Rep. Matt Gaetz Matthew (Matt) GaetzLara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida House to vote on removing cannabis from list of controlled substances The Hill's 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from GOP convention night 1 MORE (R-Fla.) on Thursday used his floor time during a House debate on an anti-hate resolution to defend President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE, saying there is “no Russian collusion.”

The anti-hate resolution stemmed from comments made by freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise MORE (D-Minn.) that many criticized as being anti-Semitic, but Gaetz argued that the floor debate instead focused too much on Trump.

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“We are having this debate right now because Democrats had an objection to something said by a Democrat,” Gaetz said. “I hear all the remarks on the floor, and a lot of the substance in the resolution is about President Trump.”

Gaetz then criticized Democrats, saying, “When they’ve got a problem that they can’t solve, it must be President Trump’s fault.”

He added that it's similar to what he believes is taking place in the House Judiciary Committee, “where there is no Russian collusion, the Mueller report is about to drop, Democrats know it is not going to allege Russian collusion, so they have to launch an 81-pronged investigation to harass our president,” a reference to the investigation the committee recently launched into the Trump administration.

I unequivocally support condemning anti-Semitism, full-stop. I just think it's curious how we ended up here.



Democrats had an objection to something said by a Democrat...but all the remarks on the floor, and a lot of the substance in the resolution, is about President Trump! pic.twitter.com/IhcIg1NkXc — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) March 7, 2019

Trump has called the multiple investigations into him “presidential harassment.”

Gaetz recently made headlines for sending what many believed to be a threatening post on Twitter to Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen Michael Dean CohenA huge deal for campaign disclosure: Trump's tax records for Biden's medical records Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Eric Trump says he will comply with New York AG's subpoena only after Election Day MORE, who testified last week publicly before a congressional committee. Gaetz later apologized for the post.

The House passed the anti-hate resolution Thursday in a 407-23 vote. Several Republicans who voted against the measure said it had been watered down and no longer focused on Omar's remarks.