Is This House Republican Calling for Armed Rebellion? He Won’t Say.

“You can infer what you want,” Rep. Jim Banks said.

Rep. Jim Banks R-Ind., talks to reporters.
Rep. Jim Banks posted the Appeal to Heaven flag on X the day former President Donald Trump was convicted in New York. Jose Luis Magana/AP

Rep. Jim Banks — a Republican who is seeking a Senate seat in Indiana this year — isn’t saying whether he opposes armed rebellion against the American government.

“I don’t take you seriously enough to answer your question,” Banks told NOTUS on Tuesday when asked, for the fourth time in person, if he opposes violent revolution against the United States.

On Monday night, Banks wouldn’t answer the same question when given three opportunities to do so. Instead, he complained to NOTUS about Democrats and said it was “a crazy question.”