Alabama's Republican governor calls for primary to get rid of rep Mo Brooks after he told MAGA rally 'today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass' before mob stormed Capitol

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Alabama's Republican Gov. Kay Ivey suggested Rep. Mo Brooks deserved a primary challenger for his role in riling up President Donald Trump's supporters Wednesday before they barged into the Capitol Building. 

'If the people of the 5th District believe their views are not properly represented, they need to express their disappointment directly to Rep. Brooks and, if necessary, hold him accountable at the ballot box,' Ivey said, according to CNN. 'He does not speak for all Republicans - much less all Alabamians.' 

Brooks had appeared at the morning's 'Save America March' as a warm-up act to Trump and told the MAGA crowd, 'today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass.'     

A watchdog group wants the Office of Congressional Ethics to look into Rep. Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican who called on the crowd at the 'Save America Rally' to 'fight' in the moments leading up to the Capitol Hill siege 

Alabama's Republican Gov. Kay Ivey suggested Rep. Mo Brooks deserved a primary challenge after his role in the Capitol Hill riots 

President Donald Trump's supporters are photographed climbing the west wall of the U.S. Capitol Building Wednesday, as a MAGA mob broke into the Capitol Building as Congress was trying to certify the Electoral College vote for President-elect Joe Biden 

He devoted a portion of his speech to fellow Republicans who planned to vote in favor of certifying the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden, the winner of the race. 

'America does not need and cannot stand, cannot tolerate, any more weakling, cowering, wimpy Republican congressman and senators who cover the power and prestige the swamp has to offer while groveling at the feet and the knees of the special interest group masters,' he said. 

Brooks later asked the crowd if they'd be willing to fight. 

'Now our ancestors sacrificed their blood, their sweat, their tears, their fortunes and sometimes their lives to give us, their descendants, an America that is the greatest nation in world history,' Brooks told the crowd. 

'Are you willing to do the same? My answer is yes! Louder! Are you willing to do what it takes to fight for America? Louder! Will you fight for America,' Brooks went on. 

Democratic Reps. Tom Malinowski and Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduced a resolution to formally censure Brooks. 

'“Representative Brooks knew perfectly well what he was doing - and whom he was inciting --when he encouraged the mob set on storming the Capitol to commit violence on Wednesday,' Malinowski said in a statement. 'His actions endangered the lives of his fellow members of Congress, the Vice President, and the police officers who bravely tried to defend the Capitol, and he deserves at the very least the formal condemnation of the House.' 

The Democrats were also angered that Brooks tried to deflect the blame from far-right groups, labeling the rioters 'fascist Antifa forces' later Wednesday.   

Malinowski also wants to censure Rep. Louie Gohmert, Punchbowl News reported Monday night.  

Earlier, Monday a liberal watchdog group asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to probe Brooks for the comments he made at the 'Save America March' in the lead-up to a MAGA mob storming Capitol Hill. 

The group Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint asking the OCE to look into whether the Alabama Republican broke federal law or violated House rules for his role in riling up the crowd in the minutes before the Capitol break-in.

The Campaign for Accountability complaint says Brooks may have broken federal laws that prevent Americans from inciting riots or partaking in a 'seditious conspiracy.' 

The complaint also points to a section in the 14th Amendment that bars individuals from serving in government who 'engaged in an insurrection or rebellion' against the United States.  

It also points to a rule in the House Ethics Manual that requires members behave in a way that reflects credibility on the House.  

'Rep. Brooks explicitly and repeatedly called on the protesters to "fight," resulting in an armed insurrection,' Campaign for Accountability's Executive Director Michelle Kuppersmith said in a statement. 'Rep. Brooks is as culpable as those who stormed the Capitol and must be held accountable.'  

Another Alabama Republican, the newly seated Rep. Barry Moore, deleted his Twitter account after writing controversial tweets that minimized the riot. 

His chief of staff told AL.com that Moore deleted his Twitter account 'because of the censorship of conservative voices he saw happening.'