Former President Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., on Saturday celebrated the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
“Happy False Insurrection Day!!!” Donald Trump Jr. Posted in X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. ” “The first ever riot by armed tour guides and unarmed participants! But what happens when people realize that this is not what they thought their government would unite to take back their country?” I hope it was the beginning of something real!!”
President Biden gave a campaign speech on Friday, the day before the anniversary, in which he sought to solidify his claim that the former president and other Republicans espoused the kind of extremism the world saw on January 6th. , highlighted the January 6 attack. That day.
“Democracy is on the ballot. Your freedom is on the ballot,” Biden said in a speech near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
On Friday, Michael Fanone, a former Washington, D.C., police officer who was attacked during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, said Biden needs to fight harder for democracy.
“I think this is an all-out effort to ensure that Donald Trump does not become president in 2024,” Fanone said on MSNBC. “We all know how it goes and he told us as much.”
“But I also have to point out, yeah, some of the disappointments I've felt over the last three years,” Fanone continued. “And where is the anger on behalf of the current administration? As you know, Joe Biden has given fiery speeches regarding MAGA and efforts to overturn a free and fair election. But , that's what this country needs to hear every day, especially young people, young voters.”
Early last year, a California man named Daniel Rodriguez pleaded guilty to assaulting Fanone during the Jan. 6 riot. He taped the back of the former D.C. police officer's neck twice. Fanone suffered a mild heart attack and brain damage during the attack.
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