Sen. Ron Johnson
Ronald (Ron) Harold Johnson Ashcroft Refuses to Replace Blunt in Missouri Senate GOP Starts Retired Brainwave Wave of Senate Retirements Plays GOP Ranks More (R-Wis.) Said in an interview this week that he did not feel unsafe during the Capitol riot on January 6, but would have had it possible if protesters of Black Lives Matter and “left” antifa activists had protested there and a new wave of criticism.
“I was also criticized for making the remark on January 6 – I never felt threatened, because I did not,” Johnson said Thursday in The Joe Pags Show, referring to the uprising that was unsuccessful. was to stop the certification. of the result of the Electoral College.
‘Though the thousands of people marched to the Capitol, trying to force people like me to vote the way they want me to vote, I knew it was people who love this country, who truly respect law enforcement, will never do to break the law, so I was not worried, ”he continued.
So if the tables were turned, Joe, it could mean trouble. If the tables were turned and President Trump
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Johnson’s comments fly in the face of the video in which pro-Trump rioters attack police officers guarding the Capitol complex before the mob stormed law enforcement and looted the building.
At least five people have been killed in the riots, including a police officer. Two other officers who responded to the crowd were killed by suicide in the following days, and about 140 officers were injured.
The statement reflects other comments made by Republicans to equate the January 6 riot at the Capitol with protests that took place in Black Lives Matter this past summer. While many of the protests against the killings of the black Americans remained peaceful, some turned to looting and violence.
Johnson’s latest remarks have sparked a wave of accusations, with critics saying the equivalence between the various groups is racist.
“Senator Johnson’s remarks are racist and unacceptable. There is nothing patriotic about storming the Capitol to try to overthrow an election and assassinate elected officials. For Ron Johnson, it’s simply a bigger offense than starting a violent uprising, simply for Ron Johnson. Ron Johnson is an embarrassment to the Senate of the United States and the state of Wisconsin. He must resign immediately, “Jessica Floyd, president of the Democratic Super PAC American Bridge 21st Century, said in a statement on Friday.
“What, white people love this country and black people do not? That’s exactly what he says,” Sen. said. LaTonya Johnson (D), who is black, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in Wisconsin.
Johnson responded to the criticism by noting the violence stemming from some protests this past summer.
Of the 7,750 protests this summer linked to BLM and Antifa, 570 turned into riots that killed 25 people and damaged $ 1- $ 2 billion in property. That’s why I would have been more worried, “Johnson said in a statement issued by The Hill.
The senator apparently quoted data from a report released in September by the nonprofit Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. That report, which identified thousands of protests between May and August, found that more than 90 percent of the protests were not violent.
“More than 10,100 of these – or nearly 95% – involve peaceful protesters. Less than 570 – or about 5% – involve protesters engaging in violence,” the report said.
The criticism is that Johnson is considering whether he wants to be re-elected in 2022. He remains undecided, although he said last week that your retirement ‘is probably my preference now’. His seat is expected to be hotly contested President Biden
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