Social media posts shared after the storming of the US Capitol by followers of President Donald Trump combine images of prominent Democrats with pictures of burning buildings and quotes suggesting that the politicians previously incited unrest.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly press conference at the US Capitol on January 7, 2021, a day after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building during the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential election victory But the full remarks which the quotes came from make clear that the Democrats were not calling for violence or vandalism.
The interview included no discussion of violence. Harris spoke of the multi-racial makeup of the protesters and their “commonality of spirit.”she would “always defend” peaceful protesters but they should not be confused “with those looting and committing acts of violence.” Maxine Waters: “If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store… you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them.”
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