'Squashed like a bug': Gaetz slammed after 'rage-tweeting a slander on America's entire military history'
Congressman Matt Gaetz attacked the U.S. Armed Forces on Wednesday, suggesting America doesn't win wars because of Generals like the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley. General Milley, who has worn an Army uniform since before the Florida Republican congressman was born, is being heralded for delivering a strong and intelligent rebuke of Gaetz's attack on critical race theory and criticizing the U.S. Military for being "woke."
Gen. Milley told Gaetz during a House committee hearing that he would like to better understand both critical race theory and "white rage," which he implied was connected to Donald Trump's January 6 insurrection.'
"I personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military, our general officers, our commissioned and noncommissioned officers of being quote 'woke,' or something else because we're studying some theories that are out there," Milley told Gaetz.
Gaetz, whose district has a huge military presence including one of the largest air bases in the world, did not wait long to strike back, attacking General Milley:
With Generals like this it\u2019s no wonder we\u2019ve fought considerably more wars than we\u2019ve won.https://twitter.com/jackposobiec/status/1407767776715026436\u00a0\u2026— Matt Gaetz (@Matt Gaetz) 1624476064
Attacking Americans who believe systemic racism is real:
I\u2019m far more offended that they actually ARE woke\u2026https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1407760828821037064\u00a0\u2026— Matt Gaetz (@Matt Gaetz) 1624478128
Attacking the U.S. Armed Forces:
We must defend our patriotic military service members against their woke leadership.— Matt Gaetz (@Matt Gaetz) 1624479914
And praising the Chinese Communist Party (CCP):
Nobody in the CCP military is studying \u201cWhite rage\u201d or \u201cCritical Race Theory\u201d instead, they\u2019re doing this cc: @RepMikeRogersALpic.twitter.com/bvRJDxbIgG— Matt Gaetz (@Matt Gaetz) 1624482953
It did not go well for him:
\u201cwe\u2019ve fought\u201d???!??!\n\nSorry, didn\u2019t realize that committing sexual assault on minors and then paying them off was a war. I mean Venmo can be a bit tricky but I wouldn\u2019t call it \u201cwar\u201d.— Mandolyn Hicks \ud83c\udfd6 (@Mandolyn Hicks \ud83c\udfd6) 1624479761
We? Unless you count struggling with Venmo\u2019s privacy settings as a war, \u201cwe\u201d haven\u2019t fought in a war.— Jorge A. Caballero, MD (@Jorge A. Caballero, MD) 1624479229
buddy the only war you fought is against age of consent— kilgore trout, dna harvester (@kilgore trout, dna harvester) 1624479732
You got squashed like a bug today, boy. It was glorious. \n\nGet these last tweets out before your human trafficking indictment tho. Daddy can\u2019t save you this time, it ain\u2019t some local yokel cops and your DUIs— Ned Pyle (@Ned Pyle) 1624480516
You got squashed like a bug today, boy. It was glorious. \n\nGet these last tweets out before your human trafficking indictment tho. Daddy can\u2019t save you this time, it ain\u2019t some local yokel cops and your DUIs— Ned Pyle (@Ned Pyle) 1624480516
Matt was so thoroughly embarrassed that he decided to rage-tweet a slander on America's entire military history.— \ud83d\udc64 (@\ud83d\udc64) 1624476333
You got owned today and you damn well know it.— \ud835\udcd6\ud835\udcee\ud835\udcfb\ud835\udcea\ud835\udcf5\ud835\udced\ud835\udcf8 (\ud835\udcdd\ud835\udcde\ud835\udce3 \ud835\udce1\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcff\ud835\udcee\ud835\udcfb\ud835\udcea) \ud83d\udca7 (@\ud835\udcd6\ud835\udcee\ud835\udcfb\ud835\udcea\ud835\udcf5\ud835\udced\ud835\udcf8 (\ud835\udcdd\ud835\udcde\ud835\udce3 \ud835\udce1\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcff\ud835\udcee\ud835\udcfb\ud835\udcea) \ud83d\udca7) 1624479473
Way to attack your voting base and district, Matt. Keep going, though. Show your district how you "support" the military.— SSton (@SSton) 1624481024
Gaetz is an ignorant ass and belongs in prison. He couldn\u2019t carry any military member\u2019s water.https://twitter.com/ronhall46/status/1407821470135472128\u00a0\u2026— Dr. Steve Woodsmall, Major, USAF-Retired (@Dr. Steve Woodsmall, Major, USAF-Retired) 1624486019
This needed to be said. Glad it was one of our military leaders.\n\nAnd Matt Gaetz is a punk.https://twitter.com/Stonekettle/status/1407778313943322624\u00a0\u2026— Paul C. (@Paul C.) 1624481323
Look at Matt Gaetz. This general has more decorations than the Rockefeller Christmas Tree, and yet that clown shakes his head.\n\nDon't ever believe, for a second, all this "we love the military" and "blue lives matter" stuff. \n\nIt's all roses until they aren't convenient covershttps://twitter.com/RanttMedia/status/1407753160760889351\u00a0\u2026— Matt Verderame (@Matt Verderame) 1624473252
Hey, @mattgaetz, see those stripes on Gen Milley\u2019s right sleeve? Each one represents 6 months in combat. SecDef Austin has more, but they aren\u2019t on his suit. You really want to do this?https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1407780765421740032\u00a0\u2026— Mark Hertling (@Mark Hertling) 1624484986
I don\u2019t ever want to hear how the GOP respects the military ever againhttps://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1407780765421740032\u00a0\u2026— abk_kyle (@abk_kyle) 1624479830
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