Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz's News Conference Shut Down by Protesters
By: Aarohi Sheth, The Wrap
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz's News Conference Shut Down by Protesters
The news conference was held outside the Justice Department in Washington as an attempt to defend the individuals - or "political prisoners," as the politicians referred to them in the presser - involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The representatives were joined by Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Paul Gosar (R-Arizona).
As Greene began speaking, a man started to blow a whistle and continued to do so throughout the representatives' statements. Another protester held up a "RAPIST" sign, assumably referring to Gaetz, who is under federal investigation for an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and possible violation of sex trafficking laws, though Gaetz denies the allegations.
Other demonstrators held up signs that read "Jan 6th was an inside job" and "Traitors + Rapists: Sit Down."
She continued: "And so for anyone that's here, being an activist and yelling today, here's the statement that I need everyone to understand: we will not back down, we will not stop asking questions, we are looking for the truth. And we believe the truth can be found by reaching out and answering and asking the right questions to the right people.”
An aide confronted the man blowing the whistle, asking him, "Are you trying to assault people with auditory weapons" before shutting down the conference, yelling to the media "You saw what happened here, the left shut us down!"
The politicians were escorted out of the DOJ by security, as a woman followed Gaetz, repeatedly asking "Are you a pedophile?"
This disastrous news conference took place during the same time that police officers were testifying on Capitol Hill before the Jan. 6 select committee that is investigating the insurrection. During this hearing, one police officer described the rioters as "terrorists," while others recounted the violence they witnessed the rioters commit the day of the attack.
An attempt to hold a press conference by Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz and company was just shut down by protesters pic.twitter.com/7eP13hPZtT
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 27, 2021
Reps. Gaetz and Greene get run out of their own presser at the DOJ. pic.twitter.com/Jc3BTbUO05
— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) July 27, 2021
Watch the full news conference here .
And watch the full police officers' testimonies of the insurrection here .
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their culture got cancelled...
I just tried to post this on sinners and buttheads but couldn't figure out how to have it pushed to the front page.
See if you can migrate your article to S&B and then I will promote to FP
Thanks TG - you and Perrie got it done and it's on the Front Page
Now the Turd Reich's supporters/enablers can piss and moan and whine and bitch and cry - that they're being silenced!!!!!!
"An aide confronted the man blowing the whistle, asking him, "Are you trying to assault people with auditory weapons" before shutting down the conference, yelling to the media "You saw what happened here, the left shut us down!"
They didn't shut them down...they were protesting the words coming out of their mouths. It's called the First Amendment
I'm surprised a certain somebody hasn't posted this yet saying 'see they've silenced us!'
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I got the giggles with the Pedos for Trump and the woman who asked Gaetz if he was a pedophile
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Which constitutional rights were shut down? Large Marge continued to make her statement, didn't she? Was she beaten by a mob? Were any of the reps there that were trying to defend the insurrectionists...excuse me..."political prisoners" beaten or chased off?
It's the same as if I were on a soapbox in front of your church crying "Hail Satan!" you wouldn't let that go, would you? Even tho it's my constitutional right as long as I'm on public property.
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I could have a discussion with you if you wouldn't be so vague and write like you speak. Honestly, your statement confuses me. But to quote you "SOSDD"
Don't answer any questions just troll, troll, troll your boat....
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Not the way they wanted to use it. But here's the thing....free speech is not without consequences. Say anything you like but don't expect to not get any pushback
And there is that slippery slope. Be very careful of the "pushback" you approve of. The next "pushback" may be on you.
As long as there is no violence, I can accept that not everyone wants to listen to me
Oh, how profound!
That would be right wing Trump supporters who attacked the capital on January 6th which shut down, at least temporarily, the constitutionally mandated election certification process. If anyone should be complaining about shutting down constitutional rights it was that mob of worthless vile piece of shit right wing bigots and white supremacists who were beating capital police with flag polls, punching them, kicking them, spraying them with pepper spray and using tazers on them, breaking doors and windows, vandalizing and looting offices, searching for Democratic legislators with zip ties in hand intending to take them hostage, screaming "Hang Mike Pence" for daring to do his constitutionally mandated job. Talk about cancel culture, those right wing insurgents tried to cancel a national election and the will of the majority of Americans.
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How many of the Turd Reich's supporters/enablers do you think were there? A couple of dozen? LOL!
This is just another stunt by the trumpturdists to deflect away from their complicity on 1/6/21.
You could take the next two people you randomly see on the street and they would be as qualified to be members of Congress as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz are.
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I am just curious as to what you think could have been done about it. Arrest them?
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Sounds like attacking some peoples free speech over others.
I love this story.
MTG and Gaetz are clowns, and were treated as such. All was right with the world for a few minutes there.
Would you please vote it up to try and keep it on the front page?
Why was security not there why was the violence not taken seriously....
How she can say that shit with a straight face...
Not once condemning donald's actions and lack there of, not condemning the hate speech of Giuliani, etc...
No, she was going to blame Pelosi and only her...
I can only use the word moron so many times.
The duo of Matt and MTG were very lucky they were not hit with a space laser.
LOL!
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That is really sad that they can't make money off of feckless trmp supporters
They are a couple of real losers, just like Trump.
Why are they running around the country doing these events? Isn’t there some government shit they should be doing? Writing a law? Renaming a post office? Her maybe. He’s a civilian, now, right?
What is their deal? Are they fucking?
To be honest, I am glad some people in congress are not trying to legislate...
I think he still holds his office
No, he is the Republican congressman from Florida's 1st Congressional district.