During the House Armed Services Committee hearing, Gaetz brought up a report by China's Global Times, not knowing that the publication is a CCP-controlled outlet with an ultranationalist agenda.
Screenshot via C-SPANGaetz appeared to recognize his mistake when the Pentagon official he was questioning asked him to clarify the source.
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz cited an unusual source during a congressional hearing about US military aid to Ukraine.
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