Congressman @JodyHice, who once rescinded his endorsement of Marjorie Taylor Greene, opens for her at her rally in Dalton tonight. Chants of “LOCK HIM UP” erupt as Hice rails against Secretary of State Raffensperger, a fellow Republican he’s challenging next year. #gapol
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Matt Gaetz walks in to the tune of “Thank You For Being A Friend.” To a roar of applause, he tells the crowd of several hundred: “This is Donald Trump’s party.” When he invokes Paul Ryan’s anti-Trump speech tonight, a cascade of boos follows. #gapol
“This is not about a cult of personality,” Gaetz says, outlining a nationalist platform against “never-ending wars,” aid to “countries that hate us” and one-sided trade deals. “Printing more money does not make you stronger. If it did, Zimbabwe would be the greatest power.”
Gaetz is now citing “deep state” conspiracy theories I won’t repeat and claims, to approval from the crowd, that the Post Office is complicit. The biggest applause so far came when he attacked Fauci, contending the public health official is “trying to seize power.” #gapol
“Home sweet home.” Greene rolls up in a Humvee to cheers and a “happy birthday” song from her fans. Like Trump, she immediately takes aim at the media. “Bless their hearts.” #gapol
A taste of Greene’s rhetoric: “We’ve got to clear something up: Who won the presidential race on November 3 for Georgia?” The crowd chants TRUMP. “If you want an audit, then you deserve an audit.” More on that ... #gapol
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Greene is continuing to tie Democrats to Nazis, after drawing bipartisan condemnation for comparing vaccine mandates to the murderous Nazi German regime.
“Nazis were the National Socialist Party, just like the Democrats are now a National Socialist Party.” #gapol
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