Trump told Republicans to fight. They took the brawl underground.

President Trump told them to “take the gloves off.” A day later, House conservatives breached security on Capitol Hill, stormed a secure room and started tweeting.

It began with a call to action from one of Trump’s favorite lawmakers.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the Fox News regular, led dozens of Republican members to the basement of the Capitol on Wednesday morning to disrupt the impeachment inquiry by temporarily blocking testimony from a Pentagon official summoned to detail her knowledge of the administration’s decision to withhold military aid for Ukraine.