Most postmodernism from Republicans

It's been pretty funny reading Twitter about this today:

Rep. Matt Gaetz created a social media frenzy Thursday when he revealed he had a teenage son named Nestor and later introduced the young man during an appearance on Fox News.

Gaetz (R-Fla.) shared that he has a Cuban-born son to explain why he became so irate when Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.), who is black, said the white lawmakers in the room couldn’t understand what it was like to father a black child.

Many raised doubts about Gaetz’s claim of a secret son. He never mentioned his son in his biographical data or elsewhere. An old photo surfaced online of Gaetz with Nestor in which the congressman refers to him as a “local student.”

He also appeared as an intern in one photo.  Which explains this tweet:

The appalling Tucker Carlson had Gaetz and his "son" on his show, yet never asked the obvious question:  how did a (then) 31 year old single man manage to adopt a 12 year old Cuban "son".

The answer appears to be as simple as this:    

Gaetz told People Magazine in an interview that he never formally adopted 19-year-old Nestor but that Nestor has lived with him since immigrating from Cuba at age 12.

 So he's not a son, biologically (of course) or legally.   I saw someone sympathetic to Gaetz said that Nester was mainly raised by Gaetz's parents, which would make more sense.

So, for a Republican, "son" means just whatever they want it to mean:  a young dude he's "raised", probably more like "been in the same family house with", but that's close enough for fake outrage when arguing with a black man.

Gaetz is also single, leading many to speculate on whether this is a gay relationship.   I expect not, as this would be the weirdest way ever to come out.