Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz hit by flying drink cup
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.
Florida man Matt Gaetz just got hit with a sticky icky shake after a town hall meeting.pic.twitter.com/KNeEVGutBP
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) June 1, 2019
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.”
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