Rowdy protesters drowned out Reps Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republican members of Congress as they held a press conference to back complaints by Jan. 6 Capitol riot suspects over their treatment in prison.

Greene and Gaetz held the press conference outside the Department of Justice, where they were joined by Reps. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ).

As Greene began to speak, a man with a whistle relentlessly interrupted her prepared remarks.

The whistler is entirely drowning out the GOP members. pic.twitter.com/kgTO5xnwJL

— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) July 27, 2021

Other protesters joined in the chaos by signing while others shouted that the members of Congress were “insurrectionists.”

At one point, Greene addressed the protesters, saying: “To the guy that’s blowing the whistle, we are not deterred. So anyone that’s here and being an activist and yelling today, here’s the statement that I need everyone to understand. We will not back down, we will not stop asking questions, we are looking for the truth.”

One protester held a sign near Gaetz that said, “Traitors & Rapists: Sit Down.”

The lawmakers fled the news conference surrounded by security as protesters screamed at Gaetz, calling him a “paedophile”, and accusing the group of committing treason with their statements in support of the rioters.

A band remains on 9th Street! pic.twitter.com/bNiY1MugJf

— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) July 27, 2021