In addition to having to pay for sex (allegedly), Matt Gaetz doesn’t have any friends. Or at least none who are willing to come to his defense during his time of need.
As you’ve likely heard by now, the antigay congressman from Florida is currently ensnared in a teen sex/prostitution/illegal drugs scandal that seems to be getting worse with each passing day. Now, to make matters worse, none of his Republican colleagues are stepping up to his defense.
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In the days since news broke that the Department of Justice was looking into whether Gaetz had violated sex trafficking laws — an allegation he denies — no Trump aide or family member has tweeted about the Florida congressman. Nor have almost any of the most prominent Trump surrogates or Trump-allied conservatives and media personalities, including Sean Hannity, Dan Bongino, Charlie Kirk or American Conservative Union Chair Matt Schlapp, at whose annual CPAC conference Gaetz had recently appeared.
According to the Daily Beast, Trump himself has been closely watching things play out, but aides are telling him to stay quiet.
Several sources say the ex-president hasn’t spoken to the embattled congressman since the story broke, despite Gaetz’s diehard loyalty to Trump over the years, which included an offer to resign from Congress to join his impeachment defense team.
Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has also distanced himself from Gaetz, calling the allegations “serious” and said that if they turn out to be true, he will be stripped of his committee assignments.
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Even Gaetz’s old buddy Tucker Carlson appears to have abandoned him after he made an unhinged appearance on his show last week. Afterwards, Carlson called it the “weirdest interview I’ve ever done” and Gaetz has not appeared on the network since.
In fact, the only person who still appears to be in his corner is probably the one person Gaetz doesn’t want or need sticking up for him: Qanon congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Yesterday, Greene tweeted, “Show me 1 woman who has spoken out against @mattgaetz! @andrewcuomo has been accused by 9 women of sexual misconduct. Gaetz – 0. This is nothing but a deep state attack and media smear fest to take him down.@gop needs to stand up.”
Show me 1 woman who has spoken out against @mattgaetz!@andrewcuomo has been accused by 9 women of sexual misconduct.
Gaetz – 0.
This is nothing but a deep state attack and media smear fest to take him down.@gop needs to stand up.https://t.co/dHKSDGfy3U
— Marjorie Taylor Greene ?? (@mtgreenee) April 5, 2021
Throughout all this, Gaetz has maintained his innocence and says he has no plans to resign.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Cam
Countdown to the same troll coming in under a new screename saying “I don’t like Gaetz but……” Then proceeding to try to defend Gaetz and then start ranting about Hunter Biden.
taddeo
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Mr. Stadnick
When all you have behind you is Marjorie Taylor Greene you know you have a real problem. What about the fiancée? Nestor? Maybe he’ll have to pay for supporters like he does for sex. If so Melania will back him for a good price.
BaltoSteve
I would suspect he couldn’t afford her.
humble charlie
Greenberg is behind him. Don’t drop the soap, Matt!
Fahd
Difficult for me to believe, but Gaetz seems to have more support in the comments section of Queerty. I’ve heard of ‘LGBT for Trump’ (no comment right now), but supporting Gaetz is another level of depravity.
Keep beating the drum, I’m anxious for Gaetz to be driven from office or at least politically neutralized. He can help out his dad at his office.
Cam
It’s the same troll with multiple screenames that always comes on to defend Republican bigots.
drmiller
Okay. Seriously? Enough with the Matt Gaetz stories, I have had enough of seeing the face of that fat piece of garbage. Let’s show our disdain by ignoring him completely, enough is enough with this guy, he’s disgusting.
toronto
Everyone pays for sex, from paying for dinner, flowers, or just an envelope of cash.
Seth
And every adult who does so with a minor is a felon.
1 + 1 just equals 2.
curiobi
Enough. Sex with a consenting adult, paid for or otherwise, is not the problem here, sex trafficking a child is. There is no excuse for that period. If that was your attempt to downplay this, mission failed.
mailliw110
Don’t assume everyone has to pay for sex like you do. I pay with my big dick!
[email protected]
Marjorie does have a point. No “me too” moments yet
Cam
You brought this screename in too? Nice try. But “Marjorie” doesn’t have a point considering the girl has already testified against Gaetz in front of a grand jury.
But it’s cute you keep coming in here and trying to lie.
jcool
a lot of prostitutes don’t volunteer information, ya dope
rbernard
Matt Gaetz come from a very wealthy family and grew up living a life of privilege.
You would think after living a life of privilege and winning three elections, he would have a few friends and support – except he didn’t.
The only two people so far who have risen up to show support for this accused sex trafficker, were other despicable Republicans, the kind of people you would never want to vouch for you:
* Blind Eye Gym Jordan
* Bigoted gun nut, Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Wolfwalk
Don’t forget Loony Louie Gohmert and Lauren Boob-ert (Boebert,) both QMorons and (sadly) members of Congress.
stanhope
His face is cyanide..he sounds stupid when he speaks…it follows that if he has to pay for 17 year old sex, his dick is teeny.