Just when you thought Matt Gaetz’s weekend couldn’t get any worse, the Florida Republican was tricked into posing with a man who pointed out that he has been accused of being a pedophile.
The incident reportedly occurred on a California beach, while Gaetz was in the state with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) over the weekend.
“Oh, my God! I’m so excited,” the man exclaims. “Everybody thinks you’re crazy. I don’t think you’re crazy.”
“People think you’re a pedophile!” the man tells Gaetz. “I don’t think you’re a pedophile. I don’t think you’re a pedophile at all. The charges against him are totally false,” the man said, prompting a security guard to move away from Gaetz and Greene.
Footage of the confrontation was shared on Twitter by MeidasTouch.com (Watch it below).
Matt Gaetz will only take photos with supporters who acknowledge he is a pedophile. pic.twitter.com/mNL3OIq0yz
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) July 18, 2021