Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

[Raine1967]

Source: Politico

U.S. Capitol Police were called about an American flag altered to include a swastika and displayed inside the office of Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio), his spokesperson said.

POLITICO obtained an image taken during a virtual meeting that shows the flag pinned to what appears to be a cubicle wall behind Angelo Elia, one of Taylor’s staffers. Alongside the flag — with altered red and white lines in the shape of a swastika — are pinned images, including a pocket Constitution and a congressional calendar. It is unclear what role, if any, Elia had in the incident. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“I am aware of an image that appears to depict a vile and deeply inappropriate symbol near an employee in my office,” Taylor said in a statement. “The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms.”

Taylor said he “immediately” directed a thorough investigation alongside the Capitol Police, adding, “No further comment will be provided until it has been completed.”



Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/capitol-police-investigating-swastika-in-gop-congressional-office-00609704

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But don't call them Nazi's. I am sick about this.

[Traildogbob]

1. If MAGA's

Flew the Japanese Flag (red and white target) they had during the Pearl Harbor attack, and it owned the libs, would GQP give a shit?

[Raine1967]

8. No:

They'd say antifa was working with the deep state.

[dweller]

2. This pic popped up on my fb earlier about this incident

Last edited Wed Oct 15, 2025, 04:34 PM - Edit history (1)

Not sure who that is in the pic

Edit : he is supposedly Angelo Elia


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[Raine1967]

5. That's Congressman Taylor's staffer

Taylor has called for an investigation. Dude hasn't been fired -- yet.

Not holding my breath.

[ZZenith]

7. The map is also aggressively offensive.

I hate Ohio Nazis.

[Raine1967]

9. I saw that as well.

They are Nazi's.

[róisín_dubh]

21. I lived in Ohio for 2 years...

I liked Cleveland just fine.
I found the people in central Ohio- for the most part- to be the most insufferable assholes on the planet. With the exception of about 5 people, everyone I became friends with were transplants.
That map is an indicator of the mentality I couldn’t stand.

[ZZenith]

32. I would much rather live in Ireland

than Ohio.

Sláinte!

[Silent Type]

3. Congressman is claiming he asked for Capitol Police when he saw it at staffers desk. He claims it was vandalism.

Can't wait to see the investigation findings. Hope they look for confederate flags too.

[Raine1967]

6. Of course!

Antifa did it!

[underpants]

10. He's claiming his cubicle got hacked? 🙄

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[Raine1967]

11. OMG! Thank you!

[Tetrachloride]

4. no comment. .....

[JoseBalow]

12. That shit doesn't just get displayed without tacit approval, at minimum

This is clearly OK behavior in that office environment. They are openly unabashed Nazis.

[RockRaven]

13. Does the Congressman have a visual impairment which only afflicts him when

walking around his office? Does EVERYONE who works for him have the same site-selective impairment?

How else does he explain needing to find out about this from outsiders? NOBODY who works for him in his office said a word until outsiders did? Now why would that be?

[reACTIONary]

20. Yes. It's a disease called notseeism.

[Clouds Passing]

14. Make notsees shameful again.

[PSPS]

15. "does not reflect the values or standards of this office" LOL. Sure, now pull my other finger.

[2naSalit]

26. ...

[slightlv]

16. He needs to question his staff, coworkers, and friends...

they might have left it for him as a gift! After all, it's a sacred symbol to these folks, right?!

[JT45242]

17. It was just tourists... That's what they said last time

He voted against Jan 6 impeachment, so he is clearly ok with swastika in the capital building

[50 Shades Of Blue]

18. Just dust it for fingerprints. Mystery solved!

[area51]

19. Taylor: "I condemn it in the strongest terms."

Sure, buddy.

[KS Toronado]

22. Here's the image from the politico link that you can copy & paste

[JoseBalow]

25. Is that a Nazi eagle symbol above the flag?

[KS Toronado]

28. Was thinking the same thing myself.

[JoseBalow]

31. It's hard to see for sure, but it sure looks like it to me

And it certainly would be on-brand.

[iemanja]

23. His party just boasted about loving Hitler.

His swastika is on brand.

[OrangeJoe]

24. Offices for House members

Have you ever been in the Capitol Hill office on the House side? The staff, usually about 8-10 people, shares a space the size of a small Manhattan apartment. Desks are shoved together and frequently you have to turn sideways to fit between workstations. There is no way everyone who worked in that office did not see his Nazi flag poster. Reports say he is a Legislative Correspondent, which is the lowly position in the office responsible for writing canned responses to the public and using the AUTO PEN, a device in every office, to sign the missives. He'll be gone by next week, but undoubtedly picked up by a conservative organization that admires his gumption.

[mwmisses4289]

27. "OH, damn! We got caught! Quick, who do we throw under the bus?!?"

[OldBaldy1701E]

29. "Taylor said he "immediately" directed a thorough investigation alongside the Capitol Police..."

Yeah, so that you could try and figure out who took the image... not that the flag was there in the first place.

Fascists gonna fascist.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. These Nazis are proud of being Nazis

Link to tweet