Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) (Photo: Gage Skidmore)
Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, who's under investigation by the FBI for alleged sex-trafficking of a minor, weighed in Tuesday afternoon on newly revealed sexual harassment allegations against New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
"If he were a Republican, he wouldn't even need one named accuser for the media to smear him," Gaetz wrote, in an apparent reference to his own case.
Gaetz was responding to a tweet from Texas GOP Congressman Pat Fallon, who wrote: "Just imagine how the mainstream media would be covering the Cuomo scandal if he were a Republican."
Here's how Twitter reacted:
Pedophile comments on serial abuserhttps://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— Chris F (@Chris F) 1628009913
Imagine supporting a serial rapist like Donald Trump and an alleged child rapist like Matt Gaetz, and thinking you get a say about Andrew Cuomo.— Palmer Report (@Palmer Report) 1628010686
What in in the alcoholic fuck are you talking about? YOU haven\u2019t been expelled from Congress (yet) and Mr. Grab-em-by-the-pussy was elected President. \nYou Republican assholes are impervious to consequences for sex crimes . @mattgaetzhttps://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— Matt Gaetz\u2019 Liver \ud83c\udf78 (@Matt Gaetz\u2019 Liver \ud83c\udf78) 1628010965
Sit this one out venmo dude.https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— David Weissman (@David Weissman) 1628009357
What about one unnamed underage female accuser?https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— Herrmann and Kane (@Herrmann and Kane) 1628009919
Maybe sit this one out, rummy.https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— JJ in NH (@JJ in NH) 1628009884
Just a reminder that Congressman Gaetz is under federal investigation for the rape and trafficking of teenaged girls. #GOPHypocrisyhttps://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— Prosecute Trump to Save America \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\u262e\ufe0f (@Prosecute Trump to Save America \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\u262e\ufe0f) 1628009845
Matty, I think you better sit this one out. Yours do have names and you also have accomplices talking.https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— Duperdar (@Duperdar) 1628009772
Trump had 29 plus one viable rape case plus on audio confessing to pussy grabbinghttps://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— Samantha Legere (@Samantha Legere) 1628009430
He'd be elected president if he was a Republican pic.twitter.com/8koXAIN5Wh— VacciNostraDonny \ud83d\udc89 (@VacciNostraDonny \ud83d\udc89) 1628009277
At least now Cuomo can be on supreme court with full Republican support.https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026— Jenifer (@Jenifer) 1628010086
You're correct. The GOP would be printing ballots with him as the frontrunner for the next election. Creep. https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1422599936277893133\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/cilsY68WMY— JenCaz (@JenCaz) 1628010458
They are covering it more than the Matt Gaetz sex trafficking scandal & your insider trading scandal, @RepPatFallon.\n\nWhen it comes to scandals, you might want to sit this one out. There are plenty of scandals going around right now. All of them should be condemned by both sides.https://twitter.com/RepPatFallon/status/1422598902038114308\u00a0\u2026— Russell Foster for Texas (@Russell Foster for Texas) 1628009605
Go ahead caller, we\u2019re listening.pic.twitter.com/CCFYaL7R21— Fielding (@Fielding) 1628009344
