Matt Gaetz Raises Eyebrows for Reacting to Tiffany Trump Photo With Flirty Emojis
This week, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz had Twitter unsettled with his flirty tweets directed at [...]
Private
please take this to DMs. leave us out of this.
— Brittany Van Horne (@_brittanyv) November 12, 2020
Some users begged both Gaetz and Tiffany to take this non-verbal exchange to a private chat, like direct messages on Twitter or even simply texts. Regardless of how they felt about the flirtation, they wanted to be left out of it.
Memes
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 12, 2020
— i bless the rains down in castamere (@Chinchillazllla) November 12, 2020
Many of the responses to Gaetz's tweets were best-represented in memes rather than written statements. Critics called Gaetz "creepy" and cringed at his prolific emoji use.
Awkward
Did anyone else read this in Rudolph the red nosed reindeer’s voice? pic.twitter.com/8WCSkNyLe5
— Rita Armstrong (@SwearengenMaude) November 13, 2020
Assuming Gaetz was flirting with Tiffany in these posts, many commenters snarked that he was bad at the process altogether. Some compared him to other awkward flirts for reference.
Trump
You know he loves your dad more than your dad loves you, right?
— Paul Trampe(Florida District 1) (@PaulTrampe) November 12, 2020
Matt wishes with all his heart he could be papa Trumps biggest boy and here, in his fantasy, he has found his way to do that.
— DPRK Army Esports Team 육군 온라인 게임 팀 (@lacroisoiboi) November 12, 2020
Some commenters argued that Gaetz was using these interactions to get closer to the president, while others thought that Tiffany was doing the same.
Pathetic
You are so PATHETIC! https://t.co/Azv71PVuVy
— LoisAnnette Mullen (@LoisannetteM) November 15, 2020
Others were even harsher on Gaetz, jumping right past "awkward" to "pathetic."
Tiffany
Jesus, @TiffanyATrump is just as batshit as all the other ones. I didn't see that coming. https://t.co/JH0rXr0lJQ
— Foul Mouthed Mom 😷 (@IamNurseTrish) November 14, 2020
Since Tiffany tends to stay out of the spotlight, some assume she wants nothing to do with her father's administration, unlike her older siblings. Many of these people had their opinions of Tiffany lowered just by her association with Gaetz.
Congressman
the way this horny mf is my state's representative im down bad
— first-mate prance (@bocxtop) November 12, 2020
Regardless of his politics, some commenters said that behavior like this made it harder to take Gaetz seriously as a congression representative in general. They lamented the popularization of social media in politics.