Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz posted a photo to his Facebook account of a selfie he took at a local middle school in Florida's District 1, replete with a girl directly behind him who's letting him know that he's No. 1.
A woman identifying herself as the mother of the girl from Shoal River Middle School posted an apology to Gaetz's page.
"As the mother of the little girl very disrespectfully flipping the 'bird,' I will be dealing with her at home tonight! I absolutely have raised her better than this, and I promise this will NEVER happen again," the post read.
Rep. Gaetz took it in stride.
"Her congressman has also had an occasional lapse of judgement (sic) as a middle schooler. Teaching moments like this are a good thing," Gaetz posted.
Gaetz faces a primary challenge in August in a district that's labeled "solid" or "safe" Republican.
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