Rep. Matt Gaetz revealed yesterday that he had a 19-year-old Cuban son, shortly after a heated exchange with a Democratic colleague over whether white members of Congress could understand the experiences of black men in America by AndrewSolender
Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday revealed he had a 19-year-old Cuban son, Nestor Galban, shortly after a
with Rep. Cedric Richmond over whether white members of Congress could understand the experiences of black men in America.... [+] Judiciary Committee markup on H.R. 7120 the"Justice in Policing Act of 2020," at the US Capitol in on June 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. The death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis has sparked global protests and a call for policing reform.
Richmond shot back, “It’s not about the color of your kids. It is about black people in the streets getting killed. And if one of them happens to be your kid, I’m concerned about him too. And clearly I’m more concerned about him than you are,” angering Gaetz, who shouted, “Who in the hell do you think you are?”a photo of Nestor Galban, a 19-year-old legal Cuban immigrant who Gaetz said is his son and has lived with him for 6 years.
“We share no blood but he is my life,” Gaetz said of Galban. “Nestor turned 19 a few days ago & will be off to University. He arrived here at 12,” adding that his decision to reveal Galban now is in response to Richmond “diminishing the contributions of Republicans because we don’t raise non-white kids.”
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