Can You Tell The Difference Between The Jan. 6 Riot And A Normal Day On Capitol Hill?

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jan-6-riot-tourist-day-capitol-hill-andrew-clyde_n_60a2a754e4b014bd0caf2ab6


On Jan. 6, a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and tried to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College results declaring Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. At least four people died from the riot.

But if you talk to some Republican members of Congress, nothing much happened that day at all. And if something did happen, it had nothing to do with Trump.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) has cast doubt on whether the rioters were Trump supporters, despite the fact that many of them were carrying pro-Trump signs and came directly from a “Stop the Steal” rally where Trump encouraged them to march to Congress. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has said he doesn’t think “there was any single reason why people were here,” and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has wondered whether the riot was carried out by “fake Trump supporters.”

Last week during a committee hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection, Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) admitted that he helped his colleagues barricade the door from the mob. But it wasn’t that bad, because “the House floor was never breached.” While there were “some rioters,” he said it was a “bold-faced lie” to call it an insurrection.

“Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol and walked through Statuary Hall showed people in an orderly fashion staying between the stanchions and ropes taking videos and pictures,” Clyde said. “You know, if you didn’t know the TV footage was a video from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.”

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[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

1. Clod should be asked

how many different times he has had to help stack furniture to barricade the entrance door on "normal tourist days".

Also, this numb nutz should be asked why he wasn't wearing his mask while others were.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. The GQP can't