Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, was criticized by both X users and the platform itself over a post in which she claimed police officers were “injured and killed” during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. is facing a backlash.
“Four years ago, a violent mob interrupted the certification of electoral votes, injuring and killing police officers,” Klobuchar said. Posted in X on tuesday. “Our democracy was at stake. We knew we had to do our duty and complete the count. And in the early morning hours of January 7, we did just that. ”
The post was soon followed by a “community note” written by X that read, “No cops were killed.”
“The coroner found that Sicknick died of natural causes, which means that “only illness can cause death. If death was hastened by injury, the manner of death cannot be considered natural.'' The other four officers committed suicide within days or months later. ”
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“Not a single police officer was killed,'' conservative commentator Dana Loesch said. Posted in X.
“There were zero police deaths,” Red State writer Bonchy said. Posted in X. “It's long past time to stop lying about this.”
“Can someone please explain to me why it's okay for politicians to keep lying about this?” Bonchy added. “Let's say you think J6 was the worst incident in history. That's fine, but how is it acceptable to say that a police officer was killed? Four years later, fact-checkers are still saying, I don't want to touch on the matter.”
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“It's so disgusting to see people lie about who was killed,” said Molly Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist. Posted in X. “Trump supporters were shot and killed, but no police officers were killed. Someone of your stature should not be lying so brazenly about this. It just doesn't feel right.”
Chris Barron, president of Right Turn Strategies: “She should be called out for this lie.'' Posted in X.
“Not a single police officer was killed on January 6th,” said Federalist election correspondent Brianna Lyman. Posted in X. “Sicknick died of natural causes on January 7. In the weeks that followed, two other officers died by suicide, and two other officers who were not present during the protests also later died by suicide. However, this cannot be directly related to J6.
“Not a single police officer was killed'' conservative author Ben Kew Posted in X. “Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter, was the only person killed.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Klobuchar's office for comment but did not receive a response.
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Trump supporters occupy the west front and inauguration stands of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call, via Getty Images)
US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Washington's top medical examiner said he suffered two strokes and died of natural causes the day after confronting rioters on January 6.
“USCP accepts the findings of the District of Columbia Chief Medical Examiner's Office that Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes,” the Capitol Police said in a 2021 announcement. press release. “The fact remains that Officer Sicknick died in the line of duty while heroically defending Congress and the Capitol.”
Law enforcement officials testified in 2021 that about 140 officers were injured in the riots.
