As the federal government continues to face harsh realities at home and abroad, Representative Matt Gaetz has stepped up to do what he does best: the troll.
And while objectively criticizing a policy or action is one thing, it just isn’t the Florida Republican style. Instead, Gaetz chose to tweet an edited clip that gives the false impression that President Biden “fell asleep” during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Gaetz even went further, joking that the president might be dead.
“Send Kamala in to see if he can fog a mirror,” Gaetz tweeted with the video, which is only 22 seconds long as it was selectively cut from an 11-minute C-SPAN broadcast of the full meeting.
For anyone interested in seeing how Biden actually conducted the meeting, which took place at the White House on Friday, the full video is on YouTube. This shows that the president is actively listening.
About 10 minutes later, Biden watches for several seconds with his hands clasped. Then he looks up and answers Bennet. Rather, the clip shared by Gaetz shows an intensely focused president in action.
Gaetz’s transparent intentions were not lost on Twitter, with comments like these quickly adhering to his post:
Shame on you for sharing this. This is changed and you know it.
– Alexis (@heyyitsalexx) August 29, 2021
He’s listening, try it
– Kim Cooper (@ coop2804) August 29, 2021
Nobody falls in the trap, Matt
– David Goldberg (@ Roceye84) August 29, 2021
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This is how Matt watches over his guests at his teenage sleepovers.
– Anthony Cornrod (@TWIT_ANTHONY) August 29, 2021
So, you have finally fallen into the depths of sharing edited videos. Great job, Matty, you’ve hit rock bottom.
– ButtersUnityLarue (@Buttersunity) August 29, 2021
This has been refuted. Stop.
– How in the WORLD (@ HowintheWORLD3) August 29, 2021
LOL, no Mathilde. This is what it looks like when you really listen.
Noticed the difference is not it.
Either you forgot this skill or you were sleeping when someone was trying to teach you.
– R Scott (@ RSWV56) August 30, 2021
Are you really a member of the House of Representatives? Hard to believe you are.
– Michael Krevitskie (@Mike_ptiwn) August 29, 2021
This is an edited video, and you know it, but you keep going. What else are you comfortable cheating on others about, Matt?
– Kris Miner Civil rights are for ALL, not for some. (@FitKrisMN) August 29, 2021
