Local news anchor shuts down Matt Gaetz's false 2020 election claims on live TV

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Florida congressman Matt Gaetz often repeats the falsehood that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election, but on one local news station, he found himself being unexpectedly fact-checked in real time.

“So you’re still maintaining the 2020 election was stolen? Are we still going with that?” WEAR ABC 3 anchor Bob Solarski asked the Republican on Friday, as their conversation was broadcast live.

“Listen,” Mr Gaetz replied. “I believe that Donald Trump won the 2020 election. I believe that he won the Electoral College.”

Mr Solarski, standing directly in front of the congressman, interrupted him.

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No one looks good in brown lipstick Gaetz.

[orwell]

1. I wouldn't call that shutting down...

...I think he let him catapult his bullshit pretty well.

[blueinredohio]

8. My thought exactly.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Podophile is all in with Trump.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Love of whale pods is now a bad thing?

[Arazi]

3. No he didn't. He made one half hearted attempt then let Gaetz run unchecked

[justhanginon]

9. All too typical for what passes as TV news people these days. God forbid

they contradict a bullsh*tting congressman even when they are aware of it. Don't know if it is cowardice on their part or orders from above. Either way they have no credibility and look stupid.

[riversedge]

4. @mattGaetz is a stupid FOOL

[NewHendoLib]

5. terrible interview. He just enabled a spew of propaganda. Our media has no idea how to deal

with this bullshit

[Kittycatkat]

7. Matt Gaetz, how's the criminal probe into your sex trafficking of teenagers going?