Official Florida House photo by Mark Foley.
A notorious congressman from Florida was ridiculed online after his questioning of former White House counsel John Dean hilariously backfired.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus who is known for his loud cheerleading for President Donald Trump, was shut down in Monday's House Judiciary Committee hearing.
Twitter had plenty of thoughts about the interaction between Gaetz and Dean, here are some what people are saying:
@atrupar Sick burn.— Grant Stern (@Grant Stern)1560199622.0
My colleague Matt Gaetz is getting killed by John Dean--inclu when Gaetz raises #MedicareForAll and Dean responds t… https://t.co/YkHejfzAMb— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@Rep. Pramila Jayapal)1560196425.0
@atrupar It was great! Dean had the gallery laughing. There are a lot of young people there.— Orosco, Elsa (@Orosco, Elsa)1560196856.0
We must make sure that Reps. Gaetz, Gohmert and Jordan never sit too close to one another or they could create an i… https://t.co/ia6Yh0B3Fo— David Rothkopf (@David Rothkopf)1560202170.0
@MSNBC Gaetz=Putz— Jay Foreman (@Jay Foreman)1560199130.0
Now Rep. Gaetz is shrieking at Dean and losing his credibility as Dean returns his impertinent questions with calm… https://t.co/T4xeLDWbHT— Jennifer Taub (@Jennifer Taub)1560196932.0
@atrupar Oh man... Dude flipped it on congressman babyface— Andrew Kornblatt (@Andrew Kornblatt)1560200172.0
@atrupar @mattgaetz will certainly not be out-humiliated by @Jim_Jordan.— ⓣⓡⓤⓜⓟ ⓗⓐⓣⓔⓢ Ⓐⓜⓔⓡⓘⓒⓐ (@ⓣⓡⓤⓜⓟ ⓗⓐⓣⓔⓢ Ⓐⓜⓔⓡⓘⓒⓐ)1560197630.0
If John Dean were lobotomized and then given only a handful of words to use, he'd STILL own Matt Gaetz.— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@BrooklynDad_Defiant!)1560196830.0
If there was any doubt about the extent to which Matt Gaetz is a partisan hack, watch this. Unreal. https://t.co/f8bMsph7tK— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen)1560199148.0
Matt Gaetz currently being made a fool of by John Dean. https://t.co/NTlDbrlJjt https://t.co/0mOeK2TkOj— Charles Johnson (@Charles Johnson)1560196453.0
I've lost fifty IQ points since Matt Gaetz started speaking.— Palmer Report (@Palmer Report)1560196469.0
@atrupar He sounds like a little boy trying to argue with an adult. He has no sense of history & no knowledge of t… https://t.co/ntQ4emFVLH— Mimi (@Mimi)1560201535.0
@MSNBC Here we have another congressman in Gaetz who is failing his oath that he took to uphold the constitution. H… https://t.co/4VCgyJwScR— Mike Powers (@Mike Powers)1560202863.0
You know, this Matt Gaetz fellow, he’s kind of a jerk. https://t.co/yRPHbqNpkz— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@Molly Jong-Fast🏡)1560198579.0
Rep Matt Gaetz wins the "even stupider than Rep. Jim Jordan" award, based on today's House Judiciary Committee testimony.— C. Jeffrey Smith (@C. Jeffrey Smith)1560196359.0
This “Go Fuck Yourself” dedication goes to a Florida man who definitely knows how to put the “I” in DUI. A racist w… https://t.co/E2PDpcy6Jq— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski)1560170631.0
@pamonshaw @GravityDynamic @MSNBC Or anyone else.— barmad (@barmad)1560198773.0
Does Gaetz think he’s scoring points here? For his team? Because yikes. https://t.co/UhBb89yoCK— Helen Kennedy (@Helen Kennedy)1560196966.0
I used to think the dumbest thing Matt Gaetz could ever do is drive drunk, but then I heard him speak at John Dean's House testimony today.— St. Nick Jack Pappas (@St. Nick Jack Pappas)1560196685.0
@MSNBC Gaetz thinks you can call up Dean and say, "I want you to give my enemy the full Nixon," and then you just h… https://t.co/pbCm4CRZXa— Peter (@Peter)1560198581.0
John Dean is making GOP Rep Matt Gaetz look like the fool and laughingstock he is. And it’s glorious.— Scott Dworkin (@Scott Dworkin)1560196874.0
Matt Gaetz is so dumb, he even got rejected from Trump University— Roland Scahill (@Roland Scahill)1560196821.0
@MSNBC #TrumpSycophant #ImpeachMFnow #PutinsGOP https://t.co/pIVwJfiofh— Rob Quinn (@Rob Quinn)1560198423.0
I can’t decide if Matt Gaetz is dumber than Gym Jordan.— Denise Wu (@Denise Wu)1560196474.0
#Florida I'm BEGGING YOU - do not re-elect Matt Gaetz. He just embarrasses your state. #HouseJudiciaryHearing— Rabbi Jill Zimmerman (@Rabbi Jill Zimmerman)1560197169.0
@RepMattGaetz @JohnWDean @realDonaldTrump One term Rep. desperate for a job with the Trump Organization. Hope you g… https://t.co/J5Do6WyK8l— George A. Polisner, civ.works founder, #FBR (@George A. Polisner, civ.works founder, #FBR)1560203274.0
@RepMattGaetz @JohnWDean @realDonaldTrump Serious question Matt: Were you under the influence or drunk? Your “perfo… https://t.co/C0rtWw535v— Dr. Lara Carlson, FACSM, CSCS (@Dr. Lara Carlson, FACSM, CSCS)1560204150.0
@RepMattGaetz @JohnWDean @realDonaldTrump I watched your 5 minutes LIVE and you were laughed at by spectators and o… https://t.co/irx0gqCkqe— 😳 (@😳)1560203253.0
@RepMattGaetz @JohnWDean @realDonaldTrump John Dean owned you.— 🅼🄾🄾🆂🅴 ✍️ 🦌 👁 (@🅼🄾🄾🆂🅴 ✍️ 🦌 👁)1560202313.0
@RepMattGaetz @JohnWDean @realDonaldTrump I like when Matt Gaetz puts his middle school mentality on full display.— Ceasar8675309 (Jenny couldn't pay her phone bill) (@Ceasar8675309 (Jenny couldn't pay her phone bill))1560201145.0
John Dean takes down one of Trump's favorite flying monkeys in the House, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) https://t.co/Kh45XbT50d— Sarah Reese Jones (@Sarah Reese Jones)1560197950.0
Matt Gaetz is such a fucking joke.— Avi Bueno (@Avi Bueno)1560196359.0
@atrupar Gaetz reminds me of Steve Carell in “the Office” basketball challenge episode. Talks a big game, but can’t play a lick.— Elitist Hollywood Liberal (@Elitist Hollywood Liberal)1560198331.0
@MSNBC OMG. Matt Gaetz thinks that he had a prayer of matching up to John Dean in a contest of wits. 😂😂😂HAHA— Todd Darnell (@Todd Darnell)1560198838.0
@CheriJacobus Gaetz is such a dope.— Andrew C Laufer, Esq (@Andrew C Laufer, Esq)1560198430.0
@MSNBC Maybe somebody will get Matt a nice milkshake after the hearing today.— Kerlgirl60 (@Kerlgirl60)1560199661.0
