Yet another President Trump crony has made it onto the naughty list at “The View.”
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz drew the ire of gabfest panelist Ana Navarro on Friday for his remarks the previous day during the Trump impeachment hearings.
The 37-year-old pol tried to muddy the impeachment waters by referencing Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden — the subject of a Republican-based conspiracy theory — by citing the younger Biden’s alleged drug use.
Navarro set up the clip, which was played to the “View” studio audience.
“I don’t want to make light of anybody’s substance abuse issues,” Gaetz said Thursday. “I know the president has been working really hard around the country. But it’s a little hard to believe that Burisma hired Hunter Biden to resolve their international disputes when he could not resolve his own dispute with Hertz (Car Rental) over leaving cocaine and a crack pipe in the car.”
After a smirking Gaetz completed his speech, Georgia Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson subtly zinged his congressional colleague.
“The pot calling the kettle black is not something that we should do,” intoned Johnson, in an oblique reference to Gaetz’s own brushes with the law, including a 2008 bust for a charge of driving under the influence. He was arrested after refusing to submit to a Breathalyzer test, according to the Tampa Bay Times. “I don’t know what members, if any, have had any problems with substance abuse, been busted in DUI, I don’t know. But if I did, I wouldn’t raise it.”
As Johnson spoke, Gaetz attempted to avert his gaze before realizing he had dug himself a deep hole.
After the clip, Navarro mentioned that pro-Democrat billboards had previously popped up in Florida — where Navarro resides — featuring Gaetz’s mug shot and the statement: “Rep. Matt Gaetz, how many DUIs have you had? The voters deserve to know.”
