Majority leader in the Chamber Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton HoyerThis week: Democrats are eyeing the next step after the coronavirus bill’s victory. (D-Md.) On Tuesday, Sen. Ron Johnson
Ronald (Ron) Harold JohnsonRon Johnson: ‘No racism involved’ in comments on Capitol riot Meghan McCain and Joy Behar discuss whether antifa ‘exists’ Wisconsin Senate candidate discusses new approach to organized work MORE, accusing the Wisconsin Republican of making racist allegations surrounding the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol.
Johnson said last week that he never worried about his safety during the attack because the crowd of protesters in Washington that day – supporters then –President Trump
Donald Trump’s Morning ReportThe Hill – Presented by Facebook – Split screen: Biden sells stimulus; The Republican Party points out that frontier Democrats move smaller immigration projects while seeking a broad overhaul The social media platforms on the right cannot keep up with post-January. 6 growth MORE which sought to reverse its electoral defeat – consisted of “people who love this country” and “would never do anything to break the law”.
Johnson went on to say that he would have been more fearful if Trump had won the election and the liberal protesters representing Black Lives Matter and the antifa had marched on the Capitol.
“Let’s face it, people did not close their store windows in metropolitan areas in case Joe Biden
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Calling January 6 an “infamous day,” Hoyer told reporters on Tuesday that Johnson’s comments were inherently racist and should concern Republicans of all stripes.
“Senator Johnson’s statement the other day [was] a racist statement – a statement that should be deeply worrying for the Republican Party to have a member of the United States Senate, a Republican, reflecting such prejudice, such simplification, that mirrored Donald Trump’s deal with immigrants, “Hoyer told the press. . Call.
Hoyer’s criticisms echo those of other Democrats, including black lawmakers in Wisconsin, who are also accusing Johnson of adopting a double racist standard by fearing Black Lives Matter activists, but not the predominantly white crowd that invaded the Capitol.
In an interview on Monday with a Milwaukee radio station, Johnson rejected any claim that his comments were related to race.
“It has nothing to do with race. It’s all about riots, ”said Johnson. “I didn’t think anyone could interpret what I said as a racist. It is not.”
The January 6 attack came after months of Trump falsely insisting that he had defeated Joe Biden in the November election, only to have his victory “stolen” by rampant electoral fraud orchestrated by Democratic conspirators.
No rampant fraud has been discovered in any state, all certifying their electoral counts, and dozens of legal cases challenging the election results have been overturned by courts across the country, including the Supreme Court.
Still, thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington on January 6 to challenge Congressional votes to formalize Biden’s victory. In a speech that day at the Ellipse of the White House, Trump amplified the falsehood that the election was fraudulent, warning the crowd that “if you don’t fight like hell, you won’t have a country anymore”.
Trump has also made several indirect threats to Mike Pence
Michael (Mike) Richard PencePence supports Sarah Huckabee Sanders for governor of Arkansas By ‘restoring America’s soul’, Biden can become a hero to the persecuted Pences announces the birth of his first grandson MORE, saying his vice president overseeing the ceremonial vote needed to “do the right thing” and annul the election. He concluded his speech by urging his followers to march on the Capitol.
The violent violation of the Capitol that followed found some protesters in search of the Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Morning report by Nancy PelosiThe Hill – Presented by Facebook – Split screen: Biden sells stimulus; GOP highlights special border election a thermometer for Texas Democrats GOP visits border, criticizes Biden’s policies (D-Calif.) And shouting “Hang Mike Pence!” The violence left at least five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer and a protester who was shot by a second officer while trying to access the Chamber of Deputies. Hundreds of protesters have been arrested and face federal charges.
Johnson, in his initial interview with Joe Pagliarulo, said he condemns all violence, including that of the Capitol on January 6. He then accused the media of downplaying the violence that accompanied some of the national protests that followed George’s death last year Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis police.
“These disturbances resulted in property damage of $ 1 to $ 2 billion and up to 26 people killed. But, apparently, these disturbances were just,” said Johnson, overturning the idea that the Capitol protest “was not fair.”
Johnson also rejected the idea that the siege of the Capitol was an “armed uprising”, noting that no firearms were confiscated. And he extended previous comments that he never felt in danger because of the violent mob.
“I am also criticized because I made the comment that on January 6, I never felt threatened. Because I didn’t,” Johnson continued. “And mainly because I knew that although those thousands of people who were marching to Capitol were trying to pressure people like me to vote the way they wanted me to vote, I knew that these were people who love this country, who really respect the law execution, I would never do anything to break a law. And so I was not worried.
“Now, if the situation had changed, and Joe – this is going to get me in trouble – if the table had changed and President Trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters, I could have been a little worried, “he said.
Hoyer lamented on Tuesday that divisions in the country had increased to such an extent that a violent crowd, encouraged by the president, would attack Congress.
“This day of infamy did not come from Asia, it did not come from Germany, it did not come from the Middle East – it came from within,” said Hoyer. “And one of the sad realities is how deeply divided, and how angry, and how much hatred there is, for some towards others in this country.”