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Rep. Matt Gaetz’s entire political brand revolves around provocation. But even by his usual standards, the Florida Republican’s post on X on Thursday was genuinely surprising. Gaetz published a photo of himself and other congressional Republicans standing behind Donald Trump at his criminal trial in New York, with the former president blurry in the foreground and Gaetz in focus in the background, staring gamely at the camera. Alongside the photo ran the words “Standing back and standing by, Mr.
But the broader insinuation is clear — that Trump should view his supporters as ready to intervene by any means possible to protect him, including breaking the law. One way we’re seeing this manifest is the way Trump has begun to rely on Republican allies to circumvent the gag order he’s under during his trial.
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