Trump brought ’em to DC, lit the fuse, incited them, and pointed them in the direction of the US Capitol. An assault on democracy to keep a despot in power.
Only 52 arrests? There would be at least 52 dead if this was a BLM rally…not to mention a storming of the Capitol would not have taken place at a BLM rally.
Deep cleansing breaths. OK, I’ll post some key articles, then open it up to you:
Criminals Get Kid Glove Treatment. It’s official–justice is not blind.
MAGA vs. BLM. Compare and contrast the police response.
The Abject Security Failure. Everybody knew this was coming. The rioters weren’t supposed to get anywhere near the Capitol. To my knowledge, not a single law enforcement agency has publicly explained anything. Congressman Tim Ryan put it best:
“It’s pretty clear that there’s going to be a number of people who are going to be without employment very, very soon,” Ryan said in a digital press conference Wednesday. He criticized “the lack of professional planning and dealing with what we knew was going to occur.”
Was it incompetence, and/or did some of the cops enable what happened?
This Had Been Planned For Months. In Plain Sight. So, again, why was the police response so pathetic?
Pence, Not Trump, Called Out National Guard:
President Trump initially rebuffed and resisted requests to mobilize the National Guard, according to a person with knowledge of the events. It required intervention from the White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, among other officials, the person familiar with the events said.
Cabinet Considering 25th Amendment? I think that many in DC are seriously considering how to remove him from office ASAP. How could they not?
Kansas City Star: Blood Is On Hawley’s Hands. He used the riot as a pretext to raise campaign funds. I wonder if there are enough votes to expel him from the Senate.
Support For Trump Disintegrates. This tweet from Trump came after the rioting started:
“These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away.”
Got him put in a Twitter time-out. Gee, that’s all?
I know there are a zillion other articles. Feel free to post them, and, of course, tell us what you think.