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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Feb 8, 2023, 02:30 PM Feb 2023

Abortion-rights activist who was body-shamed by Matt Gaetz confronted him at SOTU address and thanke

thanked him for helping her raise $2 million

An abortion-rights activist who was body-shamed by Rep. Matt Gaetz said she confronted the congressman at Tuesday's State of the Union address and thanked him for helping her fundraise millions of dollars.

Olivia Julianna, a 20-year-old Houston-based activist for Gen Z for Change, was invited to the address by Democratic Rep. Nanette D. Barragán of California.

While in the US Capitol building, Julianna said she confronted Gaetz, the Republican lawmaker she credits with helping her raise millions for abortion funds, after he targeted her online.

"Just want everyone to know I just shook @mattgaetz hand and thanked him for helping me raise 2 million dollars," Julianna wrote on Twitter. "His response was to say 'heard you had trouble spending it.' And to quickly walk away in the opposite direction. What a loser lol," she added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/family/abortion-rights-activist-who-was-body-shamed-by-matt-gaetz-confronted-him-at-sotu-address-and-thanked-him-for-helping-her-raise-2-million/ar-AA17flVX

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Abortion-rights activist who was body-shamed by Matt Gaetz confronted him at SOTU address and thanke (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 OP
What a dick... cilla4progress Feb 2023 #1
He is such a jerk. Alliepoo Feb 2023 #2
If she was a few years younger and he would have hit on her n/t hibbing Feb 2023 #3
K & R SunSeeker Feb 2023 #4
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