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By Natalie Venegas
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Republican Representative John Rose's son, Guy, has gone viral on social media after the 6-year old made funny faces during a speech by his father on the House floor on Monday.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, C-SPAN shared a video, which has garnered nearly 200,000 views, of the moment Rose's son began making funny faces as his father spoke about former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict in his criminal hush money case.
While his father was speaking, Guy started making faces and rolling his eyes toward the camera.
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Since the guilty verdict for Trump, some Republicans, including Rose have come out to support the former president.
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Trump was found guilty last week in a case brought forward by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records relating to a hush money payment made to Daniels by Trump's then-lawyer Michael Cohen shortly before the 2016 presidential election. Daniels alleged she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, which he denies. Trump has maintained his innocence and says the case is politically motivated. His legal team says they will fight the case, which will include an appeal, if necessary.
In the shared by C-SPAN video, Rose, a Tennessee Republican, took the opportunity to criticize the verdict as he reiterated Trump's claims that the case was politically motivated and a "weaponization of our justice system."
"Regardless of one's opinion of the current Republican nominee, we'd be well served to remember the long and cherished position we have in this country of settling our political differences at the ballot box," Rose said.
That's when Rose's son, who was sitting behind the Republican as he spoke, stuck out his tongue and rolled his eyes back in his head. He then let his head swing to the right with his tongue hanging out of the corner of his mouth.
Rose continued by stating, "For nearly two and half centuries, our nation's elected leaders have properly resisted the temptation to oppose their political rivals through the weaponization of our justice system. Equal justice for all and an overall trust in our justice system is fundamental to who we are as Americans."
Meanwhile, in the background, Guy continued to make funny faces and then seemingly made crying gestures with his hands over his eyes.
In a statement emailed to Newsweek, Rose's office said Guy was with the congressman for the week after the 6-year old wrapped up his school year.
"This is his first chance to "job shadow" his dad as the two spend the week together. The Congressman's youngest son, Sam (3), and his wife, Chelsea, are back in Tennessee as she works full-time, so the Congressman is giving a little relief as both boys are home this summer," Blake Stevens, Rose's press secretary said.
Since the video has made its way across social media, some have found the moment a comedic relief during some tense House proceedings.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Democratic Representative Don Beyer of Virginia, Aaron Fritschner shared the video in a post on X which has garnered over 930,000 views.
"So sorry I was slow responding to your email, I was tied up watching this over and over again," Fritschner wrote on X.
While X user and media researcher John Lovett called the moment, "One of the more exciting things to happen on C-SPAN."
In response to his son's comedic antics, Rose wrote on X, "This is what I get for telling my son Guy to smile at the camera for his little brother."
Meanwhile, following the verdict on Thursday, Trump has continued to take aim at the justice system as he said outside the courtroom, "This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt."
In response, President Joe Biden on Friday called Trump's comments casting doubt on the legal system "reckless," calling his rhetoric "dangerous." He added that "it's irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don't like the verdict."
Biden and Trump are set for a 2020 rematch for the White House after securing enough primaries to become their party's presumptive nominees. Their first debate is set for June 27, with a second one slated for September.
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