“Reacher” star Alan Richson revealed his childhood feud with former Florida MP Matt Getz on Wednesday, a former high school classmate, and described politicians as his enemy.
The 42-year-old actor didn't hold back on his daze against Gaetz when the politician's name came up in a recent interview.
“That mother hooker. We're the enemy,” Richson I told GQ.
Richson, who portrays the prestigious character Jack Reacher in the Amazon Prime series, was born in North Dakota, but his family moved to Sunshine State when he was 10 years old.
His parents, Dave and Vicki – both airlines were stationed at Eglin Air Force Base and settled in Niceville in the 1990s. This was reported by Mid Bay News.
He attended Niceville High School, where he also studied Gaetz. Gaetz graduated from the prestigious school in 2000, a year before Richson.
Richson expressed his dissatisfaction with fellow Floridians who continued to vote for Gaetz to represent Florida's First District, which makes up the westernmost part of the state's Panhandle.
“It's shocking to me that the Florida Panhandle continues to vote for someone. Everything we know about him and he forgives certain criminals. He's not a good guy. !” Richson told GQ.
Gaetz represented the district from 2016 to his resignation in 2024.
His time in DC was undermined by several controversies related to the ethical rules of the house.
He also stated the draft ethics report for the 42-year-old House of Representatives, released in December 2024.
Gaetz was also accused of having sex with a minor. allegations he denied.
Gaetz was re-elected to his seat in 2024, but resigned on November 13th after then-president Donald Trump made him the attorney general.
He retracted the nomination on November 21st after meetings with Senate Republicans without being distracted by Trump's return to the White House.
Richson thought that he “overwhelms people like (gaetz) but opposed it because he “doesn't overlap enough to succeed in politics.”
The actor, who said the demographics of the “Reacher” audience are divided roughly evenly between men and women, Democrats and Republicans, shared insights about his political ideology.
“There are certain people who do a good job of being loyal to who they are, but they don't work,” he said.
