Inverted Flags and On-Air Fury: GOP Freaks Out Over Trump’s Guilty Verdict

Republican lawmakers and pundits melted down on air and online Thursday after a New York jury convicted Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records—charges that may soon land the ex-president in prison.

Trump’s trial was under constant scrutiny by Trump and the majority of the GOP, who decried the treatment of their party’s leader—who was indicted four times in 2023—claiming he was being targeted for political reasons. Perhaps unsurprisingly, their feelings didn’t sway a smidge on Thursday.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) set the tone within minutes of Trump’s verdict coming down, posting a photo of an upside-down American flag—in apparent protest of the trial itself. Moments later, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) followed up with a post to X that included the link to WinRed, a Republican fundraising platform that crashed from excessive traffic after Trump’s guilty verdict. The far-right firebrand later sent a statement calling the verdict the result of widespread corruption.

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