Anna Paulina Luna has frequently criticized Democratic figures, including Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and House Oversight Democrat Dan Goldman, alleging media polarization, corruption, and profiteering from Ukraine, while attacking judicial impartiality in Trump-related legal proceedings (Fox News, CNN).
She is a vocal defender of Matt Gaetz, repeatedly asserting that investigations against him were smear campaigns or part of an extortion scheme, and has expressed distrust in DOJ and FBI motives (Miami New Times, CNN).
Luna has targeted both Democratic and some Republican opponents, suggesting Senate Republicans like John Cornyn have taken anti-MAGA stances, but noting others such as John Thune have shifted to align with the MAGA movement (CNN).
She often frames attacks on herself and allies as politically motivated smear campaigns, citing personal experiences with false allegations and hostile media inquiries (CNN).
Luna has attributed violence against Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and other politicians to "radicalized leftists," and called for broader condemnation of political violence across party lines (Fox News; CNN).
Vulnerability: Luna has been subject to criticism and negative headlines, such as being accused of broken promises by Democratic figures, apologizing for derogatory remarks about Hillary Clinton, and facing accusations from both right-wing figures like Roger Stone and primary election opponents (Tampa Bay Times, South Florida Sun-Sentinel).
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Democratic Figures For Rhetoric And Media Polarization In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Anna Paulina Luna said, "what we're finding right now is, because of the polarized media, largely due to the rhetoric that Kamala Harris and Whitney Fox have been putting out, people are getting hurt." She added, "you're looking at the message and the finger-pointing that the Democrats tend to do, and then you realize, if you check under their hood, they're the ones guilty of exactly what they're accusing us of, I think that it's obviously very alarming." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Sunday Morning Futures, 11/3/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Suggested Anti-MAGA Stances by Some Senate Republicans In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I'm suggesting that John Cornyn to my knowledge made statements that was actually anti-MAGA about President Trump and same with the new elected Senate leader, but I will say that Thune has since changed his tune and it seems like he's more aligned with MAGA and President Trump." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Focus Should Remain on Policy Not Gaetz Smear In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I'm not going to play that game. Frankly, I hope that Congress can get back to focusing on why we're avoiding a war with Ukraine and Russia." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Suggested GOP Critics Of Gaetz Were Anti-MAGA In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I'm suggesting that John Cornyn to my knowledge made statements that was actually anti-MAGA about President Trump and same with the new elected Senate leader, but I will say that Thune has since changed his tune and it seems like he's more aligned with MAGA and President Trump." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2025: Luna Attributed Violence Against Musk And Trump To 'Radicalized Leftists' In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "it is these crazy leftists that are actually partaking in these violent attacks. [...] attacks on politicians is up at the highest time it has ever been in the last decade." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Jesse Watters), 3/7/25]
April 2025: DCCC Chair Claimed Luna Had Broken Promises To Floridians According to NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 'DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene statement: "Cory Mills, Anna Paulina Luna, and Maria Elvira Salazar are running scared, and they should be. From tanking the economy, gutting Medicaid, abandoning our veterans, to making everything more expensive, they've broken their promises to Floridians, and it's going to cost them their seats."' [NBC - 8 WFLA: Web Edition Articles, 4/10/25]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Noted Lack Of Democratic Statements On Protest At Capitol In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "There hasn't been any issuing statements from anyone who is tied to Democrat Socialists of America. And what I find really disturbing about this whole thing, Laura, is that when we're sitting there talking about the fact that most members of Congress, some of which do sleep in their offices and then you have this happening right down the street, you had a Democrat member of Congress come out and say that he was basically in fear for his safety and then you see these organizations attacking their own party, you can see that the fracturing within the Democrat Party, especially among those that are embracing antisemitism is unfortunately alive and well." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (The Ingraham Angle), 11/16/23]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Courtroom Activism Was Being Used Against Trump In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think what we're seeing right now is that they realize that they're not able to win on the actual issues, so they're trying to activate their courtroom activists, which is what I call them, around the country." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Sunday Morning Futures, 5/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Responded To Attacks By Rep. Eric Swalwell In an interview with Fox Business Network, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Eric Swalwell has been attacking me since I got elected, but I don't pay attention to irrelevant people. I think his track record speaks for itself. And I'm focusing on protecting and upholding my constitutional authority, of which Thomas Jefferson wrote that in the rulebook?" [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business Network (via CQ Transcriptions), 6/28/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Gaetz Investigation Was Part of Extortion Scheme In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "this was also tied to a $25 million extortion scheme against Matt Gaetz and his father." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Rejected Factual Basis for Allegations Against Herself and Gaetz In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I had a reporter come up to me and ask me how many members of Congress I had had sex with, also alleging that I had a relationship with Matt Gaetz, which was categorically false." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted FBI Confirmed Gaetz Family's Cooperation in Extortion Probe In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "His father had to wear a wire that the FBI advised him to do so, and as a result of that, the people that were trying to extort him ultimately were saying that they were going to make these allegations go away." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Alleged Biden Administration Profiteering from Ukraine In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "We actually saw direct evidence that the Biden family was actually profiteering from Ukraine money going into their bank accounts, and then you see what they're doing on their last ditch effort on the way out." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 12/27/24]
December 2024: Luna Alleged Biden Family Profiteered From Ukraine Money According to Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE 7:00 PM EST, 22We actually saw direct evidence that the Biden family was actually profiteering from Ukraine money going into their bank accounts, and then you see what they're doing on their last ditch effort on the way out.22 [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE 7:00 PM EST, 12/27/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Alleged Biden Family Profiteering from Ukraine Funds In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "We actually saw direct evidence that the Biden family was actually profiteering from Ukraine money going into their bank accounts, and then you see what they're doing on their last ditch effort on the way out." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 12/27/24]
2025: Luna Claimed Would-Be Trump Assassins Were Radicalized Leftists In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "all of these assassins or would-be assassins that tried to assassinate President Trump were radicalized leftists. That's not just a made up talking point from Republicans. That's a fact." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Jesse Watters), 3/7/25]
2025: Luna Asserted Violent Attacks On Politicians Increased To Decade High In an interview with Fox News' Jesse Watters, Anna Paulina Luna said, "attacks on politicians is up at the highest time it has ever been in the last decade." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News' Jesse Watters, 3/7/25]
2025: Luna Claimed Would-Be Trump Assassins Were 'Radicalized Leftists' In an interview with Fox News' Jesse Watters, Anna Paulina Luna said, "they know that all of these assassins or would-be assassins that tried to assassinate President Trump were radicalized leftists. That's not just a made up talking point from Republicans. That's a fact." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News' Jesse Watters, 3/7/25]
May 2024: Luna Claimed Democratic Representative Helped Prepare Cohen For Testimony And Had Ties To Judge's Daughter's Firm According to Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna stated, "Representative Goldman who actually sits with me on House Oversight as a Democrat, not only prepared Cohen for the testimony today, but he is also a client of the judge's daughter at the same firm that fundraisers for Kamala Harris." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME 8:00 PM EST, 5/16/24]
May 2024: Luna Criticized Judge Merchan's Assignment To Multiple Trump-Related Cases As Evidence Of A "Sham" According to Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "It is not by any chance or circumstance that this same judge, Judge Merchan is also overseeing the Steve Bannon trial. I mean, look how many judges they have that are sitting on the bench. And all of a sudden, this judge just so happens to take all of these cases tied to Trump. It's a sham." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME 8:00 PM EST, 5/16/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Attacked Judge Merchan's Daughter And Named Dan Goldman In Statement About Trump Trial In an interview with MSNBC, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "It is by no coincidence that you have Goldman, a member of House Oversight who's a Democrat, prepared Cohen for his testimony is also retainer by the judge's daughter as a client. Does that seem like it's not shame to you? It is corrupt lawfare." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with MSNBC, 5/16/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed House Oversight Democrat Prepared Michael Cohen For Testimony And Had Conflict Of Interest In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "And we found out that Representative Goldman who actually sits with me on House Oversight as a Democrat, not only prepared Cohen for the testimony today, but he is also a client of the judge's daughter at the same firm that fundraisers for Kamala Harris." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 5/16/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Said Trial Against Trump Was "A Complete Sham" And Accused Judge Of Bias In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "So when I say that this is incestual, and when I say that we are exposing them for everything that they are, which is a complete sham, I mean it." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 5/16/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Judge Merchan's Role In Case Assignments For Trump-Related Trials In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "It is not by any chance or circumstance that this same judge, Judge Merchan is also overseeing the Steve Bannon trial. [...] all of a sudden, this judge just so happens to take all of these cases tied to Trump. It's a sham." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News, 5/16/24]
2020: Amanda Makki Lost To Anna Paulina Luna In Republican Primary For Florida's 13th District According to Tampa Bay Times, "Makki lost to Luna in the 2020 primary for that seat." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/13/21]
2020: Anna Paulina Luna Defeated Amanda Makki In Republican Primary For Florida's 13th District According to Tampa Bay Times, "Makki, who appeared at one point in 2020 to be the Republican frontrunner, lost to Luna by about 7 percentage points in the Republican primary." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/19/21]
2022: Roger Stone Accused Luna Of Secretly Supporting Liberal Immigration Policies According to South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "the infamous rightwing political operative and Trump advisor Roger Stone accused Luna of secretly supporting liberal immigration policies. Stone supported one of Luna's opponents." [South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 8/28/22]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Called for Media to Acknowledge DOJ and FBI Decision on Gaetz In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I really would appreciate it if networks would cover the fact that this was also tied to a $25 million extortion scheme against Matt Gaetz and his father." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Characterized Gaetz Allegations as a Smear Campaign In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "the reason why people want outsiders, the reason why people are not buying this Gaetz smear campaign, and that is exactly what it is, is because of the fact that they understand that there is a two-tiered justice system." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Expressed Distrust In DOJ And FBI In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Frankly, I think that if the DOJ and the FBI had evidence, they would have prosecuted, because Matt Gaetz is a thorn in their side. But that's exactly why I think it's important for your network, especially to put the facts out there, and that's why I chose to came on today." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
December 2024: Anna Paulina Luna Called House Ethics Report On Gaetz "BS" According to Miami New Times, "U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of District 13, which covers parts of Clearwater and St. Petersburg just outside of Tampa, called the report 'BS.' 'Just so everyone knows, the woman who leaked the 'report' on @mattgaetz was kicked off committee on ethics (to my knowledge) right before ending her term in office,' Luna chimed in. 'This is the same bs we've been hearing for the last couple of years. No charges were filed and you can bet if there was anything, the Biden admin would have brought charges. I'm just wondering whether or not Congress will be releasing reports on every member with unfounded allegations.'" [Miami New Times, 12/27/24]
2020: Anna Paulina Luna Apologized For Referring To Hillary Clinton As 'Herpes' On Fox News According to Tampa Bay Times, "She once had to apologize for calling Hillary Clinton 'herpes' during a Fox News appearance." [Tampa Bay Times, 7/28/20]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Corruption Scheme Originated When Biden Was Vice President In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Anna Paulina Luna said, "This -- this corruption scheme has been going back to the time that Joe Biden was vice president." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Sunday Morning Futures, 6/4/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Stated FBI Had A Mole Named 'One-Eye' Advising Hunter Biden In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Anna Paulina Luna said, "The FBI, one, has a mole in there that's advising Hunter Biden as to the investigations by the name of One-Eye, which, in saying it, it sounds like it's something out of a James Bond movie, but, unfortunately, it's true." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Sunday Morning Futures, 6/4/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Bank Documentation Showed Biden Family Was Compromised In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Anna Paulina Luna said, "We have literal bank documentation from subpoenaed bank records that show that this administration, that this family, that this president is compromised." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Sunday Morning Futures, 6/4/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Called For Condemnation Of Political Violence Across Parties In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "it's not acceptable and we should condemn it across the board. But again, what I'm saying is that I saw members trying to blame this on Representative Jordan, who's the chairman of House Judiciary. And if we're talking about moving forward, I think it's important for people to remember that what you say on television, that what you put out from your office, whether or not it's personal, it's going to have long-lasting effects." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 10/20/23]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Reiterated Belief in Gaetz's Innocence In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "in my mind, yes, it's absolutely a smear campaign being that that actual investigation per the DOJ and also separate agency of the FBI were dropped, that they're not covering the fact that there was an extortion claim tied to it, and the fact is, and I believe that Matt Gaetz is innocent." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Defended Matt Gaetz Against Allegations In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I really would appreciate it if networks would cover the fact that this was also tied to a $25 million extortion scheme against Matt Gaetz and his father. [...] I do think Matt Gaetz is going to be an incredible Attorney General. I think this baseless smear campaign, frankly, is abhorrent that it's happening to someone like Matt Gaetz who's done so much to fight the government corruption." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Defended Matt Gaetz's Record Against Allegations In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I'm pretty sure Matt Gaetz has also been investigated for campaign -- or misuse of campaign funds that were also dropped. So the fact is that Matt Gaetz has, again, time and time again, stood up to the swamp. Frankly, I know him as a person, I know his family." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2023: Luna Highlighted Increased Targeting Of Republican Female Members According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "It's especially alarming being that Republican female members especially, as a whole, seem to be more targeted because a lot of these predators look at us like victims. So, it's a very dangerous thing for her to have done, and we will be holding her accountable as she should be." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/15/23]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Recounted Being Subject To False Allegations Herself In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "when I was first elected to Congress, I think it's incredibly important for women out there to know, I was only a few months pregnant. I had a reporter come up to me and ask me how many members of Congress I had had sex with, also alleging that I had a relationship with Matt Gaetz, which was categorically false. But the reason why they did that is because I was standing up against the machine that exists here in Washington, D.C. So be aware that these types of smear campaigns do exist." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]