Tensions flare between Reps. Cedric Richmond and Matt Gaetz during police reform hearing

[George II]

Source: The Hill

BY MARINA PITOFSKY - 06/17/20 10:36 PM EDT

Tensions flared between Reps. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) Wednesday at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on police reform.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced historic legislation on police reform practices in the wake of the death of George Floyd. The committee voted along party lines after a marathon 11-hour markup.

During the hearing, Richmond told his fellow lawmakers that “as a black male who went to the fifth best public high school in the country, who was a victim of excessive force, who has a black son, who has worries that you all don’t, and to my colleagues, especially the ones that keep introducing amendments that are a tangent and a distraction from what we’re talking about, you all are white males.

“You’ve never lived in my shoes, and you do not know what it’s like to be an African American male," he continued, "and all I’m saying, is if you are opposed to this legislation, let’s just have the vote, but please do not come in this committee room and make a mockery of the pain that exists in my community."

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Here's the video in this tweet. BTW, with all that self-righteous indignation, Matt Gaetz doesn't HAVE any children, indeed he's 38 and hasn't gotten anyone to marry him yet. Wonder why?

Link to tweet

[oasis]

1. Richmond wasn't having it. Gotta love this guy. He's one of Biden's

early supporters and leaders of his presidential campaign.

[George II]

3. He's a hard nosed boy (don't mean that racially, btw) from New Orleans. They grow them tough....

...down there.

I loved the sly comment that set off Gaetz again, "is that a nerve?"

[oasis]

8. I guess Cedric's friendly baseball games with the guys in congress

are done. He was one of the players who had to duck for cover the day GOPcongressman Steve Scalise was shot on the field.

Those days of cordiality are headed for the dustbin of history. It's time for "hardball".

[PatSeg]

16. He was really impressive

and it didn't come across as showboating either, it seemed genuine and sincere. Gaetz should have just kept his stupid mouth shut, but I guess his only purpose in Congress is to be obnoxious.

[Docreed2003]

2. Gaetz is such a prick

Now he's shown clearly his true colors as a racist prick

Edit to add: Rep Richmond gave such a powerful and moving statement and for him to show the restraint he did towards Gaetz speaks to his character. I'm not sure I could have been so restrained.

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. Oh it gets better...

Gaetz now claims to have a Cuban "son." Had him for 7 years, but doesn't mention him on his website. Referenced him four years ago as a local student doing an internship. It's all very very very creepy and weird.

[Docreed2003]

18. Wait, that's just bizarre.

[Pacifist Patriot]

19. You can't make this sh** up.

🙄

[PaulRevere08]

4. Beautiful! Richmond calls out Gaetz's fake indignation

As a blatant attempt to derail and change the topic.

[Roy Rolling]

5. My Congressman next door

My real rep is Scalise in a gerrymandered district. Richmond ain’t buying what they’ve been selling, there’s a price to pay.

It was great hearing Gaetz cut off and ranting like maniac. Ah, good times.

[LiberalFighter]

6. Gaetz probably doesn't want reform because it would mean he would get arrested.

[Paladin]

7. Matt Gaetz: Finalist in Most Punch-Worthy Face In America contest.

It may be down to Gaetz and Ted Cruz, with Senator John Kennedy (LA) and the trump sons as probables; John Bolton could be a late entry.

[George II]

11. That could make a LOT of money for a charity if they worked in their dunk tank.

[George II]

9. Just noticed this comment from Richmond: "who went to the fifth best public high school....

....in the country". I wonder what Chairman Nadler thought of that, since HE went to the 4th best public high school in the country (as of 2020)!

He went to Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan (I like bragging that he was a classmate of mine)

I'm sure they had some laughs over that after the hearing.

[sigpooie]

10. Gatez has to go. If your in his district you need to

Vote that shithead out.

[BonnieJW]

13. There is a great Dem who is running for the seat

Phil Ehr

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/03/14/democrat-phil-ehr-files-take-another-run-matt-gaetz-2020/3164142002/

[AZ8theist]

12. "BTW, with all that self-righteous indignation, .......

Matt Gaetz doesn't HAVE any children, indeed he's 38 and hasn't gotten anyone to marry him yet. Wonder why?"

Maybe because he's an IGNORANT, FUCKING DRUNK ASSHOLE????????

[Pacifist Patriot]

20. Have you seen his tweet?

He now claims an "adopted" 19 year old Cuban "son" he has raised since the age of 12.

It's freaking bizarre!!!!!

[AZ8theist]

25. Just learned of that this morning....

Apparently he has himself a Cuban fuck-boy.

Typical self-loathing, gay-bashing hypocrite... (ALLEGEDLY) you know, "Some people have said......."

[Lulu KC]

14. Cedric Richmond FTW

LOVE HIM!!!!

[nwliberalkiwi]

15. Geatz the Putz

What a horrible piece of human shit Geatz is. Stop drinking and driving, one DUI is one too many. You're way over the line!!! You have lost the argument.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. Nit to pick: not everyone is destined to be married.

Here's the video in this tweet. BTW, with all that self-righteous indignation, Matt Gaetz doesn't HAVE any children, indeed he's 38 and hasn't gotten anyone to marry him yet. Wonder why?

I refer you to Devin Nunes' cow:

Please don’t use the Matt Gaetz adopted son/prior page/prior intern issue to make cracks about gay men. There’s plenty about Matt’s performance as a congressman and human being to criticize! Thank you

Link to tweet

[George II]

22. I realize that. I didn't get married until I was 54. But baby Matty was whining about.....

..."our children", like he had children.

Then later today he trotted out a Cuban that looked about 20 and said it was his son. Obviously he was adopted (or it wasn't true) and, if you talk to any Cuban they don't consider themselves as "POC". I was shocked when I learned that.

Quick story - I was walking down the hall of a hospital I worked at in Manhattan with a young woman named Sonya Perez. Some guy said something to her in Spanish, and she whispered to me (excuse this), "I hate spics!" I was stunned. I asked her what she was, she said indignantly proud, "I am CUBAN!"

Cubans consider them closer to Spanish Caucasians than Hispanics from the Caribbean.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

23. Oh, I've been following the story, over at Joe.My.God. It's reallllllllly freaky.

After Fiery Exchange With Black Dem House Rep, GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, 38, Claims To Have Adult Cuban Son
June 18, 2020

No one holds back at Joe.My.God.

I think Matt's got some 'splainin' to do.

[George II]

24. Thanks. That site led me to Twitter and the tweet below. So it turns out that Nestor is NOT Gaetz'..

...son, he just considers him a son.

So much for him one-upping Cedric Richmond.

Link to tweet