GOP Congressional candidate says FBI agents would leave his home 'in a body bag' if they tried to search him like they did Mar-a-Lago

In a new campaign video, a Florida candidate for the US House of Representatives said that if the FBI tried to search his home, he would kill them.

Martin Hyde, who is running to represent Florida's 16th district, said in the video that the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago was an assault on democracy and an assault on the 75 million people who voted for Donald Trump.

"I wish they would come to my house," Hyde1-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-6556 They would have left in a body bag.

Despite being endorsed by Trump allies, the campaign has faced controversy.

Hyde was caught on camera threatening a police officer after pulling her over for speeding. He apologized and said it was not the first time he'd behaved like that. In a confrontation with young Puerto Rican tennis players, Hyde was accused of making racist comments.

This week, a GOP candidate in Florida advocated for violence against federal agents. A Florida state house candidate was banned from social media after he said he would allow shooting federal agents.

Since a search warrant was executed on Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, calls for violence against federal agents have been increasing online, with one former CIA analyst arguing the increase in violent rhetoric could be a sign of another "catastrophic event" like the January 6 attack on the

Extremist online spaces increased mentions of a "civil war" after the search of Mar-a-Lago.

The Mar-a-Lago residence was searched by the FBI. According to court records, officers recovered 11 sets of classified materials.

The Hyde campaign didn't reply immediately.