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Rep. Clay Higgins says armed protesters 'won't walk away' from Louisiana protests

The post was removed from Facebook for violating the site's 'violence and incitement' policies.

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Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., joined by, from back left, Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill.; Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., speaks to reporters outside the West Wing following a meeting with President Donald Trump about border security at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. The White House says rank-and-file House Democrats have declined Trump's invitation for a White House lunch as the administration tries to build support for funding the border wall with Mexico amid the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

NEW ORLEANS — Rep. Clay Higgins posted on social media Tuesday saying that all armed demonstrators at Louisiana protests should be met with force.

The post, which has since been removed by Facebook, featured a picture of Black men carrying assault-style weapons and other tactical gear, according to a report from our partners at The New Orleans Advocate | Times-Picayune.

"I'd drop any 10 of you where you stand," said the post. "Nothing personal. We just eliminate the threat. We don't care what color you are. We don't care if you're left or right. if you show up like this, if We recognize threat...you won't walk away."

The post comes after about 40-to-50 heavily armed members of a right-wing militia group known as "The Louisiana Cajun Militia," showed up at a Black Lives Matter protest in Lafayette.

For more, visit NOLA.com