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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,711 posts)
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 02:23 PM Aug 2021

Matt Gaetz says he asked for Trump's approval before proposing to Ginger Luckey, who eloped with him

Rep. Matt Gaetz said he asked for former President Donald Trump's approval before proposing to his now-wife Ginger Luckey, with whom he eloped over the weekend amid a federal sex trafficking probe.

The Florida Republican, 39, and Luckey, 26, met at a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in March 2020 and the two got engaged at the same Trump-owned resort on December 30, 2020.

"You never want to upstage the big guy," Gaetz told Vanity Fair, adding that Trump called him and his then-fiance "a dynamic duo" and sent a bottle of his company's champagne to their table.

Gaetz is under federal investigation as part of the inquiry that led his close friend, Joel Greenberg, a former Seminole county, Florida tax collector, to plead guiltyto six federal crimes, including sex trafficking of a child. As part of his plea deal, Greenberg is continuing to cooperate with federal investigators on a larger sex trafficking probe. Gaetz is being investigated for allegedly violating sex trafficking laws and having sex with a 17-year-old girl. He's denied any wrongdoing.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-gaetz-says-asked-trumps-151633212.html

Required Trump's permission? Draw your own conclusions.

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Matt Gaetz says he asked for Trump's approval before proposing to Ginger Luckey, who eloped with him (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 OP
What a headline seeking kiss ass. brush Aug 2021 #1
She is giving us Gingers a bad name.I hope we don't become the new Karen Walleye Aug 2021 #2
The "big guy"? That treasonous bastard is . . . RobertDevereaux Aug 2021 #3
Why would a rich 20something lady elope? viva la Aug 2021 #4
"Have a box of our finest champagne on the house. Just turn the valve." Marcuse Aug 2021 #5
'Big Guy' is code... Kid Berwyn Aug 2021 #6
Trump: " Yup Matt, she's a keeper!" Budi Aug 2021 #7
Bet she likes that picture getting lots of exposure. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2021 #11
It'll follow her after she's long gone from this earth. Budi Aug 2021 #13
He had to drug her? Ligyron Aug 2021 #21
Tips passed down from old gramps Trump. Budi Aug 2021 #26
This is just too weird. dmr Aug 2021 #8
When Gatez "denies any wrongdoing" it means he doesn't think it is wrong to have sex with children. Chainfire Aug 2021 #9
Creepy. chia Aug 2021 #10
Why do I think that Ginger Luckey is her preformer name? Botany Aug 2021 #12
This made me throw up in my mouth...ewwwwwwww Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #14
Clearly this Ginger isn't too bright. nt Progressive Jones Aug 2021 #15
Does Gaetz ask TFG Deuxcents Aug 2021 #16
I wonder if he was worried TFG had dibs on the woman or more. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #18
" I'll have to try her out first before I can give you my permission Ligyron Aug 2021 #22
😳🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤪🤪🤪🙄 NurseJackie Aug 2021 #17
Did he ask before or after he took his face out of louslobbs Aug 2021 #19
Poor Nestor... Tarc Aug 2021 #20
That's just plain sick. (nt) Paladin Aug 2021 #23
Wow. That is pathetic. Caliman73 Aug 2021 #24
Incredible show of weakeness on Matt's part. Will he give Trump Prima Nocturne too? ZonkerHarris Aug 2021 #25
JFC budkin Aug 2021 #27
Gotta have the cult leader's blessing before you make a big change muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #28

RobertDevereaux

(1,847 posts)
3. The "big guy"? That treasonous bastard is . . .
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 02:29 PM
Aug 2021

. . . the teensiest, weensiest fucker who ever befouled this beautiful earth.

viva la

(3,266 posts)
4. Why would a rich 20something lady elope?
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 02:30 PM
Aug 2021

Instead of having a big family wedding?

I bet her parents object to Gaetz. Her sister did, loudly.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,287 posts)
11. Bet she likes that picture getting lots of exposure.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 03:17 PM
Aug 2021

Luckey, for you, it's just getting started.

dmr

(28,344 posts)
8. This is just too weird.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 02:43 PM
Aug 2021

He asked TFG only to stroke TFG's ego, and to make himself look like, to the idiot base, that he is "in" with TFG. Of course TFG doesn't even give a flying fart about Gaetz, unless there is something in it for him.

Disgusting.

louslobbs

(3,229 posts)
19. Did he ask before or after he took his face out of
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 05:17 PM
Aug 2021

trumps massive, pimple pocked, pustule infected, hanging hemorrhoided ass?

Caliman73

(11,722 posts)
24. Wow. That is pathetic.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 05:27 PM
Aug 2021

I mean I already dislike the guy so I am obviously biased. I can understand talking to your partner's parents to make sure that they approve of you as a partner for their son/daughter, but Donald Trump? Who the fuck cares what that idiot has to say about anything? Gaetz literally asked the idiot Trump for "approval" to propose to his girlfriend? Neither had ANY relation to Trump, so why would his approval be worth a squirt of piss?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,264 posts)
28. Gotta have the cult leader's blessing before you make a big change
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 07:52 PM
Aug 2021

His Word is Law in all important aspects of your life. And you need to signal to your fellow disciples that you have True Faith, so you must let them know you followed protocol.

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