{"id":1034037,"date":"2024-05-29T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1034037"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:01:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:01:34","slug":"reminder-while-donald-dictator-on-day-one-trump-pledges-to-free-jan-6-insurrectionists-pres-biden-stands-with-capitol-police-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/reminder-while-donald-dictator-on-day-one-trump-pledges-to-free-jan-6-insurrectionists-pres-biden-stands-with-capitol-police-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"REMINDER: While Donald \u201cDictator on \u2018Day One\u2019\u201d Trump Pledges to Free Jan. 6 Insurrectionists, Pres. Biden Stands With Capitol Police Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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President Biden will always defend American democracy and stand with the men and women in law enforcement who put their lives on the line to protect it, including the brave officers who defended the Capitol against a violent mob on January 6. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who\u2019s repeatedly promised to be a dictator on \u201cday one,\u201d if elected and warned of a \u201cbloodbath\u201d if not, continues to give election deniers and insurrectionists a platform, from installing dangerous conspiracy theorists to lead \u201celection integrity\u201d efforts at the RNC to promising pardons for January 6 insurrectionists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police officers who put their lives on the line to defend democracy on January 6 are emphasizing the stakes between President Biden\u2019s plan to protect our democracy and Trump\u2019s extreme MAGA agenda that would erode our institutions. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSNBC<\/a>: \u201c<\/strong>As Donald Trump aligns himself with Jan. 6 rioters, Joe Biden and his campaign are aligning themselves with police officers who defended the Capitol.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201c\u2018Donald Trump and his unhinged quest for power and retribution pose an existential threat to our democracy,\u2019 [Officer Harry] Dunn said in a statement released by the campaign.<\/strong> \u2018He continues to embrace political violence, going as far as saying there will be a \u2018bloodbath\u2019 if he loses again and promising to be a dictator on \u2018day one\u2019 and pardon January 6 rioters. Donald Trump only cares about Donald Trump, which is why come November, Americans will reject his extremism once and for all and reelect the only candidate in the race committed to protecting our democracy and standing up for law enforcement: Joe Biden.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cPolice officers attacked on Jan. 6 to campaign for Biden\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Biden has stood alongside police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, honoring their bravery and their commitment to protecting our democracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cPresident Biden signed legislation Thursday awarding four Congressional Gold Medals to members of the U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police Department who defended the U.S. Capitol from the mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters on January 6. <\/strong>Mr. Biden gave a speech praising the heroism and patriotism of the officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bill landed on Mr. Biden’s desk after the Senate cleared the measure Tuesday by unanimous consent. It passed the House in June with opposition from 21 Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR News<\/a>: \u201cBiden honors police officers and election workers 2 years after the Capitol attack\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cBiden signs bill streamlining emergency support for Capitol Police\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Biden is running on protecting our democracy and continues to stand firm in defending it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201c\u2018As your president, I will fight for democracy with every fiber of my being, and I’m asking every American to join me,\u2019 Mr. Biden added. He later called on Americans to vote in the upcoming elections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201c\u2018We can\u2019t take democracy for granted any longer,\u2019 the president said from Union Station in Washington, blocks from the US Capitol where a mob attempted to interrupt the certification of the 2020 election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump downplayed the violent acts that happened against police on January 6, and plans to pardon rioters as one of his first acts if reelected. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTrump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters \u2018hostages\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cOn the campaign trail, Trump has downplayed the violence that ensued that day and has called those charged and convicted in the attack \u2018hostages.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018The J6 hostages, I call them. Nobody has been treated ever in history so badly as those people nobody’s ever been treated in our country,\u2019<\/strong> Trump said at a rally Friday in Iowa on the eve of the anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump told Time he was \u2018absolutely\u2019 considering pardoning every single Capitol rioter, who he described as \u2018J-6 patriots.\u2019 <\/strong>That group would include Jan. 6 defendants caught on tape brandishing or using firearms, stun guns, flagpoles, fire extinguishers, bike racks, batons, a metal whip, office furniture, pepper spray, bear spray, a tomahawk ax, a hatchet, a hockey stick, knuckle gloves, a baseball bat, a massive \u2018Trump\u2019 billboard, \u2018Trump\u2019 flags, a pitchfork, pieces of lumber, crutches and even an explosive device during the brutal attack that injured about 140 police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSNBC<\/a>: \u201cIn January, Donald Trump held a campaign event in New Hampshire and heard from a supporter who urged him to \u2018free\u2019 Jan. 6 criminals. \u2018We will,\u2019 the former president replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs for when that might happen, the Republican declared in mid-March that pardoning \u2018the January 6 Hostages\u2019 whom he believes are being \u2018wrongfully imprisoned,\u2019 would be among his \u2018first acts\u2019 after returning to the White House. Less than a week later, Trump added additional clarity to his plan: Jan. 6 rioters could expect pardons on \u2018the first day\u2019 of his second term.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Biden will always defend American democracy and stand with the men and women in law enforcement who put their lives on the line to protect it, including the brave officers who defended the Capitol against a violent mob on January 6. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who\u2019s repeatedly promised to be a dictator on \u201cday one,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1034037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nREMINDER: While Donald \u201cDictator on \u2018Day One\u2019\u201d Trump Pledges to Free Jan. 6 Insurrectionists, Pres. 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