Trump-backed candidate seeking to replace Matt Gaetz wants Florida to adopt gold and silver as legal tender

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronus — who was urged by President-elect Donald Trump to run in the special election to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida’s 1st congressional district — hopes to win so he can support the incoming commander-in-chief’s agenda.

Patronis told Fox News Digital during an interview Thursday that he is eager to run and “support President Trump’s agenda on” eliminating the “woke” that has “infiltrated” the government. and society.

“We need common sense,” he said, adding that it is not currently “very common” in the US

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Left: Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis; Right: President-elect Donald Trump rings the opening bell on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 12, 2024 in New York City. (Left: Fox News Digital; Right: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Asked if he would be interested in joining the House Freedom Caucus if he wins the House seat, Patronis indicated that he would “love to know what it’s all about” and said that many of the things he knew with the participating group. in “making sense” to him.

He said, “the citizens of the United States, or in this case District 1, spend their money better than Washington DC.”

Patronis wants the Estat del Sol to adopt gold and silver as legal tender and has requested a study on the subject.

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Gold bars are displayed at the Shinhan Bank in Seoul on January 9, 2004. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

“Gold and silver have been trusted assets for thousands of years, and it makes a lot of sense to use them as legal tender. I’m launching this study to determine the best way to do that,” Patronis said in a statement included in a statement. press release earlier this week.

He told Fox News Digital that he hopes the study paves the way for the state legislature to pass legislation “to allow that kind of economic freedom right here in state of florida.”

In addition to Trump’s endorsement, Patronis has also garnered the support of the Speaker of the House Mike JohnsonR-La., House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn.

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The special election day is set for April 1, but Patronis will first face the special contest in the Republican primary next month.