Brian Mast wore his military uniform from his service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Capitol Hill on Friday (13 October) following a surprise attack by Hamas terrorists on 7 October.
Asked by reporters why he’d chosen to do so, he responded “[Rep. Rashida] Tlaib has her flag, I got my uniform.”
Later, the Florida congressman wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter: “As the only member to serve with both the United States Army and the Israel Defense Forces, I will always stand with Israel.”