Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz dodged questions about the federal sex crime investigation he's facing. MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber explains how Gaetz is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook and blaming “the media” for his problems. (This interview is from MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber, a news show covering politics, law and culture airing nightly at 6pm ET on MSNBC. ).
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It wasn’t the media telling on Matt; it was his buddy Greenberg. He’s a joke.
@Big Smoke Guitar says the copy/paste
@Big Smoke Guitar the projecting is crazy
@Eric G Is this your first time watching news…like ever?
@CLW ok? Nice low key insult. I won’t argue with a fool
@Eric G It’s a legit question. Name a news outlet that has never said they haven’t verified something? At least NBC does it in the same piece…
If Gaetz is speaking, you can guarantee it’s a lie.
@Moira McCleary you’re right. It’s about your hypocrisy. Declaring guilt for these people without any evidence, all the while your head is in the sand for people like cuomo. I bet you go to these comment sections about cuomo and say it’s a vast conservative conspiracy and declare cuomo innocent. You all are very predictable.
@Roy Mercer Deflection, deflection,deflection!! Hey look over here NOT there! It’s what you tRumpsters do every time. GTFOH
@homersapien <<
@May May Somner
Lmaoooooo
Ok semenov
Donald J. Trump
10:27am May 3, 2021
The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!
I wonder if he was clicking his heels as he was wishing for all this to go away
Thanks, toto.
doubtful this is true test of competence at lying to his leader #45.
Is he wearing ruby slippers??? LOL he’s just another seditious rich little whimp and should be!! LOL!
Russian bot Alert! May May Somner is a dude named Sergei who lives in St Petersburg and earns his ruble’s trolling.
The Republicans want to get rid of Liz Cheney for telling the truth, but is willing to keep Matt Gaetz who constantly lies😔
Well —- they are Republicans after all —- that’s all they can do.
They are POS and FOS!
@ARLENE WUK tbh I don’t care if he lost or won where are our reparations! Both parties are ignoring blk American disparities and that’s not the job of the government. I don’t see you saying anything about those facts!
That’s their m.o.
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Daily Reminder: On January 6, 2021, Impeached former President Trump attacked America during a joint session of Congress.
@Slick Rick it’s already been filed in court. Either AG Garland decides to look into it, or not.
AZ? Now that’s laughable. Super secret audit by a qanon hack. Bring out the UV lights to look for invisible ink and water marks.
Barr used his office to misguide the public as well as lying about it, under oath, to a federal judge. She’s going to get it unsealed, and make it public. 2 weeks
@Max Power
Mueller himself declared no collusion.
@homersapien obstruction… That’s what we are talking about here. Then, the collusion becomes quite apparent.
@Kar Walker Donald J. Trump
10:27am May 3, 2021
The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!
@Max Power
The trial was about collusion
All narcissists have the same playbook. Blame shifting and gaslighting.
@John Doe She’s got finals coming up and doesn’t have time for all this media attention. 😉 I wonder if she’ll take Matt to prom.
@homersapien What issue? Biden took care of the border quite professionally and efficiently, Pay attention and quit trolling.
….you forgot ‘a total inability to STFU’!
_gaslighting_ – yes, that’s how they work. sculpting reality to their own ends.
Donald J. Trump
10:27am May 3, 2021
The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!
Matt Gaetz is one case were you should judge a book by its cover.😅
Dittzx except he is more like a “flyer” or poster.
Who would’ve thought the guy who wears Rockabilly brogues and a gasmask to work would turn out to be a giant pervert?
Cuomo book time
@homersapien <
@homersapien Don’t be all upset that you’re way too old for Matt Gaetz to pay you money to travel with him.😅
They ask the wrong question, I don’t care what happened to Gates in the last few months, I want to know what he did in the last few years
Gorka’s got that uber evil villainous British accent. You can just tell, he’s got bad intentions.
Gorka is a real nazi.
As soon as you hear the truth will prevail you know it’s all over but for crying
He’s setting the stage to cry , being the victim is an excuse . Men don’t use it , but he will , a river of tears , and conspiracy claims .
Matt you keep changing your story and your defense. The more you do this, the more guilty you sound.
He really doesn’t realize this is a criminal investigation. This isn’t politics. It’s crime and with crime comes a real trial with real jurors. And real prison if found guilty.
Gaetz has to play it as political, that’s the only forum where he has traction to spin it. Even as PR and just saving what ever he can of his public image, this makes sense. But who cares, when are they going to charge the bum?
i love how even by saying that someone is trying to extort him, He’s admitting he’s done something that can be held over his head and used to extorted him
@rdwngdblkbrd cool, next
@Moira McCleary
Well you’re clearly not sounding like you have any objections to his allegations
@rdwngdblkbrd not just weak….Can’t walk down a ramp or drink with one hand DIAPERDON KIND OF WEAK
@Brad & Farrah Gerwing
Awwwwww, you following me around. You’re weak for me too
@homersapien BOT or troll.
Tucker Carlson said the Gaetz interview was weird because Carlson himself was implicated on the sexual encounter – which makes him a(n) accessory🤔
You right Tucker, that would be weird!
Yes sir him and his wife lol.
This is the play book you normally expect from children, not from an adult who occupies a position of responsibility.
Cuomo playbook
I’d say this is the only playbook that is followed by anyone in power. Politicians are all cowards.
Describes Trump well
@Carrie Fox
to a “T”
@homersapien <
Privileged, entitled, sick little frat boy who has gotten everything he’s ever wanted in life, never heard the word no, been bailed out by Daddy, never done a hard day’s work in his life.. he’s a liar and not very bright. Sounds like somebody else we know.
The whole Republican partly
Donald J. Trump
10:27am May 3, 2021
The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!
Well said and put.👌🏻
The rise & fall of the chucky doll 🤭
perfectly put!!!!
Remember, Matt Gaetz didn’t strangled himself in a cell, he was just trying to get himself off.✊✊✊✊✊🌭
When a Republican is asked a question and they start to rant and rave about other things, they start to deflect and pivot to something totally irrelevant, because they know if they slip up and answer it’s going to incriminate them
Gaetz’s interview with Carlson wasn’t a train wreck. It was hilarious!
It was both😂🤣😂
Yes it was 😂😂😂😂
Yeah sucker pretty stupid
@Bernard Rickson That’s exactly what I said!! Matt Gaetz is the worst.
One of those wrecks that you just can’t look away.
That little weasel never cared about anything being first, but himself.
😂
Lol. Ha ha , hee, hee.
Just like his mentor 45 it’s all about me …
My mom would have said, “He’s too big for his britches.” To me he sounds like a smart-alecky little kid all dressed up in his daddy’s clothes.
😂😃😂