PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Florida congressman who frequently appears on television supporting President Trump was struck by a thrown drink as he left a town hall.
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz wasn’t injured Saturday when he was struck by a plastic cup lobbed by a protester in Pensacola.
A woman has been charged with battery after police say she threw a drink at Rep. Matt Gaetz following a town hall event. https://t.co/BQqOHlbvD5
— WEAR ABC 3 (@weartv) June 1, 2019
Video posted online shows the second-term Republican leaving a coffee house while about 20 protesters chant their opposition. The cup struck him in the back.
The UK's milkshaking protests crossed the pond to Pensacola.
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) June 1, 2019
Florida man Matt Gaetz just got hit with a sticky icky shake after a town hall meeting.pic.twitter.com/KNeEVGutBP
Amanda Kondrat’yev was charged with misdemeanor battery and released on $1,000 bond. She briefly ran against Gaetz in 2016 before dropping out.
Gates tweeted about the incident saying, “Clearly it takes more than a drink to slow down our great team.”
