• Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz revealed on Monday that he was assaulted over the weekend.
• In a press release and video posted to Twitter, Gaetz said police arrested a woman after she assaulted him while he was attending a private event with his wife in Florida.
• “On Saturday evening, April 29th, a 41-year-old woman named Selena J. Chambers assaulted U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) while he was attending a private event with his wife in Sandestin, Florida. The woman was arrested by Walton County officers and charged with one count of battery on an elected official and one count of battery, to touch or strike. Chambers, a registered Democrat and self-described member of the ‘Resistance,’ is a resident of Tallahassee, Florida,” Gaetz said in a press release.

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