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House Speaker Mike Johnson He and his Republican colleagues were torn to pieces online for making this claim “Always stood with the Capitol Police.”
Johnson’s comments came in response to a reporter’s question about whether he thought the Capitol Police should be included among the Trump administration’s law enforcement officers. swore to repay during ongoing government shutdownCapitol Police did not receive full pay on Saturday due to the shutdown, according to the Washington Post, and received only half their pay, excluding overtime earnings. nbc news,
“Should law enforcement include the Capitol Police who protect you, your family, Mr. Scalise, the Whips, as well as the Capitol building in general?” a reporter asked the Republican.
Johnson responded, “We have always stood with the Capitol Police and law enforcement and we have shown that by words and actions.”
But Johnson’s words quickly went viral on social media, as some reported President Donald Trump sorry Nearly 1,500 people were prosecuted in connection with the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, In which more than 140 police officers were injured.
The account of House Homeland Security Committee Democrats on Twitter shared the clip and called Johnson’s comments “bulls***.”
“Trump pardons hundreds of people who beat up police, ” Post Reads. “Republicans said nothing.”
Trump Lie Tracker, a popular X account with more than 130,000 followers, also shared the clip and wrote: “When Trump pardoned the rioters who attacked those same police officers on January 6, he didn’t lift a finger.”
Independent Johnson’s office has been contacted for comment.
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump commuted the sentences of 14 people linked to the January 6 attack and granted “Complete, complete and unconditional apology to all other persons” Convicted of offenses related to the attack.
Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, who was repeatedly attacked during the riots, told npr That Trump’s decision was a “pathetic miscarriage of justice”.
“All this hard work, all these investigations, all these efforts to bring justice and accountability have been erased,” he said.