{"id":2452029,"date":"2025-06-25T17:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-issues-the-perfect-response-after-creep-spied-on-him-and-his-mother\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:27:45","slug":"matt-gaetz-issues-the-perfect-response-after-creep-spied-on-him-and-his-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-issues-the-perfect-response-after-creep-spied-on-him-and-his-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Gaetz Issues the Perfect Response After Creep Spied on Him and His Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmatt-gaetz-issues-the-perfect-response-after-creep-spied-on-him-and-his-mother%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2452029&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> an incident involving former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz, who was secretly filmed during a flight while texting his mother. In response to the situation, Gaetz maintained a lighthearted tone, urging people to call their mothers while humorously suggesting the use of a screen protector. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >text messages exchanged included topics<\/a> about the news and family finances, alongside discussions related to President Trump and a conflict involving Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>His mother advised him to be cautious when expressing his views on Trump, indicating concern for his public persona and viewership, while Gaetz insisted that he was not criticizing the president but rather guiding him. The piece emphasizes the notion of privacy invasion and the intrusion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-bill-burrs-directorial-debut-old-dads-comedy-or-satire\/\" title=\"Is Bill Burr&#039;s &#039;Old Dads&#039; a comedy or satire in his directorial debut?\">surveillance culture<\/a>, framing the filming as a petty act by &#8220;liberals.&#8221; Despite the criticism and the context of the exchanges, Gaetz chooses to rise above the incident, promoting an endearing familial message while addressing the ongoing political discourse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Modern liberals despise the family and love the surveillance state.<\/p>\n<p>It made sense, therefore, when a creepy liberal TikTok user named &ldquo;tidesofmarch&rdquo; posted a video &mdash; secretly filmed by a passenger on a recent flight &mdash; showing former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz exchanging text messages with his mother.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday on the social media platform X, Gaetz responded to the privacy violation by adopting a lighthearted tone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Apparently someone sitting behind me on a flight recorded me without my knowledge. They found me texting my mother about news of the day, family finances, and working on my laptop,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-gaetz-says-starting-think-new-run-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The former congressman and current host of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/shows\/themattgaetzshow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Matt Gaetz Show<\/a>&rdquo; on One America News Network could have responded angrily.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Instead, he delivered a wholesome message, followed by a funny one.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please let this be a reminder to everyone to CALL YOUR MOTHER! (and maybe get a screen protector),&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Apparently someone sitting behind me on a flight recorded me without my knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>They found me texting my mother about news of the day, family finances, and working on my laptop.<\/p>\n<p>Please let this be a reminder to everyone to CALL YOUR MOTHER!<\/p>\n<p>(and maybe get a screen&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1937508197348364596?\">June 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The content of the text messages included President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/furious-trump-curse-word-fly-unleashes-israel-iran-not-happy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Israel&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-the-middle-east-dispute-is-about-religion-not-land\/\" title=\"PRAGER: The Middle East Dispute Is About Religion, Not Land\">recent war<\/a> with Iran. On his show, and on X, Gaetz objected to U.S. involvement in that conflict.<\/p>\n<p>His mother, Vicki, warned him against too much vocal protest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t be criticizing the president or his actions. He&rsquo;s trying to keep us safe. That&rsquo;s his job. MAGA will turn on you. You will lose viewership,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz, on the other hand, did not view his commentary as a criticism of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m trying to guide him, not criticize him,&rdquo; the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-lies-and-entrapment-result-in-probation-sentence-for-former-republican-congressman\/\" title=\"FBI Lies And Entrapment Result In Probation Sentence For Former Republican Congressman\">congressman responded<\/a>. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ve never been freer to  my views &mdash; and I&rsquo;ll continue to do so. I think about the people who cheerled the Iraq War because they liked [former President George W.] Bush. Those people have blood on their hands.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mom, however, insisted that her son spoke with too much confidence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t guide him in the public square,&rdquo; she replied. &ldquo;He has intelligence and briefing that you are not [privy] to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program posed no threat to the U.S.,&rdquo; the son insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the slimy liberal also recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/couldnt-thrilled-matt-gaetz-announces-beginning-brand-new-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz<\/a> and his mom exchanging messages about his career and personal finances. Those, of course, are none of our business.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tidesofmarch\/video\/7519263245916556558\" data-video-id=\"7519263245916556558\">\n<section><a title=\"@tidesofmarch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tidesofmarch?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@tidesofmarch<\/a> Who&rsquo;s running this country? &#128579; <a title=\"politicalsatire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/politicalsatire?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#politicalsatire<\/a> <a title=\"pov\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/pov?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pov<\/a> <a title=\"lol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lol?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#lol<\/a> <a title=\"news\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/news?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#news<\/a> <a title=\"momsoftiktok\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/momsoftiktok?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#momsoftiktok<\/a> <a title=\"america\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/america?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#america<\/a> <a title=\"repost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/repost?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#repost<\/a> <a title=\"learnontiktok\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/learnontiktok?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#learnontiktok<\/a> <a title=\"tiktok\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tiktok?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#tiktok<\/a> <a title=\"&#9836; Farcry 3 Music - &#129418;&#127876;KingSam&#127876;&#129418;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Farcry-3-Music-7065154136362208002?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#9836; Farcry 3 Music &ndash; &#129418;&#127876;KingSam&#127876;&#129418;<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, we should not feel shocked or even surprised that liberals would stoop to this level. After all, these same people set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-desantis-exposes-tim-walzs-hypocrisy-calling-snitch-hotline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snitch hotlines<\/a> during the COVID scare.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, there is something endearing about the mother&rsquo;s well-meant advice. After all, she clearly tried to protect her son, whose refusal to parrot establishment orthodoxy probably cost him the job of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ax-grind-matt-gaetz-speaks-rough-process-led-withdraw-ag-consideration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Attorney General<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for Gaetz&rsquo;s views of Trump, Israel, and Iran, the former congressman said nothing privately that he has not said publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, he had every reason to rise above the surveillance-loving liberal&rsquo;s petty transgression and treat this incident as the nothing-burger it really is.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This was evident when a TikTok user named &#8220;tidesofmarch&#8221; shared a secretly recorded video of former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz texting his mother during a flight. On the platform X, Gaetz responded to this invasion of privacy with humor, stating that someone behind him recorded him without consent while he was discussing current events and family matters with his mom. Instead of reacting angrily, he encouraged others to stay in touch with their mothers and joked about needing a screen protector for his phone. The messages included discussions about President Trump and the conflict involving Iran, where Gaetz expressed concerns over U.S. involvement while his mother advised caution in criticizing the president publicly. Despite her warnings, Gaetz maintained that he was not criticizing Trump but rather offering guidance on important issues like Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. 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