Matt Gaetz Rival Slams Florida Rep for Mocking Her 12-Year-Old Autistic Son
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Rebekah Jones, a Democrat who will face off against Matt Gaetz in November's midterms, has heavily criticized the GOP Florida congressman after a picture of her autistic 12-year-old online was posted onto his Facebook page to mock her campaign.
Jones, a former Florida Department of Health data scientist, posted a video on TikTok about the "disturbing" Facebook photo which was uploaded onto Gaetz's Facebook on September 10.
The Facebook post in question was two photos side by side, one showing dozens of people at a campaign event for Gaetz, alongside one of a young child alone with his head on the desk at a booth.
"Gaetz vs Jones campaign events," the Republican wrote, while sharing the images onto Facebook.
In the TikTok video, Jones states that her child is autistic and that she brought him along to the Emerald Coast Holistic Health Expo, which was held at Fort Walton Beach over the weekend.
"And Matt Gaetz apparently had someone take pictures of my 12-year-old autistic son while he was at the booth, by himself and posted it, mocking him on Facebook," Jones said.
Jones was fired from her role as a data scientist in Florida over claims she refused to manipulate COVID data to make the state's outbreak seem less severe. She later had her home searched amid allegations that she improperly accessed a department computer system.
In her video, Jones makes reference to the raid at her home, while also bringing up a criminal investigation into Gaetz.
"If you haven't learned anything from when [Florida Governor Ron] DeSantis raided my house at gunpoint, you don't f*** with my kids," Jones said.
Gaetz probably did not know the son is autistic but it does not matter he is still an as*hole.
As far as the raid on Jones house it is he said she said situation, but I would not put it beyond DeSantis to do something like that.
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