{"id":38,"date":"2023-12-30T22:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T22:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turd.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=38"},"modified":"2023-12-31T20:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T20:43:58","slug":"enrique-tarrio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/?p=38","title":{"rendered":"Enrique Tarrio, Leader of the  Proud Boys gang (convicted)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tarrio faced legal issues including charges related to the Capitol riot and was famously told on live TV to &#8216;stand by&#8217; from then president Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Enrique Tarrio is an American political activist and the former leader of the far-right group known as the Proud Boys. Born on March 26, 1984, in Miami, Florida, Tarrio has been involved in conservative and right-wing activism, gaining attention for his role in organizing and leading the Proud Boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early Activism:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enrique Tarrio became involved in political activism in the Miami area, aligning himself with conservative and right-wing causes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He served as the state director of the Latino outreach initiative for the grassroots organization Latinos for Trump.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leadership of the Proud Boys:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tarrio rose to prominence as the chairman of the Proud Boys, a self-described &#8220;western chauvinist&#8221; organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Proud Boys gained attention for their involvement in political rallies and protests, often clashing with counter-protesters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Controversies and Legal Issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tarrio faced legal troubles related to his involvement in an incident in Washington, D.C., in December 2020, where a Black Lives Matter banner was torn down from a historic Black church and burned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In January 2021, he was arrested on charges of possessing two high-capacity firearm magazines and for vandalizing the Black Lives Matter banner. The charges were part of a larger investigation into the events in Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relationship with Trump:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enrique Tarrio expressed support for Donald Trump and participated in Trump-related events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the 2020 presidential election, the Proud Boys gained attention when Trump mentioned them during a presidential debate, saying, &#8220;Stand back and stand by.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Post-Election Period:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In January 2021, Tarrio was banned from entering Washington, D.C., around the time of the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He faced further legal issues related to the events in Washington, D.C., and the Proud Boys&#8217; involvement in the Capitol riot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarrio faced legal issues including charges related to the Capitol riot and was famously told on live TV to &#8216;stand by&#8217; from then president Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trump-associates"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tarrio-600x400.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tarrio-600x563.png","author_info":{"display_name":"turd","author_link":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/?author=1"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crimeboss.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}