Protestors shouted down former President Donald Trump’s gaggle of supporters on Monday as they tried to defend the former president outside his porn star hush money trial.

Former Trump Pentagon official turned children’s book author, Kash Patel, could be seen speaking into the microphones set up outside the courthouse while protestors shouted comments like “Stop kissing ass” and loudly blew whistles and rang cowbells.

Investigative journalist Jacqueline Sweet caught the scene on tape, which included the Trump surrogates speaking in front of a large sign that read, “Bootlickers.”

NY Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi also filmed the scene and noted that protestors heckled Patel, yelling, “Kash Patel, go to Hell!” Patel has long been a very controversial figure in U.S. politics as he worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election and keep Donald Trump in power. Patel was elevated to chief of staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller in late 2020 after Trump fired Defense Secretary Marc Esper who refused to use the U.S. military against civilian protestors as Trump had wanted.

Trump’s trial had been attended by a parade of House Republicans, including the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), who raised eyebrows among critics. Johnson was slammed by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) for what she saw as moral hypocrisy as the devout evangelical Christian offered support for a former president on trial related to hush money payments to a porn star.

Last week, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) also blasted Republicans showing up Trump’s trial, saying, “I think it’s a little demeaning to show up in front of the courthouse — and particularly one where we’re talking about an allegation of paying a porn star. And it’s really, really very difficult to watch.”

“There’s a level of dignity and decorum that you expect the people who are running for the highest station in the land, and going out and prostrating themselves in front of the public to try and, apparently, curry favor with the person who’s our nominee is embarrassing,” Romney added.

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