House Republican says Trump calls him regularly ‘because I defend him on television’
By Max Greenwood - 02/08/18 06:07 PM EST
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said that President Trump calls him on the phone periodically, and that he believes it's because he often comes to the president's defense on television.
"He cracks me up when he calls," Gaetz told BuzzFeed News.
"I think it’s because I defend him on television," the Florida Republican said, explaining why Trump calls him.
Gaetz, a freshman congressman who took office just weeks before Trump entered the White House, has emerged as one of the president's most ardent defenders in Congress.
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