Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) during his RNC speech Photo: Video screenshot
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) said that anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) looked like an “AI powered inflatable sex doll” during Gaetz’s speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) last night.
Earlier in the convention, another attendee told Gaetz to stop being an “as**ole” on camera after he tried interrupting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s CNN interview. After Gaetz’s interruption, McCarthy implied to CNN that Gaetz may have been on drugs and may have raped a teenage girl.
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Gaetz’s RNC speech claimed that electing a Democratic president would result in criminals overrunning cities, guns being taken from firearm owners, and police officers and children being murdered. “The woketopians will settle for [President Joe Biden as their nominee] because they will make him an extra in a movie written, produced, and directed by others,” Gaetz said. “It’s a horror film, really.”
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During his speech, numerous web commenters noted that Gaetz’s face seemed different from his previous appearance. Some commenters blamed Botox, a toxin used as a cosmetic product to tighten face muscles. Others claimed he had undergone plastic surgery or was experimenting with becoming a drag queen.
Sorry to disagree with everyone, but I think Matt Gaetz’s plastic surgeon did a good job. He enhanced the creepy pedo look that always reflected his true inner self, while still maintaining his face’s extreme punchability. pic.twitter.com/yrAwK0qSOZ
As mentioned earlier, Rep. Orden posted a pic of Gaetz during his speech on X and wrote that the RNC had debuted the “first AI powered inflatable sex doll to speak at a national convention.”
During their April confrontation, Gaetz called Van Orden a “shish” (a moderate), and Van Orden called Gaetz “tubby.” Later, Gaetz told reporters that Van Orden “wasn’t very smart.”
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨
RNC debuts first AI powered inflatable sex doll to speak at a national convention. pic.twitter.com/Rqqj1Eq1V8
— Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) July 18, 2024
Later at the RNC, Gaetz interrupted McCarthy’s interview with CNN, asking him, “What night are you speaking?”
McCarthy ignored him, then Gaetz repeated the question twice — knowing that McCarthy hadn’t been scheduled to speak — and adding, “If you took that stage, you would get booed off of it.”
At this point, another nearby man said, “Shut up, Gaetz. Don’t be an as**ole.” When Gaetz responded, “Dude, I don’t even know who you are,” the man responded, “It doesn’t f**king matter who I am. Don’t be an as**ole. You’re an as**ole.”
Gaetz then walked off without saying another word. Someone posted a video of their interaction online.
Very awkward moment- Congressman Matt Gaetz tries to interrupt former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s interviews, taunting him “Hey Kevin, what night are you speaking?” pic.twitter.com/vE1W5FvTqH
Later in his CNN interview, McCarthy said of Gaetz, “He looks very unhinged. I mean, a lot of people have concerns about it. And I’m not sure if he was on something, but I do hope he gets the help that he needs. But more importantly, I hope that young women get the justice they deserve when it comes to him.”
In April, the House Ethics Committee obtained a written statement as part of its ongoing investigation into whether Gaetz used illegal drugs while he was a member of Congress. The statement claimed he had attended a party in Florida during the summer of 2017 that had available alcohol, cocaine, and MDMA. The statement claimed the then-35-year-old congressman attended the party with a 17-year-old girl who he was later accused of having sex with. Gaetz has denied the accusations.
Gaetz has consistently gotten a score of “0” on HRC’s Congressional Scorecard, because of his numerous votes and policy stances against LGBTQ+ equality.
