From Reuters:
“U.S. politicians speak on
anniversary of Capitol attack”
(U.S. Capitol Police members are
briefed by Chief J. Thomas Manger on the east side of the U.S. Capitol on the
first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by supporters of
former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 6,
2022.)
Here are reactions on the first
anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of
supporters of Republican then-President Donald Trump in a failed bid to halt
certification of Democrat Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory.
U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN "We
must be absolutely clear about what is true and what is a lie. Here's the
truth: A former president of the United States of America has created and
spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. He's done so because he values
power over principle. ... "One year ago today in this sacred place,
democracy was attacked. Simply attacked. The will of the people was under
assault. The Constitution, our Constitution, faced the gravest of threats. ...
"The former president and his supporters have decided the only way for
them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections. ... "He's
just not a former president; he's a defeated former president."
REPUBLICAN FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP "Biden, who is destroying our Nation with insane policies
of open Borders, corrupt Elections, disastrous energy policies,
unconstitutional mandates, and devastating school closures, used my name today
to try to further divide America. This political theater is all just a
distraction for the fact Biden has completely and totally failed."
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK
SCHUMER, A DEMOCRAT "I'm pleading with Republican voters, Republican
people across the country: Do not follow the Big Lie. Your ideology doesn't
have to be the same as ours. We can disagree respectfully, but we cannot follow
a big lie."
U.S. SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER
MITCH MCCONNELL "January 6th, 2021, was a dark day for Congress and
our country. The United States Capitol, the seat of the first branch of our
federal government, was stormed by criminals who brutalized police officers and
used force to try to stop Congress from doing its job. ... "As I
said yesterday, it has been stunning to see some Washington Democrats try to
exploit this anniversary to advance partisan policy goals that long predated
this event. It is especially jaw-dropping to hear some Senate Democrats invoke
the mob's attempt to disrupt our country's norms, rules, and institutions as a
justification to discard our norms, rules, and institutions themselves."
REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATOR
LINDSEY GRAHAM "I still cannot believe that a mob was able to take
over the United States Capitol during such a pivotal moment - certifying a
presidential election. It would have been so easy for terrorists to bootstrap
onto this protest and wreak even further destruction on the U.S. Capitol.
Regardless of the reason for the assault on the Capitol, to lose control in
such a fashion twenty years after 9/11 is stunning. "I have
consistently condemned the attack and have urged that those involved be
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. "Finally, President
Biden and Vice President Harris's speeches today were an effort to resurrect a
failed presidency more than marking the anniversary of a dark day in American
history."
REPUBLICAN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
LIZ CHENEY, VICE CHAIR OF THE HOUSE JAN. 6 COMMITTEE "Our institutions
held, but they only held because of the people who were willing to stand up
against the pressure from former President Trump. "The threat
continues. Former President Trump continues to make the same claims that he
knows caused violence on Jan. 6."
REPUBLICAN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
ADAM KINZINGER, HOUSE JAN. 6 COMMITTEE MEMBER "I'm really disappointed
today. I'm sad ... mostly because we haven't made progress ... as the American
people, particularly as Republicans, I think we're almost in a worse position
than we were the day after Jan. 6."
DEMOCRATIC U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
NORMA TORRES "Today, I no longer feel safe at work, and I still fear
for our country because so many people want to forget the events of that day,
or flat out deny that they happened."
DEMOCRATIC U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
CORI BUSH "One year later and we still have to show up to work with
Republican members of Congress who worked to incite a deadly insurrection at
our place of work. It’s still not safe at the Capitol. Congress needs to pass
my bill, H.Res. 25, to investigate and expel them."
REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATOR MITT
ROMNEY "We ignore the lessons of Jan. 6 at our own peril. Democracy is
fragile; it cannot survive without leaders of integrity and character who care
more about the strength of our Republic than about winning the next
election."
DEMOCRATIC FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA "Historically, Americans have been defenders of democracy
and freedom around the world – especially when it’s under attack. But we can’t
serve that role when leading figures in one of our two major political parties
are actively undermining democracy at home. We can’t set an example when our
own leaders are willing to fabricate lies and cast doubt on the results of free
and fair elections."
REPUBLICAN FLORIDA GOVERNOR
RON DESANTIS "The D.C., New York media - this is their Christmas,
January 6th. ... They are going to take this and milk this for anything they
could to try to be able to smear anyone who ever supported Donald Trump."
NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC
ADAMS, A DEMOCRAT "One year ago today we witnessed a terror attack on
our Capitol. Let's call it what it was. A violent mob tried to topple American
democracy. And too many of those involved have yet to experience any real
consequence for their actions."
^ 1 year on and while Biden has
failed at many things (Afghanistan, Covid, Illegal Immigration, Build Back
Better, Foreign Relations, Supply Shortages, etc.) he is the legally elected
President of the United States. Anyone who continues to dispute that fact is
just a sad, lonely person with nothing better going on in their life. The
people who broke into the Capitol 1 year ago today are Traitors to America and
to our 246 year old Democracy. They deserve to spend the rest of their lives in
prison and their names should be made public so the American people can know
exactly who tried to destroy our country. ^
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