Rep. Rogers, a Republican from Alabama, rushed toward Rep. Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, to get in his face for not voting for Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. A Republican from North Carolina, Richard Hudson, grabbed Rogers around the face to pull him away from Gaetz. Rogers called it a “big nothing burger” at the time.

The president-elect is contemplating taking up never-before-used presidential powers to create a separation of powers crisis on behalf of a favored political crony.

Donald Trump said the Florida representative was a "deeply gifted and tenacious attorney" who would "end Weaponized Government."