Worth emphasizing this, because most news outlets did not:

“Rep. Matt #Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday ominously invoked Donald #Trump’s call to far-right violent extremists while joining the former president at his criminal trial in New York.

“Standing back and standing by, Mr. President,” Gaetz wrote on social media, along with a photo of himself positioned behind Trump at his trial.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-gaetz-stand-back-stand-by-proud-boys_n_66462d52e4b0dd63cd2ba653 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/stand-back-stand-matt-gaetz-174110101.html

'Stand Back And Stand By': Matt Gaetz Parrots Trump's Call To Violent Extremists At His Trial

The House Republican, one of several who joined Trump at his criminal trial in New York, repeated a line hailed by the neo-fascist Proud Boys.

HuffPost

@GottaLaff

these little fukwits are begging for a war... and they'll be in hiding while others die.... this shit needs to be stifled, called out and shut down before there's uncontrolled violence....

@tdwllms1 Why are you so often the only person that gets my point?

@GottaLaff

I dunno.. my age maybe.. we're pretty near the same... and I guess I see just how evil and depraved these dipshits are.... and how uncaring they are... and HEAR want they are saying

@tdwllms1 Yeah. But others are too and don't seem to get it

@GottaLaff

at their peril....