A woman who U.S. House Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has described as anti-Trump based on previous writings has been arrested and charged with felony battery of an elected official after allegedly throwing a drink on him at the South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival.
Gaetz said during his podcast “Firebrand”, “We were enjoying catching up with new friends and old, and folks recognized me, and we were taking pictures and having polite conversations. As I was chatting with one gentleman, a lady threw a drink on the both of us.”
The other person that Gaetz was referring to was identified as Blaine Odom, who told police that after Chambers threw the drink at them, she walked away “yelling and flipping him off.”
Odom also said his clothing was soaked from the drink and told police he also wanted to press charges against Chambers, according to the Pensacola News Journal.
The woman, Selena Chambers, however, told police she was walking and tripped and spilled her drink on Gaetz, though she recognized Gaetz before spilling her drink on him.
Chambers was also charged with misdemeanor battery and was arrested at the event and transported to the Walton County Jail.
Gaetz shared a copy of his clip in a tweet:
BREAKING: Tallahassee Woman Arrested and Charged with Assaulting Congressman Matt Gaetz on Saturday Evening, Gaetz Issues Statement in Response
“I will never allow the safety of Northwest Floridians to be compromised. I will be pressing charges against this individual in order to uphold the civility our community deserves. Thank you to the Walton County Sheriff’s office for taking swift action.”
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The usual garden variety unhinged liberal marxist. No thought, no critical thinking. Just reacting emotionally to leftist media talking points. Conservatives don’t do this crap because they know truth from fiction.
I’m glad Gaetz is pursuing this. For too long GOP males have played nice to the demon rats. To hell with Queensberry rules. Go with the bare-knuckle Broughton rules. Take off the gloves and let your knuckles do the talking.