Rep. Cory Mills has some new ink — with a congressional theme.
The Florida Republican recently added a dramatic tattoo to his arm showing the Capitol building surrounded by clouds and light and the words “We the People” in red-and-black lettering, according to a picture of the tattoo POLITICO obtained.
Asked why he got the tattoo, he said in a text message: “As a constitutional republic our nation is founded upon our Christian Judea faith. I believe we are in spiritual warfare and need to lean on faith more now than ever. My upper arm is Archangel Michael fighting the serpent. Our Congress is meant to protect ‘We The People’ as a nation who fights good vs evil. I feel they both are meaningful and have importance to my beliefs.”
Mills is a military veteran who recently was in the news for allegations that he assaulted a woman in February. He told POLITICO back then that he and the alleged victim denied that any assault took place, and he was never charged by police.
He made a fortune in the private security business, selling arms and riot-control gear and providing law enforcement training and security consulting in the U.S. and around the world, including selling tear gas that was used against Black Lives Matter demonstrators and purchasing a company that had sold rubber bullets to Hong Kong to crack down on protesters.
The ranks of tattooed members has grown in recent years, including Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, who got a rose insignia at age 80 last year.
