6/29/2023 0 Comments Matt gaetz eddie munster![]() ![]() Politics can be thrilling and noble, just as it can be base and disgusting.” Rise from tragedy “I richly earned my opponents, giving, I hope, as good as I got. “I cherish the smashmouth fights over matters of principle,” he wrote. The elder Gaetz acknowledged his penchant for political warfare in a farewell message he wrote to his constituents when he left office in 2016. He explained his reticence by saying, “I raised Matt through a lot in his life and I don’t want to add to his miseries.” But the elder Gaetz, who inserted himself into his son’s legal troubles by openly discussing a possible extortion attempt in connection with the federal investigation into Matt Gaetz, did agree to talk about his falling out with Sansom during a brief visit to Tallahassee Friday. If he’s against you, he’s against you in a very rough way.”ĭon Gaetz initially declined a request for an interview. There’s obviously people who feel like they have been hurt by him … Don’s very rough. Or as Ray Sansom, a former northwest Florida legislator who used to have a close working relationship with Gaetz put it: “There’s obviously people who respect Don. They are repaying those favors by staying silent about his son.” “There are a lot of people who owe him favors. “Don has a lot of power and friends in Florida politics,” one Florida political operative said, speaking on condition of anonymity so as not to anger the elder Gaetz. Rick Scott - now a senator - that the GOP governor lined up opposition to Don Gaetz’s bid to become president of the University of West Florida. Don Gaetz clashed enough times with former Gov. Last year, he went after a former legislator who once fired his son and who was seeking local office. It’s not surprising that the historical figure that Don most admires is Winston Churchill.”Īnd Don Gaetz found himself in plenty of battles - and still is today. If you’re going into a tough battle, there is no ally more loyal and unflinching than Don Gaetz. “Don held himself to an incredibly high standard of ethics, preparation and performance and demanded no less from those around him. “He was a force of nature,” said former state Senate President Joe Negron, a Republican who was budget chairman under Don Gaetz. ![]() Don Gaetz all but paved his son’s way into Florida’s political world, and some suggest that his father’s stature and influence is even helping his son as he faces a probe into potential sex trafficking. Matt Gaetz’s political trail was not just preceded but heavily influenced by his father, a Republican multi-millionaire businessman who had a reputation for rhetorical flourishes and drag-out political fights. ![]()
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