Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) posted an unusual response to a tweet from Tiffany Trump, one of President Donald Trump’s two daughters.
Tiffany Trump, 27, had posted a photo of herself at the White House.
Gaetz, 38, a Trump supporter who often defends the president in his Fox News appearances, replied with some rather excited emojis:
Tiffany Trump hit the “like” button on Gaetz’s tweet ― but Twitter users didn’t like it at all:
Matt this is inappropriate and creepy
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) November 12, 2020
Ew. Creepy and gross. https://t.co/zgYtopmSY1
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) November 12, 2020
Matt Gaetz creeping on Tiffany Trump is peak “i would not need to know these people exist, let alone shudder over their behavior, in a universe supervised by a benevolent God with even modest management skills.”
— SpaceProfessionalHat (@Popehat) November 12, 2020
on many levels ... #yuk https://t.co/2p78N4IjO8
— ROSIE (@Rosie) November 12, 2020
As if our country isn't traumatized enough, now we need to imagine Matt Gaetz and Tiffany Trump together?
— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) November 12, 2020
Below is a tweet from a sitting member of Congress.
— Natalie Montelongo (@natimontelongo) November 12, 2020
And here is a message for women everywhere: you are better than this man, and you should run for Congress. pic.twitter.com/V3aAaHw3ch
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 12, 2020
Life as Matt. pic.twitter.com/GiJwOATv3v
— Maury Brown (@BizballMaury) November 12, 2020
What if I just permanently blinded myself pic.twitter.com/BwAVt87SeV
— Fiddler (@cFidd) November 12, 2020
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