Matt Gaetz Says Members of Congress Had to Wear ‘Demoralizing’ QR Codes For AIPAC Donors to Scan ‘Like a Can of Tomato Soup’
Gaetz described a protocol where donors scanned lawmakers’ QR codes to make donations instantly, a practice he found demoralizing and criticized for AIPAC's influence on lawmakers.
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Matt Gaetz digs his heels in after fundraising PAC blasts his bizarre barcode 'lie'
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) went on right-wing podcaster Tim Pool's show and made a bizarre claim alleging that congressional members and candidates wore name badges with QR codes linked to a fundraising PAC.Gaetz, currently a host on conservative cable network OAN, resigned from his position in Congress in 2024 after President Donald Trump tapped him to become his attorney general. Gaetz eventually withdrew his name from consideration for AG …
AIPAC fires back at Matt Gaetz for claim Congress members had to wear ‘demoralizing’ QR codes at fundraisers · American Wire News
A pro-Israel lobbying organization took aim at former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz after he recounted having to wear “demoralizing” QR codes at a donor event. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) claimed Gaetz was “confused” after he recalled a reception during his appearance on Tim Pool’s podcast, Timcast. “I saw the way AIPAC worked, and that was weird for like a country lawyer like me. I remember my first AIPAC reception, and like your…
"That Is So Freaking Weird" - Matt Gaetz Describes Experience Where He Says Donors Could Scan Name Badge With QR Code At "AIPAC Reception" * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz described an experience during an American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) “reception” where he said donors […]
Matt Gaetz Says Members of Congress Had to Wear ‘Demoralizing’ QR Codes For AIPAC Donors to Scan ‘Like a Can of Tomato Soup’
Gaetz claimed he and other members of Congress had to wear "demoralizing" QR codes at an AIPAC reception so donors could "scan you like a can of tomato soup."
'It was so weird': Matt Gaetz recounts 'humiliating' donor meeting with bizarre protocol
Former congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida recounted recently what he described as a “freaking weird” meeting where lawmakers were tasked with chatting up potential donors in the hopes of being scanned “like a can of tomato soup.”“It was so weird,” Gaetz wrote on X Tuesday night alongside a video of h...
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