On Wednesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) led a gang of two dozen conservative lawmakers as they barged into a classified evidence meeting in the impeachment proceeding against President Donald Trump.

Gaetz — who is not a member of the Intelligence Committee but has demanded the right to review sensitive evidence as if he is one — received scorn from commenters on social media for his stunt:

This is their plan? I’m so fucking relieved we’re up against Matt Gaetz.

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 23, 2019

So Matt Gaetz is officially setting the agenda for the House GOP and may God have mercy on their rancid souls https://t.co/1JiwaF0GKs

— Fiddler (@cFidd) October 23, 2019

I’m sorry but Louie Gohmert is no longer the dumbest congressman that title has been seized away from him in a blaze of glory by congressman Matt Gaetz. https://t.co/TPKuuiYEvJ

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 23, 2019

what 's inside that big ol head of his? cuz it's not brains

— Travis Gettys (@wirecan) October 23, 2019

the white guys want to speak to the manager, and they're DONE asking!!!

— Jadon-Maurice Forbes (@drtbagsocialist) October 23, 2019

She is all of us. pic.twitter.com/x0ERkG3vn4

— Jessica Johnson (@Jessicajohn911) October 23, 2019

Imagine standing behind Matt Gaetz. That’s it. You’ve reached the bottom of the bottom.

— Reginald Bazile (@RegBazile) October 23, 2019

Alternate headline—Horde of clueless angry white men wailing over the dems holding their Dear Leader accountable for his crimes.

— Shelley Thull (@thullcat) October 23, 2019

Someone should remind Gaetz of GOP Gowdy booting out non-members of committee from Benghazi hearingshttps://t.co/XWNCUGdLgj

— Paul Lieberman (@Discon1948) October 23, 2019

Here we see Johnny Bravo leading a herd of white, decrepit politicians to the mountain that is Impeachment Hill!

— Asinus Asinum Fricat (@Fricat) October 23, 2019

We know what's going on: The crimes of the Republican president are being exposed. Crimes that Gaetz and friends have tried to keep hidden.

— Adrienne Cobb (@ImagineWorldas1) October 23, 2019

That would require that they know how to read.

— Linda J. Sandahl (@ljsandahl) October 23, 2019

Right!
Reminds me that a stolen re-election for him wouldn't look how people think it would.

— How long will they mourn me… (@MediciJones) October 23, 2019

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