18 Oct 2018 10:57 pm
GOP Rep Matt Gaetz Gets Brutally Mocked for Suggesting Soros is Paying Honduran Kids to Storm U.S. Border
On Wednesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) posted a video to Twitter.
“BREAKING,” Gaetz wrote. “Footage in Honduras giving cash 2 women & children 2 join the caravan & storm the US border @ election time.”
Then, the congressman floated a theory as to who might be funding these efforts.
“Soros?” Gaetz wrote. “US-backed NGOs? Time to investigate the source!”
Yes, Gaetz is floating the idea that Democratic mega-donor George Soros is secretly paying Honduran women and children to “storm” the U.S. border in an effort to sway the midterm election.
The congressman’s suggestion drew brutal mockery on Twitter.
Trump reposted the video, which has since been debunked.
Journalist Debunks Matt Gaetz and Trump's Viral Paid Migrant Theory
It was NOT in Honduras, it was in Chiquimula, Guatemala, and it was NOT Soros handing out money it was local merchants who took up a collection to help the migrants.
Of course that did not stop 45 from repeating it at a rally tonight, because why waste a good conspiracy theory?
On Wednesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) posted a video to Twitter.
“BREAKING,” Gaetz wrote. “Footage in Honduras giving cash 2 women & children 2 join the caravan & storm the US border @ election time.”
Then, the congressman floated a theory as to who might be funding these efforts.
“Soros?” Gaetz wrote. “US-backed NGOs? Time to investigate the source!”
Yes, Gaetz is floating the idea that Democratic mega-donor George Soros is secretly paying Honduran women and children to “storm” the U.S. border in an effort to sway the midterm election.
The congressman’s suggestion drew brutal mockery on Twitter.
Trump reposted the video, which has since been debunked.
Journalist Debunks Matt Gaetz and Trump's Viral Paid Migrant Theory
It was NOT in Honduras, it was in Chiquimula, Guatemala, and it was NOT Soros handing out money it was local merchants who took up a collection to help the migrants.
Of course that did not stop 45 from repeating it at a rally tonight, because why waste a good conspiracy theory?