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Posted on 06/25/2025 1:13:18 PM PDT by Red Badger
Former Congressman and current OAN host Matt Gaetz was secretly recorded by a fellow airline passenger—who then leaked his private text messages with his mother to the internet.
The footage, which was uploaded by a TikTok user going by the handle tidesofmarch, reveals a private, over-the-shoulder shot of Gaetz texting with his mother, Vicky Gaetz, about everything from family finances to his media strategy regarding President Donald Trump.
In the now-public texts, Gaetz’s mother warns her son not to criticize President Trump, urging him to remember his loyalty to the MAGA movement.
Gaetz’s mom wrote: “Don’t be criticizing the President or his actions. He’s trying to keep us safe. That’s his job. MAGA will turn on you. You will lose viewership. Your days in congress are over, practice of law? Let’s not mess up the media gig. The president has been a very good friend to you. He hates betrayal. Be smart, not stubborn.”
To which Gaetz replied, “I’m trying to guide him, not criticize him.”
He added: “But I’ve never been freer to share my views — and I’ll continue to do so. I think about the people who cheered the Iraq war because they liked Bush. Those people have blood on their hands.”
His mom responded, stating: Don’t guide him in the public square. He has intelligence and briefing that you are not privy to.”
Gaetz responded,” You’d be surprised… Guiding DJT always includes a private and public component. I know how to do it.”
The video also captured Gaetz discussing his financial stability, reassuring his concerned mother that he is thriving: “I’m a happily married man with a son on the way, two penthouse condos, a 1:1 real estate asset to debt ratio. I have $500K in my bank account cash.”
The leaked messages also reveal his views on Iran.
Gaetz wrote:
Iran has been 3 months away from a nuke since 1992. They had surrendered their ICBM program in 2003. They have done no R&D on re-entry capability. These are facts.
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Iran’s nuclear program posed no threat to the U.S., North Korea actually does.
While critics are breathlessly spinning this as “proof” that Gaetz is backstabbing Trump, the reality is quite the opposite: the messages demonstrate a loyal MAGA ally seeking to influence the America First agenda strategically rather than blindly.
WATCH:
VIDEO UNAVAILABLE..............
Gaetz addressed the privacy violation on X:
“Apparently someone sitting behind me on a flight recorded me without my knowledge. They found me texting my mother about news of the day, family finances, and working on my laptop.”
“Please let this be a reminder to everyone to CALL YOUR MOTHER!”
TWEETS AT LINK................
Critics are salivating at the opportunity to smear Gaetz once again. They conveniently ignore the disturbing ethics of someone spying on a fellow passenger’s personal messages.
Example: If you leave the airport men's bathroom with your fly unzipped and your family jewels exposed, your photo may end up racing through the internet. Maybe not. Regardless, your failure to mitigate risk to your private parts does not prohibit others from memorializing your oversight.
Furthermore, you have overlooked the fact that Gaetz is a public figure with a high privacy rights threshold.
Doesn’t matter. When you are in public and someone is RECORDING YOUR TEXT MESSAGES, they have to be awfully close. You can “feel” that closeness. He’s ex Congress for gawds sake!
Matt is an ass for at least not getting a privacy screen protector. But then again, this could be Matt doing his stupid 💩 on purpose
My son when he thinks I am overstepping.
It is a way of saying back off.
Anyone with behavior this stupid should not be in a “position of trust.”
I think it does too. But again, if it’s real, he should have dealt with it privately. The content of the conversation with his mother isn’t doing him any favors and he has only increased the attention to it.
It’s all very breathless.
Be sure to follow up if it ends up being important.
In the history of the world, who talks to their mom like that?
Kinda what I was thinking...But I'm glad he's doing well and seems to be improving the flaws in his character...(If this whole eavesdropping thing is true.)
“””(If this whole eavesdropping thing is true.) “””
If. It sounds like a really weird conversation to me.
HTH does someone take PICTURES OF ALL THESE TEXTS? I SMELL A SPY RAT IN THE GOVERNMENT.
Was his judgement ever any good? 🙄
Dang, Matt … a) is your text size BIG enough, there? And, b) his thumb doesn’t look healthy.
:-)
How many of us would love to see our text messages posted for the world to see? The digital age is a strange world.
Schumer says his price is going up to $750,000 next quarter. Best money we’ve ever spent!
Kamala is STILL seeing Pritzker. Even I thought more of her than that.
Suppling the demonstrators with Palestinian flags was genius. Donald is always ahead of the left.
Yeah, from what I get out of this leak is that Matt is loyal to Trump but disagreed with the bombing of Iran, mom gave him good advice to not disagree with Trump publicly.
I’m leaning more toward a Smollett antic.
If he is lucky, they did not capture the passwords to any of his accounts.
Unfounded speculations? It was in the info if you had read it.
Yes, I see, the superiority element of your lovely personality comes shining through. You are far too good and smart for me. I’m not worthy.
Stop. You’re making me blush. 🤭
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