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Matt Gaetz labeled a 'scum-slurping pig' for blaming the 'deep state' for his sex scandals
April 10, 2021
Embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was blasted online on Saturday after complaining about cancel culture and the "deep state" amid his salacious sex scandals.
"I may be a canceled man in some corners. I may even be a wanted man by the Deep State," Gaetz posted to Twitter.
<p>His message did not go over well, at least with musician Richard Marx.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="13a7133489793805d792d163f9e6cd85" id="6da61"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380986628009680898"><div style="margin:1em 0">You’re a canceled man by all truly decent people. We’re not in corners. We’re the vast majority who aren’t racist p… https://t.co/5o8xmJDm10</div> — Richard Marx (@Richard Marx)<a href="https://twitter.com/richardmarx/statuses/1380986628009680898">1618087844.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>Marx wasn't the only person with harsh words for the Florida man. Here's what others were saying:</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f28d5906a63687ce5f14e8fb0999946b" id="5f0fc"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380972647815729154"><div style="margin:1em 0">@RepMattGaetz I think you’re a wanted man by like just the regular state</div> — Emily G (@Emily G)<a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyGorcenski/statuses/1380972647815729154">1618084511.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">"Deep State" = anyone who is against sex trafficking of minors<br/>— Geraldine (@everywhereist) <a href="https://twitter.com/everywhereist/status/1380973405659295747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Dude thinks he's some kind of a martyr for paying for sex.<br/>— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) <a href="https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1380985476438315008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Cancelled for what, Matt.<br/>— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) <a href="https://twitter.com/drmistercody/status/1380946979816017920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Imagine being so stupid that you Venmo the cash for your sex trafficking stuff, and then you cry about the “deep state" blah blah.<br/>Here's this Gaetz tweet in a gif: <a href="https://t.co/HYus1SMVzC">pic.twitter.com/HYus1SMVzC</a><br/>— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoJoFromJerz/status/1380946476742873094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Do you think it's weird that your scandal could be so historic that it makes its way into a history textbook and one day your girlfriend has to read that chapter for homework<br/>— Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC (@MattNegrin) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattNegrin/status/1380970357876744199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">the sugar daddy community has been in the shadows too long. sugar daddy liberation is today's civil rights movement.<br/>— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1381011617735966723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">You're not wanted by the "deep state"...<br/><br/>more like the FBI.<br/>— Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) <a href="https://twitter.com/AngelaBelcamino/status/1380942945365426187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">If Alex Acosta had prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein and sentenced him appropriately men like Joel Greenberg and Matt Gaetz would have thought twice and running a child prostitution ring. Wealthy men have rarely pay for their insidious crimes. If you have a child in Florida be aware.<br/>— Danielle Candela (@DanielleCandela) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielleCandela/status/1381012763577843714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Thank goodness someone is finally standing up for men who pay children for sex.<br/>— Seth Masket (@smotus) <a href="https://twitter.com/smotus/status/1380970728284172289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e5d9d708633e2afeae70de367fdc2335" id="bc1e9"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380963065001172992"><div style="margin:1em 0">@irishrygirl @RepMattGaetz He has the right to remain silent, but not the ability.</div> — Jason Marino (@Jason Marino)<a href="https://twitter.com/thejasonmarino/statuses/1380963065001172992">1618082226.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">The only thing growing every day is the size of your potential prison sentence as more and more crimes are revealed.<br/>— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpsTaxes/status/1380956358376361991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">you were a rich kid who literally lived in the 'truman show' house and whose daddy got him out of a DUI<br/>— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarlowNYC/status/1380983961111920641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d979d1cf32bbdb5ca6a5aa3afe546899" id="746ae"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380990338538614787"><div style="margin:1em 0">Calls for my favorite political cartoon of all time. https://t.co/YHJrm6GyJb https://t.co/TtWuT24ArT</div> — Charles P. Pierce (@Charles P. Pierce)<a href="https://twitter.com/CharlesPPierce/statuses/1380990338538614787">1618088728.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2380739930a47bd7625548d4cb0162ac" id="8da67"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380998034692079616"><div style="margin:1em 0">Drunky, please. YOU'RE A SEX TRAFFICKING RAPIST. Delete your account before the prosecution gets even more evidence… https://t.co/nkEEi5iQhB</div> — Tara Dublin, Untapped Writing Goldmine (@Tara Dublin, Untapped Writing Goldmine)<a href="https://twitter.com/taradublinrocks/statuses/1380998034692079616">1618090563.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9f6d3a69045bf87cd79e95d498fedf43" id="48ded"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380977883389296647"><div style="margin:1em 0">Stop, you are not the victim, the 17-year-old is. https://t.co/naABjJJRTi</div> — David Weissman (@David Weissman)<a href="https://twitter.com/davidmweissman/statuses/1380977883389296647">1618085759.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="abe11688a0fb19fa85e6dea844c79db2" id="e1a74"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381012489454956546"><div style="margin:1em 0">Is there a silent majority of pedophiles I don't know about? https://t.co/4ypqO7o2dF</div> — rabia O'chaudry (@rabia O'chaudry)<a href="https://twitter.com/rabiasquared/statuses/1381012489454956546">1618094010.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e1cd2b3eba153c4b49c740a0b1407cb5" id="43caf"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381005458006110212"><div style="margin:1em 0">You're in Deep Shit...but it's not the Deep State. https://t.co/l2wBAhKGTI</div> — Brian O'Sullivan (@Brian O'Sullivan)<a href="https://twitter.com/osullivanauthor/statuses/1381005458006110212">1618092333.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ea9328918a312298dd4c488ea7f9d834" id="91954"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380982660881866757"><div style="margin:1em 0">Matt Gaetz, crusader for America's poor marginalized downtrodden pedophiles. https://t.co/coOrYiybdX</div> — Stonekettle (@Stonekettle)<a href="https://twitter.com/Stonekettle/statuses/1380982660881866757">1618086898.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="57242bf3d3eb3b1e0fe24110640a9a97" id="545ed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380979728736268289"><div style="margin:1em 0">"Look, the 'woke' mob of 'cancel culture' thugs can say whatever they want about 'sex trafficking' and 'paying mino… https://t.co/pTm4hA1t9T</div> — Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse)<a href="https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/statuses/1380979728736268289">1618086199.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6488d0425ea9dc7092c71034750dc374" id="d1ee1"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380989367410376708"><div style="margin:1em 0">I hear millions of Americans who feel that you need to stop paying tuition to women so they will fuck you, rather t… https://t.co/Xq2vs1tjOv</div> — David Simon (@David Simon)<a href="https://twitter.com/AoDespair/statuses/1380989367410376708">1618088497.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Donald Trump is no longer in office, but he continues to personally profit from the Republican Party.
"Donald Trump can no longer force the party that he until recently ran to direct donor money into his wallet, but this weekend he has managed to get his hands on a sizable chunk of it anyway. The former president, who was impeached a record second time for inciting a violent mob to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in his last-ditch attempt to hold on to power, could collect as much as a quarter-million dollars for hosting his own speech to the Republican National Committee's major donors Saturday evening at Mar-a-Lago, his members-only swimming, tennis and croquet club," S.V. Dáte reported for HuffPost on Saturday.
<p>Dáte conducted an analysis of Republican spending at the club over the last decade.</p><p>"Over the five years from May 2011 through May 2016, Republican federal candidates and committees spent just $17,066 at Mar-a-Lago ― and more than 90% of that was by the Allen West Guardian Fund, run by the former Florida congressman who was by then a Fox News contributor. Over the subsequent five years, starting in May 2016, that total increased more than 69-fold, to $1,179,686, according to a HuffPost review of Federal Election Commission filings," he explained.</p><p>Republican candidates are also in the news as top GOP donors gather in Florida.</p><p>On Friday, <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/vernon-jones-georgia-governor-2022/" target="_blank">Trump begged a man who was a Democrat until January to primary Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp</a>. </p><p>And Ohio Senate candidate <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/josh-mandel-2652491869/" target="_blank">Josh Mandel was reportedly kicked out</a> of the donor retreat.</p>
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Former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel was reportedly kicked out of a Republican gathering in Florida on Friday evening.
"During this weekend's highly anticipated donor retreat hosted by the Republican National Committee in Palm Beach, Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel was escorted off the premises while his primary opponent, Jane Timken, was allowed to stay," Axios reported Saturday, citing "two sources with direct knowledge of the situation."
<p>"The invitation-only event is taking place at the Four Seasons Resort, and the RNC reserved the entire hotel. While Timken, former Ohio GOP chair, was invited to the event 'because she is a major donor' — Mandel was not, so he was asked to leave, according to one of the source," Axios reported. "The incident gives Timken more visibility and access to Trump, which is crucial as he continues to be the party's rainmaker and most influential player."</p><p>Read the <a href="https://www.axios.com/josh-mandel-rnc-trump-9aabdd69-75a9-4392-811e-51c3b1fe5e94.html" target="_blank">full report</a>.</p>
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