Wife Of Trump-ally Congressman Accidentally Revealed Too Much Info About Their Marriage, Internet Sleuths Claim

The woman of a Republican congressman posted a heartfelt Valentine’s Day tribute to her Trump-ally husband. Then net sleuths pounced — claiming nan station unwittingly revealed embarrassing truths astir their marriage.

On February 14, Erika Donalds took to X to post a photo of her and her spouse, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, on pinch a timeline of their relationship.

“Remembering nan spot wherever @ByronDonalds asked for my number successful nan Oglesby Student Union astatine @FloridaState successful nan autumn of 1999,” she wrote.

“Our first ‘date’ came a fewer months later - connected Valentine’s Day 2000,” she continued. “Thanks, babe, for making each 27 of our Valentine’s Days together truthful special.”

Donalds, who is moving to beryllium politician of Florida pinch Trump’s endorsement, amplified nan post.

“I retrieve that day,” he wrote. “You were beautiful then, and you are still beautiful now. I emotion you @ErikaDonalds! Happy Valentines Day!!”

The posts exploded online, garnering much than 2 cardinal views, arsenic galore users zeroed successful connected nan peculiar specifications of their first encounter.

“Insane that she conscionable tweeted retired these dates fixed it is simply a matter of nationalist grounds that he was joined to his first woman astatine nan time, conscionable joined successful fact,” Mehdi Hasan, a erstwhile MS NOW big and laminitis of Zeteo, wrote connected X.

Included successful his station was a screenshot of nan congressman’s Wikipedia page, which states that he joined his first wife, Bisa Hall, successful June 1999, and that they divided successful 2002. He joined his 2nd and existent woman successful March 2003.

Public records corroborate this timeline — showing that nan GOP lawmaker sewage hitched astir 3 months earlier he asked his existent woman for her telephone number, according to The Daily Beast.

A torrent of users quickly seized connected this information, roasting nan congressman for his apparently questionable conduct.

“What a beautiful emotion story, too him being joined astatine nan clip of course,” 1 personification wrote.

“This is truthful romantic,” different sarcastically chimed in. “I tin only dream I will 1 time find my mistress for illustration Byron recovered his.”

Others pointed retired that nan Florida lawmaker appeared to beryllium wearing his wedding ringing successful nan photo, which showed his limb astir his 2nd wife’s waist.

A spokesperson for Donalds did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from The Independent.

The congressman’s ex-wife has antecedently spoken publically astir their relationship.

“He told maine he was from Jamaica and he had a Jamaican accent — and he was cute,” Hall told WGCU successful 2024. “Then nan adjacent clip I saw him, nan Jamaican accent was gone and he said he was from New York.”

After their wedding, Hall said she discovered that Donalds was progressive pinch a Florida State University student named Erika Lees. The mates initially attempted to spot things up, but Donalds yet pushed for a speedy divorcement aft Lees became pregnant, Hall said.

Donalds besides courted contention successful 2024, erstwhile he implied that Black families whitethorn person been amended disconnected during segregation. “During Jim Crow, nan Black family was together,” nan congressman said during an arena successful Pennsylvania, according to Politico.

The latest uproar comes arsenic Donalds has his eyes fixed connected nan governor’s mansion. The congressman, who would beryllium nan state’s first Black governor, announced his candidacy past February.

The Republican president offered a gushing endorsement successful a station connected Truth Social a fewer days earlier nan announcement was made.

“Byron Donalds would beryllium a genuinely Great and Powerful Governor for Florida,” Trump wrote astatine nan time.

“I cognize Byron well, person seen him tested astatine nan highest and astir difficult levels, and he is simply a TOTAL WINNER,” he added. “Byron has a awesome wife, Erika, and 3 beautiful sons. They are very proud of him!”