Matt Gaetz & Marjorie Taylor Greene get run out of their press conference by protesters including one with Trump effigy
MATT Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene were run out of their press conference by protesters including one with a Donald Trump effigy.
The Republicans were holding the event at the Department of Justice when it was derailed by a man in yellow blowing a whistle under his face mask.
The pair were quickly escorted into individual cars by their team, but Gaetz received more abuse.
"Are you a pedophile?" one protester repeatedly shouted. The representative continued toward his car in silence.
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Federal prosecutors are examining whether Gaetz paid underage girls or offered them gifts in exchange for sex,
Greene was unveiling which the rep said caused "segregation" among lawmakers.
"We're suing @SpeakerPelosi," Greene wrote in a tweet, sharing a link to "speakermaskhole.com" which is lobbying for donations to support the suit.
"I'm suing ," a brief statement on the website reveals. "Nancy Pelosi must be held accountable.
"Please rush an emergency $15, $25, $50, $100 donation -- whatever you can afford -- right away!"
The Republicans challenged the fines in June, arguing that the mandate was out of sync with recent federal guidance on face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The vote in question happened a week after the CDC issued guidance noting that “fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing.”
“I voted on the House floor without wearing my mask,” Norman wrote in his appeal. “I did so because I was following the direction of our nation’s top scientists that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear a mask.”
In her appeal, Greene called the fine “arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, and otherwise not consistent with law or with principles of fairness.”
On June 11, the requirement was lifted. But Greene, Massie, and Norman were already among nearly a dozen lawmakers – six of whom were fined – who refused to wear masks on the floor in the month prior.
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Each of their appeals failed to get support from the majority of the House Ethics Committee panel, which is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans.
All three were therefore instructed to pay the $500 fines.