- Matt Gaetz is hosting a pro-Trump women’s gala at a Florida golf resort owned Friday.
- He will attend the event despite an ongoing investigation into whether he paid for sex with a minor girl.
- It appears that Gaetz is still very much in agreement with Trump, despite the former president remaining silent on the investigation.
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Even though there is a federal investigation into sexual trafficking allegations, Matt Gaetz will be the headline of a pro-Trump, conservative women’s gala rally being held in a Florida golf resort this week.
The Save America Summit, organized by the Women for America First Group, is being held at the Trump National Doral in Miami. Gaetz is expected to be one of the keynote speakers at the event.
“Rep. Matt Gaetz was a fearless leader in DC. Few members of Congress were more willing than Matt to stand up and fight on behalf of President Trump and his America First Agenda,” tweeted the Women for America First group. “We are honored to have @RepMattGaetz speak at the #SaveAmericaSummit!”
According to the group’s website, the ‘exclusive’ weekend costs a ‘fantastic’ rate of $ 199 per night to attend. Meanwhile, the gala dinner where Gaetz will speak will be under the theme “Americana” with “BBQ, Boots & Bluegrass”.
This will be Gaetz’s first public appearance since the news of the DOJ investigation was announced.
His attendance at the event also indicates that the Florida legislature, which was both Trump and one of Trump’s favorite members of Congress, still closely resembles the Trump case, despite the former president remaining silent on the federal investigation.
Gaetz continues to double down and denies all allegations against him, despite an investigation by the Justice Department into whether he paid for a 17-year-old girl to travel with him and have sex. Gaetz has repeatedly claimed that the allegations were part of a smear campaign by the DOJ to extort millions of dollars from his family.
On Monday, Gaetz wrote an essay saying he “absolutely does not resign”.
“Washington scandal cycles are predictable, and sex is especially strong in politics. Let me first remind myself that I am a representative in Congress, not a monk, and certainly not a criminal,” Gaetz said. written in the Washington Examiner.
However, it came to light on Tuesday that Gaetz asked Trump for a prior, blanket waiver before the former president left office in January. It is unclear whether Trump or Gaetz knew that a federal investigation into Gaetz had begun.
Insider contacted Gaetz and the Women for America First organization for comment.