Overview

• A TikToker filmed Gaetz on a flight texting his mother about President Trump’s weekend airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
• Victoria Gaetz admonished her son for public criticism, warning that “MAGA will turn on you,” threatening his OAN viewership and political prospects.
• Gaetz defended his texts as genuine, framing his messages as policy guidance rather than denunciation and vowing to maintain his new freedom to share political views.
• Their debate underscored a deeper policy rift over the effectiveness of the strikes and Iran’s nuclear timeline, with Gaetz citing historical data to counter his mother’s assertions.
• After the footage went viral, Gaetz took to social media to lament the privacy breach and lighten the mood with a reminder for followers to call their mothers and protect their screens.