From the AFP:
“Woman shot
dead in US Capitol was veteran, Trump supporter: reports”
The woman who
was fatally shot as Donald Trump's backers stormed the US Capitol Wednesday was
a Ashli Babbitt, a "strong supporter" of the president who had served
in the United States Air Force, according to press reports. B Violence erupted
in the normally solemn home of the US legislature after hundreds of protesters
seeking to overturn Trump's election loss swarmed the building in Washington. "The
woman is Ashli Babbitt, a 14-year veteran, who served four tours with the US
Air Force," San Diego TV station KUSI reported, citing the woman's
husband. "She was a strong supporter of President Trump," the report
added, saying the woman was from the San Diego area in southern California. Washington
police confirmed a death, but have not identified the deceased nor offered
details on the circumstances of the shooting, which is now under investigation.
She was shot amid chaotic and violent scenes inside the Capitol building, where
some security personnel drew their guns as protesters advanced. She died
shortly after being wounded, Washington police said without elaborating. TV
channel Fox 5 reported Babbitt owned a business in San Diego with her husband,
who did not come with her to Washington. "I really don't know why she
decided to do this," her mother-in-law reportedly told the station. Babbitt
identified herself as a veteran on her Twitter account and noted her love for
the US. She had recently retweeted messages in support of Trump and from those
coming to Washington for Wednesday's rally. "Nothing will stop us....they
can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in
less than 24 hours....dark to light!", she wrote in a tweet on Tuesday.
^ I usually
stand-by US Veterans and US Soldiers, but not when they are involved in a
violent and deadly Coup Attempt meant to bring down American Democracy.
Whomever (the Capital Police or other Federal Security Forces) that shot and
killed her deserves our highest medal for helping to preserve our 245 Year
democratic tradition. She needs to be posthumously stripped of her Military Rank
and not receive a Military Funeral -
since she broke her oath of protecting the US Constitution when she became a
Traitor against American Democracy and Values. I’m sure she will now be looking -up at the
rest of us freedom-loving and non-violent people. Her death doesn’t make her a
martyr, but a dark stain on our country. The fact that people like her exist and
are bent on destroying our core American Values through violent and deadly
actions is sickening. ^
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