Missouri Ex-Gov. Eric Greitens Releases Bizarre Senate Campaign Video Urging Supporters To Go ‘RINO Hunting’

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, an ex-Navy SEAL and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate, released a wild video on Monday encouraging his supporters to go “RINO hunting” (referring to “Republicans in name only.”) In the 38-second video posted on Twitter, Greitens is seen holding a long shotgun and surrounded by a group of men wearing tactical gear who then break down a house door and throw in a smoke bomb. Greitens is then seen walking into the empty room and asking his supporters to “join the MAGA crew” and get their “RINO hunting permits." The ex-governor says, “Today, we’re going RINO hunting,” adding, “The RINO feeds on corruption and is marked by the stripes of cowardice.” Hours after Greitens posted the video online, which was met with an immediate outcry, Twitter flagged the post and included a disclaimer that said the tweet violated the social media's rule ”about abusive behavior.” While the users may no longer like or generally re-tweet the video, Twitter has kept the post up because it has “determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.”