The Nashua GOP Invited Gaetz To Keynote Its Annual Fundraiser. Then The Allegations Hit
Rep. Matt Gaetz. Getty Images/TPM Illustration
Di Lothrop, vice chair of the Nashua Republican City Committee, is comfortable dealing with controversy.
Tasked with booking speakers for the party’s events, she once chose former Sheriff Joe Arpaio for the annual fundraiser. She recalls the throng of protesters outside, infuriated by Arpaio’s hard-right stance on immigration and accusations of police misconduct under his watch.
Her annual fundraiser this August, a “steak out” at a Marriott in Nashua, will almost certainly be similarly charged: its keynote speaker is Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).