Clay Higgins Insists He Was Trying To Calm Trump Supporters Down, Not Rile Them Up – By Arthur Delaney (Huff Post) / June 13, 2023
The Louisiana Republican explained his militaristic message in response to Donald Trump’s indictment.
WASHINGTON — After former President Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges last week, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) urged Trump supporters to “buckle up” in a tweet that struck many as inflammatory.
After all, the former president’s supporters once rioted at the U.S. Capitol in order to help Trump undo the 2020 election result. Another lawmaker, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), described the situation as entering a “war phase” and suggested Republicans would take an “eye for an eye.”
But Higgins insisted his message has been misconstrued.
“President Trump said he has ‘been summoned to appear at the Federal Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday, at 3 PM,’” Higgins wrote on Thursday. “This is a perimeter probe from the oppressors. Hold. rPOTUS has this. Buckle up. 1/50K know your bridges. Rock steady calm. That is all.”
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