Is Trump super-fan Matt Gaetz the future of the Grand Old Party?

To hear his colleagues on the Hill tell it, Gaetz is either a harbinger of the future of the Republican party, or a right-wing conspiracy-dabbler whose frequent off-message comments threaten the ability for the modern GOP to sustain itself over time.

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“He excites young people,” Rep. Steve Stivers told The Daily Beast of his colleague who served as the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee last cycle. “He’s doing a great job representing his district. Obviously, he’s raising his profile nationally, but he’s a hard-working, smart, new voice in the Republican Party.”

When pressed further on some of Gaetz’ most outlandish statements, Stivers said: “Matt does provocative things at times, but Matt is a great, young, hard-working, smart member of Congress who’s effective.”

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