Jimmy Kimmel focused on Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) Thursday after the House went a third day without electing a speaker. (Watch the video below.)
The talk show host noted that Gaetz is among the “right-wing extras” refusing to vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), leaving the confident speaker without the necessary votes.
While Kimmel called Gaetz a “circus idiot,” he actually agreed with him on something. The comedian showed a clip of Gaetz complaining about McCarthy using the speaker’s desk. “Why is he allowed to be there?” Gaetz asked.
“It’s not a bad question,” Kimmel said. “Another question: why aren’t you in jail yet?”
Gaetz has been suspected of sex trafficking in a lengthy federal investigation but is unlikely to face charges, according to a Washington Post report last fall. The investigation focused on her alleged sexual involvement with a 17-year-old girl. The far-right lawmaker has denied any criminal behavior and said he never paid for sex.
A witness in the case, Gaetz’s former partner Joel Greenberg, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking the same teenager and other crimes.
