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A Republican state lawmaker, Rep. Laurel Libby of Augusta, Maine, stands firm on her recent remarks despite facing widespread backlash over a video where she defended the right of Nazi groups to demonstrate.

Speaking on the state House floor last Wednesday, Libby voiced opposition to a bill aimed at restricting unauthorized paramilitary training, which she views as unconstitutional. She claims her statements were taken out of context in a 41-second clip shared by the Maine House Democratic Campaign Committee on X, formerly known as Twitter.

In the video, viewed over 288,000 times, Libby posed a rhetorical question regarding neo-Nazi demonstrations in Maine last year.

“Let’s talk about the Nazis,” she said. “I would like to know what they did that was illegal… Holding a rally, and even holding a rally with guns, is not illegal.”

The bill in question sought to address unauthorized paramilitary training in Maine, spurred by a planned neo-Nazi training camp in a rural area of the state led by Christopher Pohlhaus, a prominent white supremacist figure.

Libby expressed concerns that the bill could violate the First and Second Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Despite her opposition, the bill narrowly passed by a one-vote margin.

In the caption accompanying their post on X, the Maine House Democratic Campaign Committee criticized Libby and pledged to combat “MAGA extremism” in the state, alluding to former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.