Matt Gaetz said Americans have an 'obligation' to take up arms against Silicon Valley companies, claiming they're trying to cancel conservatives
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on Thursday escalated his rhetoric against Silicon Valley companies he argues are censoring conservatives, suggesting Americans have an "obligation to use" their Second Amendment right to bear arms against them.
Gaetz, who is the subject of a federal sex-trafficking investigation, made the remarks at an "American First" tour event in Georgia, where he appeared alongside Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
"The internet's hall monitors out in Silicon Valley, they think they can suppress us, discourage us. Maybe if you're just a little less patriotic. Maybe if you just conform to their way of thinking a little more, then you'll be allowed to participate in the digital world," Gaetz told the audience.
"Well, you know what? Silicon Valley can't cancel this movement, or this rally, or this congressman. We have a Second Amendment in this country, and I think we have an obligation to use it."
"The Second Amendment, this is a little history lesson for all the fake news media, the Second Amendment is not about hunting, it's not about recreation, it's not about sports. The Second Amendment is about maintaining within the citizenry the ability to maintain an armed rebellion against the government if that becomes necessary," he said.
