“Stand back and stand by.”

As you may recall, that’s what Donald Trump told the Proud Boys — during a
presidential debate on live TV in 2020 — when asked if he would denounce
violence from white supremacist groups.

And here’s what Rep. Matt Gaetz posted on social media this past Thursday while appearing
alongside numerous other MAGA Republicans at Trump’s election interference trial
in New York:

“Standing back and standing by, Mr. President.”

This was no accident. Gaetz was intentionally echoing Trump’s infamous appeal to
violent, neo-fascist thugs.

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Maybe you wanted a big response on social media. Maybe you wanted to “own the
libs.” Maybe you were once again displaying your abject servility to Donald
Trump. But there is no excuse for willfully using language that appeals to
fascistic tendencies. You should apologize immediately.
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