POLITICS

If Only There Had Been Signs that Matt Gaetz Was a Total Creep

From Florida Man to interstate predator

R.D. Zaharako
Politically Speaking
4 min readApr 4, 2021

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Matt Gaetz is a tool. Suppose you’re only finding out now because he’s under investigation by the Department of Justice for charges of sex trafficking a minor. In that case, you’re late to the pizza party.

For years this congressional creep has lived up to the “Florida Man” stereotype. With a sycophantic devotion to Donald Trump, no other person better personifies the essence of the MAGA movement and its total lack of accountability for bad behavior.

With his frat-boy antics, this master distractor has a gift for gaslighting critics to deflect from the reprehensible actions of his fellow Republicans. But, as a recent interview with Tucker Carlson proves, Gaetz has been unable to divert attention away from his scandal and seems to be making it worse with each disclosure.

“You and I went to dinner about two years ago,” Gaetz told Carlson. “Your wife was there, and I brought a [under aged?] friend of mine. You’ll remember her.” The stunned white supremacist claimed no recollection, but the look on his fascist face was priceless.

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R.D. Zaharako
Politically Speaking

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