Proud Boys Are Taking Over Miami Republican Party

The New York Times reports:

At least a half-dozen current and former Proud Boys have secured seats on the Miami-Dade Republican Executive Committee, seeking to influence local politics from the inside.

Their ranks include adherents who face criminal charges for participating in the Capitol attack: Gilbert Fonticoba has been charged with obstructing Congress. Gabriel Garcia, a former Army captain who says he has left the group, has been charged with interfering with law enforcement officers during the civil disorder on Jan. 6, 2021.

The concerted effort by the Proud Boys to join the leadership of the party — and, in some cases, run for local office — has destabilized and dramatically reshaped the Miami-Dade Republican Party that former Gov. Jeb Bush and others built into a powerhouse nearly four decades ago.

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“At least a half dozen” Proud Boys have seats on the Miami-Dade GOP Committee — because violent white supremacy has effectively become the GOP platform.

And the fact that the county GOP chair accepts it as a “1st amendment”issue only affirms that point. https://t.co/RfmyRNNH9S

— Amy Spitalnick (@amyspitalnick) June 2, 2022

The Proud Boys’ encroachments into the Miami-Dade Republican Party are, by far, the group’s largest political success. https://t.co/OkrfN2xCoN

— Mark S. Getzfred (@marknyt) June 2, 2022