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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,519 posts)
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 02:43 PM Dec 19

Matt Gaetz is getting weirder - says he sent money to women, even ones he doesn't 'date'

Now that the House Ethics Committee has announced it has changed its mind — and will release the results of its deep dive into Matt Gaetz’s cess pool — the subject of its review has spoken. Guilty or innocent, most would expect Gaetz to employ standard Trumpian bluster. Deny everything. Blame politics, the Deep State, the media, and socialism. However, Gaetz has chosen nuance. In doing so, he did not quell the controversy. No. Instead, he fanned the flames.

After denying he was a statutory rapist who paid money to a minor for sex, Gaetz acknowledged that "in my single days, I often sent funds to women I dated — even some I never dated but who asked."

The internet has questions.

We judge others by our own experience and values. So I have to ask how many male readers have sent money to strange women? How many people have forked over cash to, not just a ‘woman’, but ‘women’ who have asked?

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/18/2292655/-Matt-Gaetz-is-getting-weirder-says-he-sent-money-to-women-even-ones-he-doesn-t-date

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Matt Gaetz is getting weirder - says he sent money to women, even ones he doesn't 'date' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 19 OP
Presumably he knows what's in the report and is trying to take Mike 03 Dec 19 #1
Gaetz would make an excellent mark for homeless lady panhandlers on meth. magicarpet Dec 19 #2
He should shut his mouth. Srkdqltr Dec 19 #3
Paid Girlfriends Are a Thing. MineralMan Dec 19 #4
Why does a man send money to a young woman he doesn't know? Irish_Dem Dec 19 #5

Mike 03

(17,379 posts)
1. Presumably he knows what's in the report and is trying to take
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 02:45 PM
Dec 19

the sting out of something in it.

We may find out he sent money to thirteen year old girls, just because he's such a nice guy.

MineralMan

(148,006 posts)
4. Paid Girlfriends Are a Thing.
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 03:02 PM
Dec 19

I suspect that's Gaetz's M.O. on this. If, as I suspect, he's a secret incel, it wouldn't be surprising if he paid women for sex and also to serve as erstwhile "beards."

I found it very interesting how easily he resigned from his House seat. I'm sure he was hoping he could hide some things. Now that the report looks like it's going to come out, we'll probably learn more about his "secret" life. Should be fascinating.

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