The sponsor of Friday evening's event also organized the Jan. Gaetz is emulating the former president's approach and appealing to his most loyal supporters. But after spending the past several years as one of Trump’s fiercest public defenders, Gaetz’s game plan strongly mirrors the former president’s approach.Īfter a video emerged in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign of him boasting of grabbing women by the genitals, Trump apologized “if anyone was offended” and dismissed the episode as "locker room talk." He refused calls by some in his own party to leave the presidential ticket and won the election just weeks later.Īs president, Trump would respond to one burgeoning scandal after another by constantly moving ahead, making it harder for the public to linger on one issue for too long, even if that meant stirring up fresh controversy on another topic. Gaetz’s political future remains in question and could fully disintegrate, depending on how the federal probe unfolds. “Clearly this is a new strategy people are employing in crisis response,” said Brent Colburn, a Democratic strategist and veteran of President Barack Obama’s administration. Rather than humbly step back from public life, they barrel ahead, insisting they did nothing wrong and betting that voters will forget alleged misdeeds once the news cycle eventually shifts. The third-term congressman joins a growing list of politicians from both parties - almost exclusively men - who are defying the traditional response to controversy. “The smears against me range from distortions of my personal life to wild - and I mean wild - conspiracy theories.” “I'm built for the battle and I'm not going anywhere,” Gaetz said. Matt Gaetz of Florida has denied the allegations, rebuffed suggestions that he resign and sent fundraising appeals that portray him as a victim of a “smear campaign.” During a high-profile appearance Friday night at former President Donald Trump's Doral golf club in Miami, he vowed, “I have not yet begun to fight.” Not anymore.Įmbroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, Rep. “It’s a shame that more people can’t go through, but it’s the reality of being in a pandemic.MIAMI (AP) - The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. It’s just gorgeous,” said Jeremy Bernard, who oversaw holiday decorating and event planning as President Barack Obama’s social secretary. “The White House is never as beautiful as it is at Christmas. In addition to fewer people passing through for the open houses, thousands of other people didn’t get a close-up look at how Jill Biden decked out White House hallways and public rooms for the holidays because public tours of the mansion remain on indefinite hold. “It is disappointing that we cannot host as many people as the Bidens would like to, but as we have done since Day 1 of the Biden Administration, we will continue to implement strong COVID protocols, developed in consultation with our public health advisers,” LaRosa said. “Anyone who knows the Bidens knows how much they enjoy hosting and celebrating the holidays,” Michael LaRosa, the first lady’s spokesperson, said in announcing a limited number of open houses for invited guests to ooh and aah over the Christmas trees and other decorations.
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