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Miles Archer

(21,061 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:05 PM Wednesday

WOW! ONLY $200 for a meet-&-greet with a Republican who had sex with a 17 y.o. homeless girl? USA! USA! [View all]

The ironic thing is, giving everything going on with Trump right now, this isn't half as shocking as it should be.

Wichita Eager Editor Dion Lefler said when he first saw Reckoning Kansas’ December “election integrity” event announcement in his Facebook feed, his first reaction was “This can’t be real. It has to be a fake post from Democrats trying to discredit Kansas Republicans.”

“But I checked around and found that [disgraced Florida Rep. Matt] Gaetz himself is promoting his appearance and there is a website selling tickets — $50 for the main event and $200 for a ‘VIP package’ including ‘Exclusive post-event meet & greet with Matt Gaetz’ and ‘Photos with Matt Gaetz.’”

Lefler cited House Ethics Committee reports finding “substantial evidence” that from at least 2017 to 2020, then-Rep. Gaetz is alleged to have regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity; that he reportedly engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl in 2017; that during the period 2017 to 2019, Gaetz allegedly used or possessed illegal drugs including cocaine and ecstasy and that he accepted gifts — including transportation and lodging in connection with a 2018 trip to the Bahamas — in excess of permissible amounts.

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“It’s not every day you get the opportunity to have your picture taken with the second-most-prominent Republican politician allegedly linked to sexual misconduct with underage girls,” Lefler said. “That’s one you’ll want to frame and hang on your bathroom wall.”

https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/matt-gaetz-house-comittee/
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