{"id":2472969,"date":"2025-08-10T10:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-claims-he-found-aipac-dude-in-hotel-room-on-congressional-trip-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T10:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:53:28","slug":"matt-gaetz-claims-he-found-aipac-dude-in-hotel-room-on-congressional-trip-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-claims-he-found-aipac-dude-in-hotel-room-on-congressional-trip-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Gaetz claims he found AIPAC \u2018dude\u2019 in hotel room on congressional trip to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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-claims-he-found-aipac-dude-in-hotel-room-on-congressional-trip-to-israel%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=2472969&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>Former Florida Republican representative Matt Gaetz claimed that during one of his congressional trips to Israel, funded by the American israel public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), he unexpectedly found an unfamiliar man in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-audio-think-tanks-star-lawsuit-witness-admits-to-tommy-robinson-that-they-bribed-him-for-testimony-against-us-congressional-staffer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Think Tank\u2019s Star Lawsuit Witness Admits to Tommy Robinson That They Bribed Him For Testimony Against US ...ional Staffer\">hotel room<\/a> at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.The man, who gaetz said pretended to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hotel staff member<\/a> but had no identification, raised suspicions. Gaetz reported the incident to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-committee-investigating-rep-matt-gaetz\/\" title=\"House Ethics Committee Investigating Rep. ...\">committee leadership<\/a>, who apparently told him this was a common occurrence and advised him to avoid leaving anything important in his hotel room while abroad. gaetz shared the story publicly and stated he had informed his family in case something happened to him. AIPAC denied the allegation, calling it false and an attempt to smear patriotic Americans. Meanwhile, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expressed support for congressional visits to Israel, highlighting their frequency and importance.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Matt Gaetz claims he found AIPAC &lsquo;dude&rsquo; in hotel room on congressional trip to Israel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2200115\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Florida Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3008201\/house-republicans-miss-vote-israel-trump-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> alleged that his past congressional delegation to Israel included a visit from a representative of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3234791\/aoc-points-blame-pro-israel-lobby-democrats-loss-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a> in his hotel room.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz went on several trips to Israel while he was still a representative for the state of Florida. He referred to these trips as &ldquo;AIPAC trips,&rdquo; as the committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2022119\/congressman-asks-democrats-not-to-fund-rashida-tlaibs-palestinian-delegation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">funds<\/a> the often bipartisan travel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3493964\/august-recess-weddings-congress-bresnahan-strub\/\">Wedding bells ring for Rob Bresnahan and congressional staffers over August recess<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3495344\/republicans-demand-oversight-proxy-giants-driving-esg-corporate-america\/\">Lawmakers demand oversight of proxy giants driving ESG in Corporate America<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3495693\/trump-again-calls-for-investigation-pelosi-insider-trading\/\">Trump again calls for investigation into Pelosi over insider trading<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;There is an actual downward pressure from the leadership and even the committee chairs &mdash; like if you&rsquo;re on the Foreign Affairs Committee, if you&rsquo;re on the Armed Services Committee, if you&rsquo;re on the Intelligence Committee &mdash; there&rsquo;s like an expectation that you go there [to Israel] in some sort of congressional hodge,&rdquo; Gaetz said on <em>The Anchormen<\/em> podcast Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz claimed there are &ldquo;a lot of reasons why they [AIPAC] want members of Congress over there.&rdquo; During one trip, Gaetz stayed at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and found a visitor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I rolled back to my room unexpectedly when the rest of the group was still on some planned activity. There&rsquo;s a dude in my room. I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;Hey man, what are you doing here?&rsquo; He acted like he was associated with the hotel, taking an inventory but had no clipboard,&rdquo; Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Gaetz stood by the story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This absolutely happened. I explained these events to my family in case something went awry with me,&rdquo; Gaetz said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I reported this to my committee leadership at the time and was told it was &lsquo;regular&rsquo; and I should never leave anything meaningful in my hotel room abroad as a member of Congress,&rdquo; the former congressman said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This absolutely happened. <\/p>\n<p>I explained these events to my family in case something went awry with me. <\/p>\n<p>I reported this to my committee leadership at the time and was told it was &ldquo;regular&rdquo; and I should never leave anything meaningful in my hotel room abroad as a member of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ipo7RsAYOl\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ipo7RsAYOl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1954225151668871650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>AIPAC spokesman Marshall Wittman denied Gaetz&rsquo;s story in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a preposterously false allegation in a pathetic attempt to smear patriotic Americans who are engaged in the democratic process to strengthen our relationship with a strong and reliable ally, Israel,&rdquo; Wittman said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not be deterred by extremists, of the Right or the Left, in our efforts which are consistent with American interests and values,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Life, Liberty, and Levin <\/em>Saturday, expressing his pride in the several congressional visits he led to Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3493244\/alan-dershowitz-pierogi-refused-a-second-time-at-farmers-market\/\"><strong>ALAN DERSHOWITZ REFUSED A PIEROGI A SECOND TIME AT FARMER&rsquo;S MARKET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At times, we would have 10% of the Congress&rsquo; population in there,&rdquo; McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3008201\/house-republicans-miss-vote-israel-trump-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">missed a vote<\/a> on a high-profile<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3006901\/house-condemns-biden-pause-weapons-transfers-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> resolution to condemn then-President Joe Biden<\/a> over his pause on weapons transfers to Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2200115\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2200115\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Gaetz says he found AIPAC rep in hotel room on Israel trip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2472970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gaetz-and-Trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33006,46744,4671,32688,5894],"class_list":["post-2472969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aipac","tag-congressional-trip","tag-israel","tag-matt-gaetz","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gaetz-and-Trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472969"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472973,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472969\/revisions\/2472973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2472970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}