{"id":491215,"date":"2021-05-10T06:35:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T10:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=491215"},"modified":"2021-05-10T06:35:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T10:35:57","slug":"trump-says-cnn-reports-of-rep-gaetz-request-for-meeting-are-completely-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-cnn-reports-of-rep-gaetz-request-for-meeting-are-completely-false\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says CNN Reports Of Rep. Gaetz Request For Meeting Are \u2018Completely False\u2019"},"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\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-says-cnn-reports-of-rep-gaetz-request-for-meeting-are-completely-false%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=491215&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gaetz-e1618280698453.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump released a statement refuting a report that alleged Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz had requested a meeting at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.<\/p>\n<p>The statement was in response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/11\/politics\/matt-gaetz-donald-trump-denied-meeting\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN report<\/a> on Monday evening that alleged the former president denied to schedule a meeting with Gaetz amidst <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/09\/matt-gaetz-lawyers-criminal-defense-attorneys-sex-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allegations of sex trafficking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFake News CNN, relying on all anonymous sources, meaning they probably made the whole thing up, wrote a very dishonest story claiming Congressman Matt Gaetz asked for a meeting with me at Mar-a-Lago\u2026and was denied,\u201d Trump wrote in the statement, saying the report was \u201ccompletely false.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.072289156627\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former President Donald Trump says CNN made up yet another story about him, and notes Eric Swalwell continues to serve on House Intel Committee, after relationship with Chinese spy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cAmxS7Sv91\">pic.twitter.com\/cAmxS7Sv91<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1381784225838460933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump also asked why CNN was not covering California Rep. Eric Swalwell\u2019s affair with a Chinese spy and how he has remained as a member of the house oversight committee. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/12\/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-mar-a-lago-speech-gop-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Trump Calls Mitch McConnell A \u2018Dumb Son Of A B*tch\u2019 During Speech To GOP Donors)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwalwell, who ran for President and dropped out with a record-setting 0% in the polls, has been compromised and is a national security threat to the United States.\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cHe should be removed from the Committee immediately!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Gaetz, Harlan Hill, also denied the report in a statement to CNN, telling the organization that he was \u201crelaxing with his fianc\u00e9e this week during recess.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.9208633093525\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Gaetz was denied meeting with Trump: CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/isgvgt1CG3\">https:\/\/t.co\/isgvgt1CG3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gPdIua1h57\">pic.twitter.com\/gPdIua1h57<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1381459822466498560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump has also recently denied reports that Gaetz <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/07\/donald-trump-says-matt-gaetz-never-asked-him-for-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked him for a pardon<\/a> before he left office in January, although it was not clear if it was in regards to the probe.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in April, the House Ethics Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/09\/house-ethics-committee-investigation-matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opened an investigation<\/a> into claims that Gaetz had participated in sex trafficking, accepted bribes, and had shared inappropriate photos on the house floor among other reports.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has repeatedly denied the accusations against him, claiming that he was the target of an <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/30\/matt-gaetz-sex-investigation-underage-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extortion plot<\/a>\u00a0by a Department of Justice official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump released a statement refuting a report that alleged Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz had requested a meeting at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.The statement was in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277643,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gaetz-e1618280698453.png","fifu_image_alt":"Trump Says CNN Reports Of Rep. 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