{"id":2403792,"date":"2025-02-18T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/county-gop-chairman-accused-of-using-highway-patrol-to-remove-members-from-meeting\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:41:02","slug":"county-gop-chairman-accused-of-using-highway-patrol-to-remove-members-from-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/county-gop-chairman-accused-of-using-highway-patrol-to-remove-members-from-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"County GOP chairman accused of using highway patrol to remove members from meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcounty-gop-chairman-accused-of-using-highway-patrol-to-remove-members-from-meeting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403792&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Lake\u2063 County, Florida, the county GOP chairman, Taylor \u2063yarkosky, is facing\u2062 serious \u2062allegations for allegedly using\u2064 the state Highway Patrol to remove new\u2063 members from a Republican meeting.Lake County Commissioner Anthony Sabatini reported \u2063that attendees, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-falsely-claimed-a-verizon-store-employee-groped-her-a-court-just-upheld-her-lengthy-sentence\/\" title=\"She Falsely Claimed A Verizon Store Employee Groped Her. A Court Just Upheld Her Lengthy Sentence.\">elderly man<\/a>, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fighting-back-dad-facing-jail-time-banned-from-kids-school-for-refusing-mask-outside-if-i-have-to-sue-i-will\/\" title=\"FIGHTING BACK: Dad ... Jail Time, Banned From Kids\u2019 School For Refusing Mask Outside: If I Have To Sue, I Will\u00a0\">forcefully removed<\/a> by\u2063 patrolmen at yarkosky&#8217;s\u2062 request, with claims of physical intimidation. Yarkosky reportedly \u2063closed the meeting \u200dto &#8220;members only,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">specifically barring roughly 35<\/a> new MAGA\u200c Republicans from joining. \u2064Sabatini, who served as\u200d the\u2064 county GOP chairman until 2024,\u200d expressed outrage over \u2062the situation, insisting that it is unprecedented \u2064for registered Republicans to be expelled from such meetings. He also claimed that Yarkosky,who previously defeated him in a leadership election,was unhappy with the influx of new members.The Washington Examiner has \u2064attempted to\u2062 reach Yarkosky and the \u200bHighway \u2064Patrol for comments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Florida county GOP chairman accused of using highway patrol to remove new members from meeting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1957709\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican Party<\/a> chairman in Lake County, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a>, is facing accusations of utilizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">state Highway Patrol<\/a> to throw new members out of a Monday meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lake County Commissioner Anthony Sabatini, who attended Monday&rsquo;s meeting, said state highway patrolmen were removing people at the request of county GOP Chairman Taylor Yarkosky.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They twisted a man&rsquo;s arm in his 60s behind his back and said they were going to throw him in jail if he didn&rsquo;t leave the meeting,&rdquo; Sabatini told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;It was completely insane.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN&mdash;The fake Republicans who are presently running the Lake County Republican Party into the ground, are now threatening to have ARRESTED any person who comes into the building to where the Republican Party meets!  <\/p>\n<p>They are BLOCKING 35+ new MAGA members from joining the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kbB5M1qMiv\">pic.twitter.com\/kbB5M1qMiv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonySabatini\/status\/1891643676746522792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to Sabatini, Yarkosky closed the meeting to members only, but they had removed former State Republican&nbsp;Committeeman Ralph Smith from the building. Sabatini said Yarkosky was seeking to block 35 MAGA Republicans from joining Monday&rsquo;s meeting.<\/p>\n<p>On his website, Yarkosky describes himself as a &ldquo;Constitutional conservative.&rdquo; Sabatini, the county GOP chairman until 2024, was <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/712885-taylor-yarkosky-wins-election-as-new-leader-of-lake-county-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> unhappy when Yarkosky won. The two are not friendly, with Yarkosky saying Sabatini has &ldquo;evil in his heart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No county expels and blocks registered Republicans from coming to the Republican meeting, Sabatini said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s never happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Yarkosky and the Florida Highway Patrol for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sabatini told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that he received word from a person close to Yarkosky, a member of the Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state legislature<\/a>, that an email was sent from his state House office requesting officers present at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a public safety request on behalf of the state legislature, and so that&rsquo;s why they went,&rdquo; Sabatini said. &ldquo;Taxpayers actually paid to have these police come in and arrest and throw people out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1957709\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1957709\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida GOP chairman accused of using patrol to eject new members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2403793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Taylor-Yarkosky.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50587,6203,40057,46068],"class_list":["post-2403792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-county-politics","tag-gop","tag-highway-patrol","tag-meeting-disruption"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Taylor-Yarkosky.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403792"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403796,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403792\/revisions\/2403796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}