Protesters gather outside Brian Mast's office, call for his resignation

Protesters call on U.S. Rep.

Brian Mast to resign after he made jokes about rape in old Facebook comments.

THE CITY OF STUART ARE CALLINGON CONGRESSMAN BRIAN MAST TORESIGN -- OVER INNAPROPRIATECOMMENTS MADE ON SOCIAL MEDISEVERAL YEARS AGO.

MAST HASSINCE APOLOGIZED FOR THE POSTSTHAT RECENTLY RESURFACED.

BUTTHOSE WHO GATHERED TODAY SAYTHAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

FOX29'S DEREK LOWE EXPLAINS WHYAND SPEAKS TO A WOMAN WHO SAYSMAST SUPPORTS VICTIMSABUSTHE COMMENTS MADE ON FACEBOOKIN BOTH 2009 AND 2011 CONTAINJOKES ABOUT RAPE AND MAST'SFRIEND -- NOW CAMPAIGN MANAGER-- POSSIBLY HAVING SEX WIT15-YEAR-OLD GIRLS.

WE AREFURIOUS THAT THIS IS OURREPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTINGWOMEN AND CHILDREN WHEN HE HASSAID THOSE THINGS.

ON SATURDPROTESTERS GATHERED WITH SIGNSIN FRONT OF CONGRESSMAN BRIANMAST'S OFFICE IN DOWNTOWSTUART.

WE WOULD LOVE FOR HIMTO RESIGN BUT HE'S MADE ITCLEAR THAT HE WON'T.

LAURIEPRIM SAYS SHE IS NOT BUYINGTHE CONGRESSMANWHERE HE SAID HEDIFFERENT MAN THAN WHO MADETHE COMMENTS IN 2009 AND IN2011.

BELIEVE SOMEBODY WHENTHEY TELL YOU THE FIRST TIMEWHO THEY ARE.

HOWEVER, HARMONYALLEN SAYS ITS TIME PEOPLEACCEPT HIS APOLOGY AND MOVON.

IF WE WERE ALL HELD TO ACOUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT WESAID AND A CHARACTER WASJUDGED OFF OF THAT, NOBODYWOULD LIKE ANYBODY.

WE'VE ALLSAID THINGS THAT ARE STUPID.IN 2000, ALLEN WAS RAPED WHILESERVING IN THE AIR FORCE.

THEPERSON RESPONSIBLE WASCONVICTED MORE THAN A DECADELATER AND THEN SET FREE.

IN2019 CONGRESSMAN MASTSPONSORED HARMONY'S LAW - ABILL THAT ABOLISHED THSTATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FORRAPE IN THE MILITARY.

ALLESAYS CONGRESSMAN MASTABSOLUTELY SUPPORTS VICTIMSSEXUAL ABUSE.

HE'S ACOMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSONAND HE SUPPORTS RAPE VICTIMS100%.

AND THAT'S THE MESSAGETHAT I NEED TO GET OUT THERETO PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHAT I NEEDTHEM TO UNDERSTAND.

DURING THEPROTEST THERE WAS ANALTERCATION THAT REQUIREDSTUART POLICE TO BE CALLED.

AGENTLEMAN AND SUPPORTER OFMAST SPAT ON A SIGN CALLINFOR HIS RESIGNATION.

REPORTINGIN STUART, IM DL, FOX 29 NEWWE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.CONGRESSMAN MAST SAT DOWN FORAN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITHWPTV ANCHOR MICHAEL WILLIAFRIDAY NIGHT.

HE SAID HE WILLNOT BE RESIGNING AAPOLOGIZED FOR THE POSTS."I'M SORRY FOR MAKINGINAPPROPRIATE, VILE,DISGUSTING, UNACCEPTABLE JOKESIN MY PAST THERE IS NO EXCUSFOR IT."YOU CAN SEE MICHAEL'S FULL ,UNEDITED INTERVIEW WITHCONGRESSMAN MAST TOMORROW AT10 A-M ON "TO THE POINT", AFTERMEET THE PRESS.

IT INCLUDEMORE OF WHAT THE CONGRESSMANSAID ABOUT BEING A "DIFFERENTPERSON" NOW AND THEY TALKABOUT THE CAMPAIGN FOR THEWHITE HOUSE ..

AS RACES HEREAND NATIONALLY GO INTO HIG