What ever gave you the idea that Matt Gaetz was outing fellow Republican House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith on Thursday? Why would you think such a thing? Look, Gaetz says it right here in this Newsweek article: “I was explicitly stating and referencing the dishonest life Jason Smith lives as a special interest shill. Obviously. I have no comment on the direct question you asked regarding Representative Smith’s sexual orientation. I honestly don’t care. I only care when he loves lobbyists too much,” said Gaetz. That was totally clear about that right off the bat.
It’s not like this was any sort of half-assed backpedaling or anything like that. Gaetz obviously meant that special interest shill something. Maybe it’s you libs that are the homophobic ones here. Just because Jason Smith is a 43 year-old bachelor with no known female partners and was very good friends with another Republican Congressman who resigned in 2015 after getting caught spending public and campaign funds on interior decorating bills for his office and then subsequently came out of the closet doesn’t mean Smith is gay too. Why would you even think that?