Matt Gaetz invokes Proud Boys at Trump trial

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz tweeted a photo from the Trump trial with the message, “Standing back and standing by, Mr. President.” This is the very same language Trump used in the first presidential debate in 2020 when referencing the far-right group the Proud Boys.


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[dogsrule]

Gaetz gets creepier as he ages. Where has that investigation into his dealings with young girls gone? A chip of the old sleaze bag block.

[cowtownokla]

These people are not acting in a normal rational fashion. The U.S. justus system better start taking this seriously!!!!

[M.J.]

Shamelessly disgraceful, all of them (R)

[asheronwindspear]

The photos of them standing together will be in the history books documenting the shame that was the Donald Trump years of American politics.

[dimimegesis]

time to take the threat seriously PLEASE????

[slimeypuma]

If history repeats itself, these people will pay

[janew]

They all need to be dismissed. They're delusional still calling him Mr President!

[carmend.]

Sick of the threats of violence and fear mongering! How have we allowed this to get so out of control?!

[MrCrosscheck]

Shame that Boebert couldn't even support her son at his court hearing.

[gregolvrz]

Insurrectionists speech should land him behind bars.

[colleenneumann]

Shame on Matt Gaetz! Why do these MAGAs continue to put the nation through this?

[mm]

That sounds like a threat. Can't he be charged with obstruction of justice for that comment?

[havoc]

Trump called on his supporters to protest and few showed up. His next solution to boost his ego call in his MAGA Congress puppets.

[JohnSmith-fjee]

They can all visit Trump in the Fulton County Lock Up.

[richardthomas]

Matt is what his name implies.Trumps door matt.

[VirginiaPereiranickolas]

Matt Gaetz should be shamed he works for America 🇺🇸 people not for trump why in the world people still vote for people like him 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[RAFAKAUST]

Surprised he had time to stop by the trial before picking up his girlfriend from high school.

[richardphillips]

Any Republican who sits by and allows this extremist rhetoric to go out, unchallenged and without publicly condemning it, is complicit in any violence that may come of it and should be charged with conspiracy.These people are criminally insane.

[darbuki]

They show up toward the end of the trial in an attempt to intimidate the jury.

[Shichard]

NEVER reward a Republican with your vote.