Democrats condemn Matt Gaetz’s Proud Boys homage
Matt Gaetz. Image via AP.

Matt Gaetz
'This is just the latest in a long pattern of Trump and his allies stoking fear and violence.'

The Democratic National Committee’s “War Room” is decrying a provocative social media post from a Panhandle Congressman.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz described himself as “standing back and standing by” while attending former President Donald Trump’s New York City trial. That’s a reference to Trump telling the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” in a 2020 debate with Joe Biden, in a response to a question urging Trump to condemn White supremacy.

“Donald Trump is surrounding himself today with disgraced MAGA extremists like Matt Gaetz, who is shamelessly invoking Trump’s infamous call for the Proud Boys to ‘stand back and stand by’ before they violently attacked our democracy on January 6,” claimed Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd.

“This is just the latest in a long pattern of Trump and his allies stoking fear and violence, as they continue to cozy up to dangerous criminals and white supremacists, praising them at every opportunity and pledging pardons to convicted January 6 rioters. Trump and his allies’ total disregard for democracy or the rule of law is dangerous and a disgraceful embarrassment to our country — and voters will remember that come November.”

As many readers will remember, Trump’s infamous advice to the Proud Boys came shortly before his election loss, leading to the riots at the Capitol when Trump’s most ardent supporters attempted to derail the certification of the Presidential Election by Congress. Many of them have since been imprisoned.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


17 comments

  • No typing skills

    May 16, 2024 at 4:22 pm

    But Donald is singing a union in the music industry ,,,and washing regulations cash in stocks..a bit of coin in the pockets
    The point is fetishes

  • No typing skills

    May 16, 2024 at 4:25 pm

    But Donald is singing a union in the music industry ,,,and washing regulations cash in stocks..a bit of coin in the pocket.

  • rick whitaker

    May 16, 2024 at 4:31 pm

    matt gaetz said he is standing down and standing by. lock him up and let him join his buddies in jail.

  • Frankie M.

    May 16, 2024 at 4:40 pm

    Gaetz is all bark & no bite. He’ll be the first one running for the hills if you know what hits the fan.

  • Cindy

    May 16, 2024 at 4:44 pm

    So they wear the empry suit symbol of annymous.
    And they are girl eater’s
    Or is that the boys are back in town unions

  • Pat

    May 16, 2024 at 5:18 pm

    Does anybody think he uses eyebrow pencil to look like even more of a comic book villain? Why does everyone in the maga world seem dead set on being low rent replicas of cartoon villains? It’s starting to get weird.

    • rick whitaker

      May 16, 2024 at 6:34 pm

      PAT, i noticed that too. i saw a huge white strip down the side of trump’s face where he didn’t put the orange make up. vampires need a lot of make up it seems. scott is the creature from the white lagoon.

      • Ocean Joe

        May 17, 2024 at 7:45 pm

        Wrong!
        He is Uncle Fester.

  • Dont Say FLA

    May 16, 2024 at 5:25 pm

    Is Gaetz expecting a school bus or what?

    If so, he’s going to have quite a long wait.

    Kids in NYC take the subway and/or maybe a bus, same as everybody else. You are SOL, Little Gaetz.

    • The devil

      May 19, 2024 at 12:28 pm

      Lol

  • ScienceBLVR

    May 16, 2024 at 7:34 pm

    Matt Gaetz and the PBoys Hit it Kinks!

    He’s got wit, he’s got charm
    But when he gets rough, he’ll break your arm
    He’s got taste, manners, and grace
    But when he gets tough he’ll slit your face
    He’ll buy you jewels, expensive clothes
    Then his mind’ll go and then he’ll bust your nose
    He’s a joker and a clown
    But he’ll pervert you and drag you down
    He’s evil, he’s evil, he’s evil, he’s evil, he’s evil

  • TS-13

    May 17, 2024 at 9:41 am

    Proud Gaetz Boys, we have you down.

    Pull anything at all and TS-13 will make you think MS-13 are Boy Scouts

  • Ron Forrest Ron

    May 17, 2024 at 9:49 am

    Gaetz is just working his network so he can find a new job after voters pick Dimmock and then Tiki Torch parade Little Girl Matt out of town.

    • MH/Duuuval

      May 17, 2024 at 1:34 pm

      Daddy will be back in Tallahassee after Nov. and Matty can work there, or be nominally in charge of used cars for papa.

  • Arm The Homeless

    May 17, 2024 at 10:11 am

    Speaking of ‘boys’ and Gaetz, where is Nestor?

  • Joe

    May 17, 2024 at 11:36 am

    A pedophile groomer and a Nazi lover, all in one Frankenstein-meets-Dracula shaped package… Your next RepubliQan gubernatorial candidate, Florida voters!

  • The devil

    May 19, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    What the f u
    C

    K

    Is wrong with you people

    Happy Sunday go to church
    Hi PETE

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