> “An unrelenting effort has been underway to rewrite – even erase – the history of that day. To tell us we didn’t see what we all saw with our own eyes,” Biden wrote in the Washington Post.
And what he probably wanted to add onto this. “And it’s deeply disturbing to me that the American voters chose to elect this guy less than 4 years later.”
once_again_asking on
Whatever Biden. You forgot to appoint an AG who actually enforced the law.
Kernburner on
I mean the guy who instigated it and was never held responsible is about to become president again. That fact alone makes it pretty hard to forget.
PapyrusKami74 on
We needed a much stronger attorney general, Garland was a well qualified but ultimately the wrong choice.
Choice-of-SteinsGate on
Republicans have been desperately trying to whitewash January 6th while claiming that the subsequent investigation was “politicized.”
What Republicans won’t mention is that they voted *against* a bipartisan commission to investigate the events of January 6th, and have since continued to make baseless claims accusing the Jan 6th inquiry of being some deep state, fraudulent “witch hunt” against Trump.
Some Republicans, including GOP leaders themselves, have threatened to abuse their power to investigate and jail those involved. And for all of their crying about the “weaponization of the justice system.”
We all know this is yet another retaliation from the MAGA crowd that’s trying desperately to discredit and demonize Trump’s opponents while attempting to absolve Trump of all wrongdoing. Once again showing us that their obedience to Donald Trump puts party over country.
They have, time and time again, showcased their allegiance to the Trump brand and image, and so much so, that they not only fail to hold him responsible for his crimes and misconduct, but also try frantically to make him out to be the victim of all circumstances.
Here’s the simple fact, if you take Trump out of the equation, January 6th never happens, it really is that simple.
For months leading up to the election, and since thereafter, Trump has promoted election denying propaganda, lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories. Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric, his lies, his denial, his fruitless legal battles, his violence inciting language, and his invitation to his supporters helped facilitate the events of January 6th. He is predominantly responsible for what transpired on that fateful day.
And this is just one aspect of the January 6th investigation’s findings.
The investigation showed that many Trump supporters did indeed bring weapons with them to the Capitol. However, the magnetometers in place prevented hundreds from bringing those weapons with them into the grounds and rally area.
Testimony revealed that Donald Trump knew about these weapons. Trump reportedly claimed that his supporters weren’t “here to hurt him,” and that they should “take the fucking mags away,” he continued, “let my people in, they can march to the capital from here. Let the people in, take the fucking mags away.”
The investigation also revealed Trump’s inaction as events were unfolding. It was reported that for 187 minutes, Trump refused to take any public action to stop the violence.
During this time, Trump was watching the events unfold on television from his private dining room next to the oval office. It was concluded that Trump could have stopped the violence but chose not to.
Before I continue, let’s address the right wing narrative that accuses Nancy Pelosi of being responsible for what happened.
Loudermilk’s recent report conveniently blames Nancy Pelosi for everything that transpired.
Nevermind the fact that those truly responsible are the people who incited the violence, and facilitated the Capitol riot, as well as those that took action that day to clash with police and storm the Capitol.
These claims that accuse Nancy Pelosi of being responsible for January 6th are not supported by the facts. Indeed, Pelosi did not have the authority to activate the National Guard, this power lies with the president, The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the army.
In fact, records show that Pelosi approved a previous request for National Guard support, and continued pushing for their deployment when delays occurred.
Yet still, the MAGA movement has continued to scapegoat Democrats and so called “radical leftist” groups, while whitewashing and downplaying the events of that day and promoting January 6th conspiracy theories.
> Fox contributor Monica Crowley posted on social media last January, “3 years ago today, the System manufactured a riot at the Capitol to crush the powerful America First movement, frame President @realDonaldTrump and prevent him from winning again.”
Instead of holding Trump accountable, the recent report targets members of the January 6th investigation, Liz Cheney in particular:
> What caused the third-highest-ranking member of the House Republican Conference, a woman on track to be House Speaker or perhaps more, to turn against an honest and true man like Donald Trump and commit terrible crimes against MAGA?
> What exactly happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6 that exposed the security failures?
These rhetorical questions serve only to direct blame away from Trump and reinforce far right conspiracy theories.
The Wyoming GOP censured Cheney for her participation in the investigation and later made a statement promoting some of these false theories.
> In its February 2021 complaint against Cheney, the Wyoming state GOP noted that “ample video evidence suggests the riot at the capital was instigated by Antifa and BLM radicals.”
Republicans also claim that Hutchinson was a tampered witness and her claims were unsubstantiated because she refused to take counsel from her MAGA-funded lawyer.
Trump called Hutchinson a “total phony” and “leaker” because she spoke out against him. The entirety of their case against Hutchinson is based purely on Republicans simply not liking what she had to say.
The January 6 investigation also revealed the following:
– Donald Trump conspired to overturn the election, took actions to “defraud the United States” and disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans.
– He also attempted to install loyalists into positions of power within the DOJ, including Jeffrey Clark, who would support his unfounded claims of election fraud and try to use the power of the justice department to overturn the election results. Justice officials threatened to resign if Clark was given the position.
– Trump also pressured state officials to change the outcome of the election in their states.
– Trump and his allies attempted a fake elector scheme designed to generate and submit slates of fake electors In several key states to replace the legitimate electors certified by those states.
– He also pressured and intimidated Mike Pence to reject the certified electoral votes in Congress.
And at the risk of repeating myself, Trump and his defenders often focus on a couple of lines delivered by Trump on January 6th during his rally outside the Capitol. They claim that moments taken from this one speech absolve Trump of all wrongdoing. But this is disingenuous and absurd.
Months leading up to the election, Donald Trump made excessive speeches, posted a slew of emotional tirades on social media, and repeated over and over again false claims about a stolen election. His rhetoric was incendiary, he spread countless lies and droves of misinformation, he promoted propaganda and conspiracy theories, and invited his supporters to the Capitol. All of these actions and more incited his supporters to violence, mobilized organized extremist groups, and set the stage for January 6th. To think otherwise is beyond ignorant.
And to have the audacity to place blame at the feet of anyone else, can only be contributed to fanatical behavior and extreme narrow-mindedness.
williamgman on
NOBODY forgot it. EVERYONE knows it happened. The difference is there is a large number of our population that supported the attack (including MANY in Congress today). But no one forgets it. Even Fox News is proud of that day.
zepploon on
Oh, the majority already do around August. Fucking idiots.
invalidpassword on
I just read that 1 in 4 Americans believe the FBI instigated the attack on the Capitol. I don’t question the poll because two of my adult sons believe exactly that. These are high IQ men — not your typical MAGA type. It has me lamenting about where I went wrong.
Candle-Jolly on
Everyone make sure to watch what company makes school history books over the next four years, because Jan6 is about to become the next Boston Tea Party.
campfire_eventide on
I mean, how the hell could we? The traitor who incited it is going to be POTUS.
ranchoparksteve on
Never forget!!!
Northstar0566 on
I’ve never forgotten it. The heros of Flight 93 died to protect that building. I know what I felt on J6. It was members of my spoiled and lazy society committing treason. I will never forget. Fuck the inauguration of Trump. I’ll never watch. Bin Laden is laughing at us in his ocean grave.
janzeera on
Should hold a time of silence in Congress before every election certification in remembrance of what happened that day.
Basic_Quantity_9430 on
Sorry, the majority already have. Trump should have lost by 80 electoral votes, he won instead. Our country’s morals are ossified beyond repair.
UserColonAlW on
The people who perpetrated and/or embraced what happened on Jan 6 voted, and got Trump re-elected.
The people who Biden is speaking to clearly didn’t care enough to vote against Trump, who masterminded and fanned the flames that day.
The damage is already done.
GiveIceCream on
Joe Biden… one of the greatest spreaders of misinformation in America
DemoEvolved on
Thanks Biden, some nice words to send us out. Really feels like something more could have been done.
SordidHobo93 on
“Never forget” says the democratic party before shoving their thumbs up their asses and sitting on them.
This party has failed to hold the man perpetrated the attack on our capitol accountable for his actions and now they’re going to hand the presidency right back to him with a smile and a “we’ll get em next time” to the democratic voters.
If they actually gave a shit, they’d be fighting as dirty as the republicans to defend the constitution that the republican party seeks to defile.
The democratic leadership is fucking spineless.
charlieyeswecan on
Would’ve been nice if he’d done something meaningful when it happened
AlludedNuance on
They didn’t forget, they stopped caring(if they ever did.)
Wolfman01a on
We didn’t forget. We never will.
You and the dems didn’t do jack shit to hold Trump accountable for it. We wont forget that either.
Fuck Marrick Garland too.
KyonSuzumiya on
Forget never forgetting how about some people do their jobs and arrest him for the crimes he’s committed?
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> “An unrelenting effort has been underway to rewrite – even erase – the history of that day. To tell us we didn’t see what we all saw with our own eyes,” Biden wrote in the Washington Post.
And what he probably wanted to add onto this. “And it’s deeply disturbing to me that the American voters chose to elect this guy less than 4 years later.”
Whatever Biden. You forgot to appoint an AG who actually enforced the law.
I mean the guy who instigated it and was never held responsible is about to become president again. That fact alone makes it pretty hard to forget.
We needed a much stronger attorney general, Garland was a well qualified but ultimately the wrong choice.
Republicans have been desperately trying to whitewash January 6th while claiming that the subsequent investigation was “politicized.”
What Republicans won’t mention is that they voted *against* a bipartisan commission to investigate the events of January 6th, and have since continued to make baseless claims accusing the Jan 6th inquiry of being some deep state, fraudulent “witch hunt” against Trump.
Some Republicans, including GOP leaders themselves, have threatened to abuse their power to investigate and jail those involved. And for all of their crying about the “weaponization of the justice system.”
We all know this is yet another retaliation from the MAGA crowd that’s trying desperately to discredit and demonize Trump’s opponents while attempting to absolve Trump of all wrongdoing. Once again showing us that their obedience to Donald Trump puts party over country.
They have, time and time again, showcased their allegiance to the Trump brand and image, and so much so, that they not only fail to hold him responsible for his crimes and misconduct, but also try frantically to make him out to be the victim of all circumstances.
Here’s the simple fact, if you take Trump out of the equation, January 6th never happens, it really is that simple.
For months leading up to the election, and since thereafter, Trump has promoted election denying propaganda, lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories. Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric, his lies, his denial, his fruitless legal battles, his violence inciting language, and his invitation to his supporters helped facilitate the events of January 6th. He is predominantly responsible for what transpired on that fateful day.
And this is just one aspect of the January 6th investigation’s findings.
The investigation showed that many Trump supporters did indeed bring weapons with them to the Capitol. However, the magnetometers in place prevented hundreds from bringing those weapons with them into the grounds and rally area.
Testimony revealed that Donald Trump knew about these weapons. Trump reportedly claimed that his supporters weren’t “here to hurt him,” and that they should “take the fucking mags away,” he continued, “let my people in, they can march to the capital from here. Let the people in, take the fucking mags away.”
The investigation also revealed Trump’s inaction as events were unfolding. It was reported that for 187 minutes, Trump refused to take any public action to stop the violence.
During this time, Trump was watching the events unfold on television from his private dining room next to the oval office. It was concluded that Trump could have stopped the violence but chose not to.
Before I continue, let’s address the right wing narrative that accuses Nancy Pelosi of being responsible for what happened.
Loudermilk’s recent report conveniently blames Nancy Pelosi for everything that transpired.
Nevermind the fact that those truly responsible are the people who incited the violence, and facilitated the Capitol riot, as well as those that took action that day to clash with police and storm the Capitol.
These claims that accuse Nancy Pelosi of being responsible for January 6th are not supported by the facts. Indeed, Pelosi did not have the authority to activate the National Guard, this power lies with the president, The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the army.
In fact, records show that Pelosi approved a previous request for National Guard support, and continued pushing for their deployment when delays occurred.
Yet still, the MAGA movement has continued to scapegoat Democrats and so called “radical leftist” groups, while whitewashing and downplaying the events of that day and promoting January 6th conspiracy theories.
> Fox contributor Monica Crowley posted on social media last January, “3 years ago today, the System manufactured a riot at the Capitol to crush the powerful America First movement, frame President @realDonaldTrump and prevent him from winning again.”
Instead of holding Trump accountable, the recent report targets members of the January 6th investigation, Liz Cheney in particular:
> What caused the third-highest-ranking member of the House Republican Conference, a woman on track to be House Speaker or perhaps more, to turn against an honest and true man like Donald Trump and commit terrible crimes against MAGA?
> What exactly happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6 that exposed the security failures?
These rhetorical questions serve only to direct blame away from Trump and reinforce far right conspiracy theories.
The Wyoming GOP censured Cheney for her participation in the investigation and later made a statement promoting some of these false theories.
> In its February 2021 complaint against Cheney, the Wyoming state GOP noted that “ample video evidence suggests the riot at the capital was instigated by Antifa and BLM radicals.”
Republicans also claim that Hutchinson was a tampered witness and her claims were unsubstantiated because she refused to take counsel from her MAGA-funded lawyer.
Trump called Hutchinson a “total phony” and “leaker” because she spoke out against him. The entirety of their case against Hutchinson is based purely on Republicans simply not liking what she had to say.
The January 6 investigation also revealed the following:
– Donald Trump conspired to overturn the election, took actions to “defraud the United States” and disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans.
– He also attempted to install loyalists into positions of power within the DOJ, including Jeffrey Clark, who would support his unfounded claims of election fraud and try to use the power of the justice department to overturn the election results. Justice officials threatened to resign if Clark was given the position.
– Trump also pressured state officials to change the outcome of the election in their states.
– Trump and his allies attempted a fake elector scheme designed to generate and submit slates of fake electors In several key states to replace the legitimate electors certified by those states.
– He also pressured and intimidated Mike Pence to reject the certified electoral votes in Congress.
And at the risk of repeating myself, Trump and his defenders often focus on a couple of lines delivered by Trump on January 6th during his rally outside the Capitol. They claim that moments taken from this one speech absolve Trump of all wrongdoing. But this is disingenuous and absurd.
Months leading up to the election, Donald Trump made excessive speeches, posted a slew of emotional tirades on social media, and repeated over and over again false claims about a stolen election. His rhetoric was incendiary, he spread countless lies and droves of misinformation, he promoted propaganda and conspiracy theories, and invited his supporters to the Capitol. All of these actions and more incited his supporters to violence, mobilized organized extremist groups, and set the stage for January 6th. To think otherwise is beyond ignorant.
And to have the audacity to place blame at the feet of anyone else, can only be contributed to fanatical behavior and extreme narrow-mindedness.
NOBODY forgot it. EVERYONE knows it happened. The difference is there is a large number of our population that supported the attack (including MANY in Congress today). But no one forgets it. Even Fox News is proud of that day.
Oh, the majority already do around August. Fucking idiots.
I just read that 1 in 4 Americans believe the FBI instigated the attack on the Capitol. I don’t question the poll because two of my adult sons believe exactly that. These are high IQ men — not your typical MAGA type. It has me lamenting about where I went wrong.
Everyone make sure to watch what company makes school history books over the next four years, because Jan6 is about to become the next Boston Tea Party.
I mean, how the hell could we? The traitor who incited it is going to be POTUS.
Never forget!!!
I’ve never forgotten it. The heros of Flight 93 died to protect that building. I know what I felt on J6. It was members of my spoiled and lazy society committing treason. I will never forget. Fuck the inauguration of Trump. I’ll never watch. Bin Laden is laughing at us in his ocean grave.
Should hold a time of silence in Congress before every election certification in remembrance of what happened that day.
Sorry, the majority already have. Trump should have lost by 80 electoral votes, he won instead. Our country’s morals are ossified beyond repair.
The people who perpetrated and/or embraced what happened on Jan 6 voted, and got Trump re-elected.
The people who Biden is speaking to clearly didn’t care enough to vote against Trump, who masterminded and fanned the flames that day.
The damage is already done.
Joe Biden… one of the greatest spreaders of misinformation in America
Thanks Biden, some nice words to send us out. Really feels like something more could have been done.
“Never forget” says the democratic party before shoving their thumbs up their asses and sitting on them.
This party has failed to hold the man perpetrated the attack on our capitol accountable for his actions and now they’re going to hand the presidency right back to him with a smile and a “we’ll get em next time” to the democratic voters.
If they actually gave a shit, they’d be fighting as dirty as the republicans to defend the constitution that the republican party seeks to defile.
The democratic leadership is fucking spineless.
Would’ve been nice if he’d done something meaningful when it happened
They didn’t forget, they stopped caring(if they ever did.)
We didn’t forget. We never will.
You and the dems didn’t do jack shit to hold Trump accountable for it. We wont forget that either.
Fuck Marrick Garland too.
Forget never forgetting how about some people do their jobs and arrest him for the crimes he’s committed?