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Pence says it’s ‘unacceptable’ for Trump to call Jan. 6 defendants hostages

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that former President Trump’s reference to people charged with crimes related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol as “hostages” as they move through the criminal justice system is ” It is unacceptable.” “I think it’s very unfortunate that when American hostages are being held in […]

Trump Calling January 6 Rioters Hostages Is ‘Unacceptable’

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that it was “unacceptable” for former President Donald Trump to refer to jailed January 6 rioters as hostages. President Trump said at a rally in Ohio on Saturday. That is why they are hostages. They’ve been treated horribly and very unfairly, and you […]

Democratic lawmakers wear blue in show of solidarity with Israeli hostages

On Wednesday, a group of at least nine Democratic lawmakers wore blue at the Capitol to express solidarity with Israeli hostages still being held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. “Today, I joined my colleagues in wearing blue in solidarity with the Israeli hostages because enough is enough,” said Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Florida). I wrote […]