This weekend a bunch of disparate groups of Jan. 6 insurrection supporters got together to bitch and complain about the mistreatment of their compatriots. They expected an epic turnout. The crowd was as meager as the mental bandwidth of the rally-goers.
“Come support your January 6th Heroes at the biggest J6 event to date!,” information about the rally read in The Gateway Pundit. “Over 20 powerful speakers confirmed. Now is the time to stand united and show our strength in numbers by protesting conservative political persecution in the heart of the American Capital. State (sic) up for those that stood up for you.”
Speakers for the sad little event consisted of a long list of ubiquitous MAGA favorites, including MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell; Micki Witthoeft, mother of Ashli Babbit (the insurrectionist fatally shot by a police officer while rioting in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6); Couy Griffin, founder of Cowboys for Trump; and out-of-work business school professor and full-time election denier David Clements, to name a few.
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1776 Restoration Movement leader David “Santa” Riddell told The Daily Beast, “To treat everybody just because they are part of a day like they were vicious criminals. … I know they’re not.”
Clements further griped about the treatment of the Jan. 6 rioters, dismissing the violence of the day and telling The Daily Beast, “There are people being held on misdemeanor charges, having their due process rights violated. [...] “Isn’t that enough?”
NBC News reporter Ben Collins covered the rally. He wrote on Twitter that most who attended, and the organizers themselves, seemed all over the place when it came to fully understanding the message of the day.
“Nobody at this January 6th Truth Rally has really settled on if the rioters are proud of it, if they didn't do it, or if they did it and it was a setup. [...] The theme is basically: There was no insurrection on January 6th, and we'd do it again,” Collins wrote.
At least 919 people have been arrested and charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection, Insider reports.
Sign the petition: Trump attempted a coup on January 6. He will try again.
“Come support your January 6th Heroes at the biggest J6 event to date!,” information about the rally read in The Gateway Pundit. “Over 20 powerful speakers confirmed. Now is the time to stand united and show our strength in numbers by protesting conservative political persecution in the heart of the American Capital. State (sic) up for those that stood up for you.”
Speakers for the sad little event consisted of a long list of ubiquitous MAGA favorites, including MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell; Micki Witthoeft, mother of Ashli Babbit (the insurrectionist fatally shot by a police officer while rioting in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6); Couy Griffin, founder of Cowboys for Trump; and out-of-work business school professor and full-time election denier David Clements, to name a few.
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1776 Restoration Movement leader David “Santa” Riddell told The Daily Beast, “To treat everybody just because they are part of a day like they were vicious criminals. … I know they’re not.”
Clements further griped about the treatment of the Jan. 6 rioters, dismissing the violence of the day and telling The Daily Beast, “There are people being held on misdemeanor charges, having their due process rights violated. [...] “Isn’t that enough?”
NBC News reporter Ben Collins covered the rally. He wrote on Twitter that most who attended, and the organizers themselves, seemed all over the place when it came to fully understanding the message of the day.
“Nobody at this January 6th Truth Rally has really settled on if the rioters are proud of it, if they didn't do it, or if they did it and it was a setup. [...] The theme is basically: There was no insurrection on January 6th, and we'd do it again,” Collins wrote.
At least 919 people have been arrested and charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection, Insider reports.
Sign the petition: Trump attempted a coup on January 6. He will try again.