TAMPA, Fla. — The partisan divide over the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s house in Florida was on full show on Twitter.
In the hours after the search grew to become public, almost all GOP members of the Florida delegation got here out forcefully in opposition to the FBI and DOJ, attacking the regulation enforcement companies. On the opposite aspect, almost all Democratic members of the Florida delegation have not talked about the search on Twitter.
Here’s how every U.S. Representative and Senator in Florida responded to the FBI’s raid.
Senator Marco Rubio (R)
Biden is enjoying with hearth through the use of a doc dispute to get the @TheJusticeDept to persecute a possible future election opponent
Because at some point what goes round goes to come back round
And then we turn into Nicaragua beneath Ortega pic.twitter.com/LwODnsYtcr
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 9, 2022
Senator Rick Scott (R)
The @FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago is extremely regarding, particularly given the Biden admin’s historical past of going after mother and father & different political opponents. This is third World nation stuff.
We want solutions NOW. The FBI should clarify what they had been doing immediately & why.
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) August 9, 2022
District 1 Representative Matt Gaetz (R)
I stand with President Trump!
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) August 9, 2022
District 2 Representative Neal Dunn (R)
The American folks have misplaced any motive we have now to belief the FBI & DOJ. They’ve each been a part of the political witch hunts in opposition to Pres. Trump previously & allowed the Biden Admin. to weaponize their companies for strictly political functions. (1/2) #FL02 #MarALagoFBIRaid
— Dr. Neal Dunn (@DrNealDunnFL2) August 9, 2022
District 3 Representative Kat Cammack (R)
When Republicans take the House again this fall, there will likely be thorough investigations into the DOJ’s actions from this unprecedented raid at Mar-A-Lago.
This politicization and weaponization is harmful, flawed, and deeply regarding.
— Congresswoman Kat Cammack (@RepKatCammack) August 9, 2022
District 4 Representative John Rutherford (R)
Director Wray says the FBI have restricted assets & that is how they select to make use of these restricted assets? He claims to make use of “prosecutorial discretion” to show a blind eye to the CCP, their elite seize on the highest ranges of our authorities & to Hunter Biden’s laptop computer. (1/2)
— Rep. John Rutherford (@RepRutherfordFL) August 9, 2022
District 5 Representative Al Lawson, Jr. (D)
(No Tweet in regards to the FBI search)
District 6 Representative Michael Waltz (R)
If true, this transfer will additional harm public confidence within the DOJ to conduct honest & non-political investigations…horrible for the way forward for America! https://t.co/eagNPmjYVh
— Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) August 9, 2022
District 7 Representative Stephanie Murphy (D)
(No Tweets in regards to the FBI search)
District 8 Representative Bill Posey (R)
(No Tweets in regards to the FBI search)
District 9 Representative Darren Soto (D)
Fmr Pres Trump is alleged to have unlawfully taken bins of categorized paperwork right down to Mar-A-Lago.
This has been reported on for months.
He’s lastly being held accountable for his actions.
Apparently just a few of my colleagues are shocked by this. https://t.co/RXtha8jKZp
— Rep. Darren Soto (@RepDarrenSoto) August 9, 2022
District 10 Representative Val Demings (D)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
District 11 Representative Daniel Webster (R)
News of FBI raid on MAL is troubling. The FBI’s monitor report for following the principles & avoiding politics in terms of President Trump isn’t good & now this. And that is identical DOJ that didn’t have time to carry accountable these clearly violating federal regulation exterior SCOTUS houses
— Daniel Webster (@RepWebster) August 9, 2022
District 12 Representative Gus Bilirakis (R)
(No Tweets on the FBI search)
District 13 Representative Charlie Crist (D)
Ron DeSantis assaults regulation enforcement for legally raiding Mar-a-Lago whereas he’s but to say something in regards to the heinous Nazis in our state who’ve been rallying in help of him.
Also, attacking a personal firm, Disney, totally free speech is about as “banana republic” because it will get.
— Charlie Crist (@CharlieCrist) August 9, 2022
Florida District 14 Representative Kathy Castor (D)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
Florida District 15 Representative Scott Franklin (R)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
Florida District 16 Representative Vern Buchanan (R)
Political concentrating on is the hallmark of a Banana Republic, not the United States.
Biden’s Justice Dept crossed the road when machine gun-toting brokers raided the house of a former President and doable 2024 candidate.
House Republicans will exert robust oversight subsequent yr.
— Rep. Vern Buchanan (@VernBuchanan) August 9, 2022
District 17 Representative Gregory Steube (R)
Not solely is that this the previous President’s house, however he’s the #1 contender to tackle Joe Biden in 2024. This will rally folks behind President Trump when he runs for re-election in opposition to Biden.
I joined @FoxFriendsFirst to debate the politicized FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago. pic.twitter.com/cAWfZqYtYN
— Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) August 9, 2022
District 18 Representative Brian Mast (R)
(1/3) The identical @FBI that spent 4 years main a political witch hunt in opposition to Donald Trump, even going as far as to make use of paperwork that had been knowingly falsified by the Democrat Party, is now raiding the President’s house.
— Rep. Brian Mast (@RepBrianMast) August 8, 2022
District 19 Representative Byron Donalds (R)
The raid on former President Trump’s house at Mara-a-Lago is unconscionable. Today’s unprecedented invasion of former President Trump’s non-public residence is an assault on our Constitutional Republic and reeks of political retribution.
Read my full assertion beneath: pic.twitter.com/I5QeMpCGdN
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) August 9, 2022
District 20 Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
District 21 Representative Lois Frankel (D)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
District 22 Representative Ted Deutch (D)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
District 23 Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
District 24 Representative Frederica Wilson (D)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
District 25 Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)
District 26 Representative Carlos Gimenez (R)
Biden’s FBI raid on Trump reveals why we shouldn’t give this administration 87,000 extra DC bureaucrats to harass Americans.
They labeled mother and father as home terrorists, stored a witch hunt in opposition to Trump, and now they need the IRS to go after small companies. It’s third world stuff…
— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) August 9, 2022
District 27 Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R)
(No Tweet on the FBI search)