Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz launched his eponymous show Thursday night on the One America News Network—but most of the attention wasn't on what the MAGA figure had to say.
Instead, many viewers responded by asking the alternative, “What happened to his face?”
Others blamed the network.
“You need to fire your makeup artist immediately,” wrote Savanah Hernandez of Turning Point USA.
“Change that makeup artist!” another X user echoed. “Could they do better or are they deliberately making you look like a villain? Lighting and makeup make a big impact, this is not the best thing to do.”
Nick Fuentes, the white alt-right podcast host who was charged with battery last month, simply commented, “Yeesh.”
Some say how Botox came in. Gaetz has not said if he ever used it.
At the Republican National Convention last July, the then-congressman's appearance sparked a similar reaction, and cosmetic surgery experts were asked to weigh in.
says board-certified dermatologist Corey Hartman Esquire then that Gaetz's appearance was due in part to an “overly heavy hand and misplacement” of neuromodulators.
“It's too heavy on the forehead and not on the side enough to protect Spock Eye,” Hartman told the outlet.
“Also,” he added, “glabellar injections [the vertical lines between the eyebrows] use the old method that pushes the forehead down and makes him look more dangerous than usual.”
All speculation about Gaetz's appearance aside, political news was able to be made during Gaetz's show, which was focused on Friday's crucial vote that will determine whether House Speaker Mike Johnson will be able to keep the gavel.
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie told Gaetz that he would not vote for Johnson, even if his colleagues physically abused him.
“You can pull out all my nails,” said Massie. “You can shove bamboo into them. You can start cutting my fingers. I'm not voting for Mike Johnson tomorrow. And you can take it to the bank.”
Massie added that there may be five others who could kick President-elect Donald Trump, who nominated Johnson for the position last month.
Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz also told Gaetz Thursday that she was undecided.
Johnson can only lose one vote in a deeply divided House.
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert joined Gaetz to make her case that Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, chairman of the House Rules Committee, said that if Johnson agreed to nominate him to that position, it would ensure enough votes for his re-election.
The move is likely to spark a backlash from moderate members of the House Republican caucus.
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