‘The bad guy’: Former Proud Boys leader makes a cameo at Miami’s anti-Trump rally
Enrique Tarrio attended Miami’s second “No Kings” protest – like he did in June – livestreaming his interactions with protesters on social media, as organizers repeatedly told the crowd not to engage with him.
The former leader of the Proud Boys was handed the longest sentence of anyone involved in the January 6 Capitol riots — 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for his role in organizing the attack, though he was not in D.C. in person. He has since been pardoned by President Donald Trump and lives in Miami.
Miami’s second “No Kings” protest took place on Saturday by the Torch of Friendship in downtown. Organizers estimated about 4,000 participants were at the Miami protest, among them Tarrio and Broward Proud Boys member Barry Ramey.
“Walk away from the agitator,” organizers told the crowd using megaphones. “Please do not engage with any outside agitators.” National and local organizers of the “No Kings” protests held safety trainings in the lead-up to Saturday’s rallies.
“I support all these people, especially her with the bullhorn,” Tarrio said.
“These protesters are 100 percent expressing the same rights as during January 6,” said Ramey, who was livestreaming Tarrio with the crowd.
One attendee said to his young daughter as Tarrio passed by, “There goes the bad guy.”
“They called me the bad guy!” Tarrio said. “We’re in Miami, doesn’t he know what that means!” referencing Scarface.
During his hour-and-a-half long livestream at the protest, he started shouting at a protester asking why he was there. “You don’t believe in free speech?” he said. “Welcome to free speech!”
“It’s important to remember that free speech goes both ways. We urge everyone to stay focused on the event, practice joyful resistance and allow our safety team to handle any potential disruption,” Garret Colon, one of the event’s speakers, had told the crowd earlier in the day.
People surrounding the two Proud Boys yelled “pedophile defender.”
Tarrio lit up a cigarette as people yelled, “loser, loser” and “fascist.” Two Miami police officers came into the crowd.
“Very peaceful crowd,” said Miami Police Sergeant K. Williams, who escorted the two Proud Boys members out of the protest.
This story was originally published October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM.
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