was simply an effort to \u201cunify the country\u201d and \u201ccelebrate patriotism.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mattgaetz<\/a> reacts to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/henryrodgersdc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@henryrodgersdc<\/a>&#8216;s story on Judiciary Committee Democrats mocking Rep. Gaetz&#8217;s request to say the Pledge of Allegiance:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is disheartening to hear my colleagues mocking and making fun of people who want to unify as much as we can.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fgqt6g15Tu\">pic.twitter.com\/fgqt6g15Tu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1357730712514924546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler shut down Gaetz\u2019s request and said it was unnecessary to have the House recite the Pledge more than once a day. However, Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) threw his support behind Gaetz.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;15 seconds to show our kids that\u2026we can agree to disagree, but we love our country enough to at least stand and represent our flag.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s stand, let&#8217;s pledge our flag\u2026and then we will be an example of what unity looks like.&#8221; \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBurgessOwens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBurgessOwens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUPPuN5DdB\">pic.twitter.com\/wUPPuN5DdB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1357447822686175237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Owens added that it was \u201cpretty pathetic, not a single Democrat representative could be bothered to show 15 seconds of unity and patriotism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne simple action as leaders,\u201d Owens said. \u201cLet\u2019s stand and pledge our flag and say \u2018thank you for the opportunity to work for the people we sit here to represent\u2019 and then we will be an example for what unity looks like. Not just a word, we\u2019ll act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz doubled down despite the House Democrats\u2019 negative response. He stated that he still believes the pledge would \u201cbe a nice gesture before the committee debates some admittedly divisive issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-biggs-warns-of-swelling-national-debt-as-democrats-push-2t-in-covid-relief\/\">Rep. Biggs Warns Of Swelling National Debt As Democrats Push $2T In COVID Relief<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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