Social Media Giggles At Congress' Reaction To Matt Gaetz's Absence
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People also poked fun at the House clerk's description of the former Florida lawmaker as "honorable."
Former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz was the subject of much mockery Friday after the acting House clerk announced that “the honorable Matt Gaetz of the state of Florida” had sent a letter saying he would not serve in the 119th Congress.
Gaetz resigned from Congress in November shortly after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him as attorney general, but he later withdrew from consideration.
Not long afterward, the House Ethics Committee released a report that found “substantial evidence” that Gaetz had violated House rules “prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress.”
Considering that sterling resume, it isn’t a surprise that the clerk’s announcement drew cheers from some members of Congress ― and on social media.
However, many folks questioned the House clerk’s description of Gaetz as “honorable.”
The mood is substantially different than it was four years ago, when Trump’s supporters assaulted police and smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Nathan Hochman said Friday he was still reviewing thousands of pages of prison records to “analyze the rehabilitation aspect of resentencing.”
The House minority leader quickly corrected himself, saying he'd "fight hard" for Americans' voting rights.
Trump named Morgan Ortagus to work under his Middle East envoy, but seemed pretty reluctant about it: "Let's see what happens."
Livelsberger wrote in the note that he needed to “cleanse my mind” of the lives lost of people he knew and “the burden of the lives I took,” Livelsberger added.
The president-elect was convicted in May, but his sentencing has been delayed for months.
People also poked fun at the House clerk's description of the former Florida lawmaker as "honorable."
The former Florida congressman won reelection but gave up his seat to accept a nomination that never came.
“I was screaming and finally someone came over to me and they said, 'Listen, I know you’re hurt, but you’re alive. You’re alive,'” he recalled from a hospital.
"We're going to sit on the sidelines and eat our popcorn," the Texas Democrat said.
The New York Times reporter said she's "not surprised" with the direction the president-elect is taking.