"Stop Lying About Your Botox": Matt Gaetz Insists He Never Got the "Jab"

Social media users were quick to mention his Botox-fueled appearance at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

February 19, 2025

Image: Side by side "before and after" photos of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz's face.

Matt Gaetz says he "never took the jab." Is he talking about Botox injections? The world wants to know. Screenshot via Twitter

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Early Wednesday morning, former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz took to social media to declare that he never received the "jab."

"I never took the jab," Gaetz wrote at 6:31 a.m. on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on February 19.

His post quickly went viral as social media users wanted to know if the conservative TV host was referring to his alleged love of Botox and dermal fillers or the COVID-19 vaccine (five years following the pandemic for some reason).

"He surely ain't talking about Botox," Jeff Timmer, a political strategist and the Lincoln Project's chief operations officer and campaign manager, quipped.

he surely ain’t talking about Botox https://t.co/Rj1z6xquic
— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) February 19, 2025

"Botox or Covid?" a user asked.

Botox or Covid? https://t.co/Ie40b5S6UQ
— #DollyPartonforPOTUS (@ShellyBeck20) February 19, 2025

Maybe he is finally clearing the air regarding his shocking appearance at the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) last summer: his highly arched eyebrows and shiny orange glow.

At the time, New Times' go-to plastic surgery expert Dr. Michael Salzhauer, AKA Dr. Miami, suspected that Gaetz may have recently received Botox injections, a thread lift (eyebrow lift), or eyebrow threading with the help of some makeup, of course.

Popular X account @WUTangKids would like a word with Gaetz.

"'I never took the jab'...but something make my face look like this," the post reads with a picture of Gaetz as a sleep paralysis demon at the RNC.

"I never took the jab"….but something made my face look like this pic.twitter.com/oyYWSTkXtL
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) February 19, 2025

Another user wants Gaetz to fess up.

"Bro, stop lying about your Botox," they advised.

Bro, stop lying about your Botox. https://t.co/5oWDlMBLlv
— Drea 💋 (@DreaMGriff28) February 19, 2025

Matt, seriously, the world wants to know: what is your injection routine? (Perhaps only to use as a cautionary tale of what not to do.)

Then what explains this? 🧐 https://t.co/Szee6bQdQk pic.twitter.com/JfmCtNdqMH
— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) February 19, 2025

One user was busy thinking about other jabs. (Hint: Gaetz's alleged sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl).

"To[o] busy jabbing 17-year-old girls," the user responded.

To busy jabbing 17 year old girls https://t.co/TQiuhUg6fi
— Florida Data Geek ✝️🇺🇦 (@MappingFL) February 19, 2025

It is just another day of Gaetz getting clowned on social media since his resignation from Congress.

Naomi Feinstein is a staff writer of Miami New Times where she primarily focuses on news. Naomi started her career with New Times as a summer intern in 2019, then returned as a fellow in August 2022 before joining the staff full-time in February 2023. She graduated from University of Miami where she contributed to the student-run newspaper, the Miami Hurricane. She holds a master’s degree and graduated with honors from the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2021, Naomi was recognized as the College Journalist of the Year from the Society of Professional Journalists of Florida, and she placed second for Best General News Story in the 2021 Pinnacle Awards.

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