GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz, of Florida and Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, vowed to “fight in the courts” after three California venues that canceled plans to host one of their “America First” rallies.
Left out of options, the controversial duo finally staged a brief “Free Speech” rally outside Riverside City Hall on Saturday, where dozens of people gathered while holding Greene and Gaetz signs.
“We won’t back down,” Greene told supporters, according to The Press-Enterprise.
“And here’s what we’re going to do, America. You’ve got two members of Congress right here and we refuse to be canceled because we won’t let you be canceled,” she said, according to the news outlet.
Gaetz sounded a similar note, vowing to fight back against the cancelation of the rallies.
“They may try to cancel us online. They may try to pursue us in real life. They may try to shut down our venues. But we will take this fight to them in the courts, in the halls of Congress and if necessary, in the streets!” he said to the crowd.
“Do you know why they’re so afraid of Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene? Because we fight for you, not them,” the Florida lawmaker added.
Their rant came after three California venues that were slated to hold “America First” rallies canceled their plans amid concerns over safety and the divisiveness of the lawmakers.
The most recent cancelation came on Saturday when the city of Anaheim announced that a venue had canceled the event less than 10 hours before it was scheduled to begin.
“We as a city shared our public safety concerns with the operator and the operator shares the concerns,” Anaheim spokesman Mike Lyster said, according to the Orange County Register.
Gaetz is under investigation over potential sex trafficking violations, allegations he has repeatedly denied.
Greene was stripped of her committee assignments in February after endorsing violence against Democratic politicians and spreading racist dogma and conspiracy theories about the elections.
