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Matt Gaetz's Face at the 2024 RNC refers to the appearance of politician Matt Gaetz during the 2024 Republican National Convention. After appearing on camera during a speech in mid-July 2024, commentators noted he looked markedly different than he usually does, speculating he received significant botox or plastic surgery. The look inspired various jokes and memes about Gaetz on social media in the following days.

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On July 17th, 2024, Matt Gaetz appeared at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to give a speech. He looked notably different than usual, with a bloated face and stiff features. That night, Twitter[1] / X user @JordanUhl posted photos comparing Gaetz's pre-convention look and how he appeared at the convention, joking, "Experts are calling it one of the most disorienting glow ups of all time," gaining over 260 retweets and 1,100 likes in less than one day (shown below).


jordan @JordanUhl Experts are calling it one of the most disorienting glow ups of all time. Last edited 11:04 PM Jul 17, 2024 227.7K Views

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During and after Matt Gaetz's appearance at the RNC, numerous social media users made jokes about the congressman's new look, speculating he received either botox or some other cosmetic procedure to alter his face.

For example, on July 17th, 2024, Twitter user @GretaGrace20[2] joked, "Matt Gaetz is two white tigers and a life partner from having a Vegas act," referencing the magicians Siegfried and Roy. The tweet gained over 9,600 retweets and 54,000 likes in one day (shown below, left). On July 18th, user @MNateShyamalan[3] compared the look to Robbie Rotten, gaining over 30 retweets and 570 likes in less than an hour (shown below, right).


Greta @GretaGrace20 Matt Gaetz is two white tigers and a life partner from having a Vegas act. • 8:34 PM Jul 17, 2024 3.2M Views • LIVE RNC 2024 ***** AP
soul nate @MNateShyamalan matt gaetz really walked into a plastic surgery department and said "gimme one of these" ...

On July 17th, Twitter user @MidnightMitch[4] posted a video parodying Gaetz, giving him an extreme filter on his face. The clip gained over 340 retweets, 3,200 likes and 171,000 views in one day (shown below).


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Johnny McNulty (parody of former self) @JohnnyMcNulty Matt Gaetz looks like the second image on an Animorphs cover.
Tom Reagan's Hat @RufusTSuperfly Matt Gaetz looks like David Hasselhoff playing Ethan Hunt going undercover as Matt Gaetz at the RNC ...
Claudia Conway @claudiamconwayy Subscribe I thought Matt Gaetz was against drag but it looks like he's warmed up to it O Claudia Conway @claudiamconwayy⚫ 15h Lowkey need him to gimme the name of that eyebrow pencil he's using
Sydney @sydneyelainexo Subscribe ... matt gaetz looks like a haunted doll who will kill your whole family (no offense to murderous haunted dolls) 8:58 PM Jul 17, 2024 47.3K Views LIVE RNC 2024 AP
VernFunquistCFB @VernFunquistCFB Matt Gaetz looks like someone from Team America World Police came to life
Frank Lesser @sadmonsters Matt Gaetz had so much work done he looks like he's dating Kanye on the rebound

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External References

[1] Twitter – JordanUhl

[2] Twitter – GretaGrace20

[3] Twitter – MNateShyamalan

[4] Twitter – MidnightMitch



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