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Trump Apologizes to Matt Gaetz on Behalf of America

November 6, 2022 at 8:47 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In his second rally of the weekend, Donald Trump spewed his typical racism and election lies, but he also issued an apology ‘on behalf of the country,'” Rolling Stone reports.

“The apology was to Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, who for many months was under investigation for alleged sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, bringing women across state lines for prostitution and obstructing justice.”

Said Trump: “The word we can’t say, I am not going to say, but he went through things having to do with that and it was terrible how he got treated. He is so tough, so strong, and everybody says he is smart and he loves this state and this country. Matt Gaetz. Great man, great man. Really great, thank you. We apologize to you on behalf of the country, all of us do, because what you went through is just terrible and so unnecessary.”

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