FLORIDA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A feud between Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Rick Scott has broken into the open, putting two of Donald Trump’s closest Florida allies at war with each other in a state that’s pivotal to the president’s reelection campaign. After simmering behind the scenes for months, the conflict came to a boil when Scott accused Gaetz of witness intimidation for threatening Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer-turned-congressional-informant, via Twitter. Gaetz had already apologized for his actions — publicly and repeatedly. Scott decided to pile on anyway against the two-term congressman, 30 years his junior, who’s emerged as an in-state rival for Trump’s attention.”
–Marc Caputo and Gary Fineout, “Inside the Gaetz-Scott Florida Feud,” Politico, March 4, 2019 7:21 pm