The Marge and Matt show came to California this past weekend. It was … something:
The internet prankster Walter Masterson looks almost too happy to be there.
Dressed in a shirt, shorts and bucket hat all printed in the American flag, he’s standing next to GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, two of the more contentious figures in the House of Representatives. He’s at what appears to be an “America First” rally staged by the two politicians at a beach in Southern California.
Three separate venues in Southern California canceled scheduled events with Gaetz and Greene, resulting in the two holding a protest outside city hall in Riverside — a city an hour away from Los Angeles.
“Oh my God, I’m so excited! I’m so excited!” Masterson tells the two of them during what appears to be a photo opportunity. Both Greene and Gaetz are grinning, holding up a thumbs-up.
“I mean, everyone thinks you’re crazy, I don’t think you’re crazy. People think you’re a pedophile, I don’t think you’re a pedophile at all. I don’t think he’s a pedophile at all.”
In March, Gaetz was placed under federal investigation for allegations of sexual relations with an underage girl. Joel Greenberg, a former associate, pleaded guilty in May for sex trafficking of a minor and bribing an official, among other charges.
Gaetz’s face changes noticeably in these seconds, no longer smiling for the camera. Greene is still grinning and holding up her thumb.
“The charges against you are totally false!” Masterson yells, as he’s escorted away by a security guard.
The video of this incident was shared on Masterson’s TikTok and anti-Trump PAC Meidas Touch’s Twitter, where it has 2.8 million views as of Monday afternoon.
Masterson has done this sort of thing before — crashing school board meetings, anti-vaccine rallies and an event for MyPillow founder Mike Lindell within the last few months.
He explained in a TikTok that the event’s location was changed three times to avoid protesters like him from showing up, but he was apparently invited all three times. It is unclear if the re-locations he’s referencing are due to the last-minute cancellations.
“Just trolled these 2 losers,” he said in a separate post.
Masterson and attorney Ben Meiselas — who co-founded Meidas Touch — did not immediately respond to a request for comment from SFGATE.
I guess they are In California fundraising? I’d imagine there are quite a few wealthy wingnuts who are willing to support these two clowns. And there are certainly pockets of MAGA fanatics in the state. I wonder how much they made?
What a pair…