Democrats marked the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, incident at the U.S. Capitol on Monday by debating, comparing, and making bizarre claims about that day.
For years, a handful of Democratic lawmakers have consistently reminded the nation of the events of 2021, with President Joe Biden calling it “the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.” Despite President-elect Donald Trump winning both the electoral and popular votes last November, Democrats continue to remind voters about January 6, 2021. (Related: Democrats mourn January 6th after Trump victory)
1. Sunny Hostin compares J6 to the Holocaust and World War II
On ABC’s “The View” Monday morning, co-host Sunny Hostin said the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were “one of the worst days in American history.” . She said Americans “can never forget this event, just like World War II, the Holocaust, and other events.” [and] Chattel slavery… because [the] If we forget any race, the past becomes prologue. ”
“I think we need to find some moral clarity in this country,” Hostin said. “And what I remember is that after January 6th, people like Mitch McConnell were putting the responsibility for January 6th squarely on Donald Trump’s shoulders,” Hostin said. said.
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“Then we started to see people withdrawing from that idea and losing their moral center. I think Condoleezza Rice said this on this show: We need to move on from January 6th. ‘No, please don’t move on because January 6th was an atrocity,’ Hostin added. “It was one of the worst moments in American history.”
2. Former Democratic Missouri senator says he’s ‘bitter’ that ‘higher political price’ hasn’t been paid
Former Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill told MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace on Monday that she is “bitter” that J6 hasn’t been paid a “political price.”
In response to the 2021 incident, the House of Representatives adopted He posted articles of impeachment against Trump, alleging that he incited the attack on the Capitol. However, by February 2021, the US Senate voted 57-43 to acquit Trump in his impeachment trial.
On “Deadline: The White House,” Mr. Wallace asked Mr. McCaskill for his thoughts on the “bittersweet day,” and mentioned Mr. Trump’s cabinet nominees, who are scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings in January.
“Something is broken and we need to acknowledge it. Nicole, the other thing we have to keep in mind is that Donald Trump didn’t get 50% of the vote. ,” McCaskill said. “This country is evenly divided, about half and half. The people who voted for Donald Trump, for the most part, ignored everything except the fact that they didn’t like the way things were.”
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“So all I can say today is that I understand. I talk to people every day [who] “You know, Claire, I’m just out of tune.” I was so disappointed. I’m very depressed. It’s just that the sound is off. ” The sound cannot be removed. We have to adjust,” MacAskill added.
3. Hakeem Jeffries compares J6 to Pearl Harbor
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday morning likened January 6, 2021, to “a day that will live forever.” stigma” is a term coined by former President Franklin D. Roosevelt shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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4. Former Capitol Police Officer says J6 cannot be ‘whitewashed’ by ‘MAGA extremists’
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn told MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace that January 6th should not be glossed over or downplayed by “MAGA extremists.”
After the incident, Dan testified He told a parliamentary committee on January 6 that he witnessed violence and heard racial slurs while on duty during the attack. Dunn, who is running for Congress as a Democrat in 2024, told Wallace on “Deadline: The White House” that he has spent the past four years making sure people “don’t forget” this day.
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“One of the things that really stands out about the amnesty, and I’m sorry if I’m getting ahead of myself, but one of the things that stands out is the people who attacked the police officers there. Did you? The people who illegally entered the Capitol didn’t spend years and months in prison,” Dunn said.
“They paid a fine, they got a suspended sentence. But what Donald Trump is releasing on the streets are people who brutally and brutally attacked police officers. That’s one thing I always want to get behind. It’s one.”
5. Democratic lawmaker says J6 rioters went to ‘hang’ former Vice President Mike Pence
Democratic California Rep. Norma Torres said Monday that the “riot” that stormed the U.S. Capitol went there to “hang” former Vice President Mike Pence.
Torres appeared on “CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta.” She told Acosta that Americans elected Trump and chose to “deny” the attack. This came after the host asked how President Trump was able to ignore voters and “get away with it.”
“He sent the vice president of the United States, the vice president of the Republican Party, to be hanged here in front of the Capitol,” Torres said. “There was no love in their hearts. It certainly didn’t feel like there was love in their hearts because of the violence.”
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