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.
…
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:
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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.
Did you have an allergic reaction to something? They do have EpiPens for that.
This is f*cked up.
Sounds like a government op. They are still mad that he punched deep state in the mouth.
Not that I’m aware of. I do live in a dry and dusty region in a very agricultural area of Northern Commiefornia so sometimes I get a little congested and phlegmy. But thanks for asking. 😊
“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. “
Still posting nonsense.
“My conspiracy theory Spidey Senses are tingling on this one. Sounds staged.”
Staged by Matt?
I'm not saying my Spidey Senses are infallible. I'm just saying they're tingling. That's all. Just conversatin'.
I’m suspicious too. While my mom and I take great pride in our command of the written language, all bets are off when we text. For example:
“Remember. These wars are always popular at first,”
Would appear in our texts as,
“rmmbr these wars r alwys populr @1st”
They even spell the word “and” rather than use the ampersand. The images show too much punctuation and too few typos.
So I say it’s fake.
So, Gaetz faked his own Mommy Texts?
boy. his mom is a smart cookie. understands the Donald very well. good thing Matt is listening to her.
In the history of the world, who talks to their mom like that?
I smell mortadella--that means Baloney in Italian.
Doesn’t seem like a lot to be embarrassed about there. And his mom seems cool.
25 years ago P&G warned everyone “do not discuss business in public settings like airplanes and restaurants because commercial spies do exist and P&G has lost million$ by loss of trade secrets “.
One would hope government officials are at least that aware but apparently not. 🤔
There ought to be a law with which to charge people who leak private messages.
I guess his phone wasn’t in Airplane mode.
Many times. And I can tell when someone is breathing down my neck so...
“And I can tell when someone is breathing down my neck so...”
Once again you prove you lack of knowledge is based on bias by not viewing the video.
Why are these people so stupid? Never use public wifi to conduct any type of business. Even if you have a VPN the close proximity to to several hundred other passengers means you don’t even open your banking or crypto currency apps.
This is another key individual. How the heck does this guy not follow COMSEC or OPSEC with his background?
I believe so too.
This BROAD is the PERP on this???
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