Matt Gaetz Says Members of Congress Had to Wear ‘Demoralizing’ QR Codes For AIPAC Donors to Scan ‘Like a Can of Tomato Soup’

Charlie Nash Oct 8th, 2025, 9:11 pm

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Former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz claimed on Wednesday that he and other members of Congress had to wear “demoralizing” QR codes at an American Israeli Public Affairs Committee reception so donors could “scan you like a can of tomato soup.”

Discussing his recent criticism of pro-Israel lobbying organizations like AIPAC during an appearance on Tim Pool’s podcast , Gaetz recalled:

I saw the way AIPAC worked and that was weird for like a country lawyer like me. I remember my first AIPAC reception, and like your fundraiser tells you you have to go, and your chief of staff tells you you have to go,

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