Greitens brandishes firearm inside video, says he's 'RINO hunting'

Greitens brandishes firearm inside video, says he's 'RINO hunting'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Greitens, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate inside Missouri, posted a military operation video ad on communal media on Monday that shows him brandishing a shotgun accompanied by every one one other accompanied by declaring that he's hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only.

In the video, Greitens identifies himself while a Navy SEAL accompanied by every one one other accompanied by says he's going RINO hunting. "The RINO feeds on corruption accompanied by every one one other accompanied by is marked by the stripes of cowardice," he whispers outer external outside a building earlier to a tactical part breaks into with every one other accompanied by not here of a door accompanied by every one one other accompanied by throws what become perceptible to exist flash-bang grenades inside.

Greitens, a former Missouri executive who resigned inside disgrace inside 2018, enters into with every one other accompanied by not here of the smoulder accompanied by every one one other accompanied by says, "Join the MAGA crew. Get a RINO hunting permit. There's no indeed indeed bagging limit, no indeed indeed tagging boundary accompanied by every one one other accompanied by it doesn't expire until we save our country."

The video comes at a hour dated of renewed focus on firearm violence accompanied by every one one other accompanied by violence inside management following fatal pile shootings accompanied by every one one other accompanied by threats to management officials. Two weeks ago, a male carrying a gun, a cutting tool accompanied by every one one other accompanied by zip ties was arrested near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house following menacing to kill the justice.

Twitter said Greitens' pole violated its rules concerning abusive behavior nevertheless said it was leaving it up since it was inside the "public's interest" for the tweet to exist viewable. The company's go prevented the pole from actuality shared some further.

Facebook says it removed the video "for violating our policies prohibiting violence accompanied by every one one other accompanied by incitement."

Greitens military operation did not unswerving away respond to appeal for comment.

Greitens brandishes firearm inside video, says he's 'RINO hunting'