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Far-right commentators cheer on attempted coup against Congress by Trump supporters
It is funny how initially right wing media was cheering on the rioters and even celebrating how the riots would possibly derail efforts to receive the electoral votes. Of course, they are now backtracking and blaming antifa facists. Go figure.
https://www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-and-suppression/far-right-commentators-cheer-attempted-coup-against-congress-trump
A mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, seeking to stop the counting the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden’s November victory over President Donald Trump.
A substantial number of right-wing media figures tweeted in support of the insurrectionists, defending their actions and drawing false equivalences.
The riot at the Capitol came after a rally in Freedom Plaza, which was headlined by Trump and other Republican officials who are trying to discredit Biden’s victory in the election, and which included a number of provocative statements to the crowd. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) proclaimed to attendees, “Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass,” and Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani likened his quest to examine “crooked” voting machines and “fraudulent” ballots to a “trial by combat.”
Trump himself told his supporters: “You’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong. We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated.”
A substantial number of right-wing media figures tweeted in support of the insurrectionists, defending their actions and drawing false equivalences.
The riot at the Capitol came after a rally in Freedom Plaza, which was headlined by Trump and other Republican officials who are trying to discredit Biden’s victory in the election, and which included a number of provocative statements to the crowd. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) proclaimed to attendees, “Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass,” and Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani likened his quest to examine “crooked” voting machines and “fraudulent” ballots to a “trial by combat.”
Trump himself told his supporters: “You’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong. We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated.”
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