The Capitol invasion “wasn’t an insurrection,” says Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Friday (July 21, 2023) that the Capitol invasion – the United States Congress – “It wasn’t a rebellion‘, but only as a protest that’It developed into a riotThe Republican politician also downplayed former President Donald Trump’s performance in the episode.

“They were people who were there to march and then to protestThe Republican presidential primary candidate said in an interview with comedian Russell Brand, on the show, “Stay free with Russell Brand“.

“Now it has developed into a riot. But the notion that this was a plan to somehow overthrow the United States government is not true, something that the media just made up to try to make the most of and use for partisan and political ends.“, Complete.

Despite the description of the riotunhappyDeSantis criticized the US Department of Justice’s accusations of those who participated in the attack.I know a lot of people who have been there and happened to be there. They had no plans to do anything. To say that they were rebels is simply wrong.“.

Earlier this week, the governor did indeed tell reporters at an event in South Carolina that Trump “They should come out with more force“From the episode. In May, he said he would pardon those involved in the attack, if elected to the White House.”On the first day, I’m going to get people together and look at all these cases where people are victims of political assaults, and we’re going to be aggressive in granting pardons.DeSantis said.

Voters demonstrating to reverse the result that gave Joe Biden the US presidency invaded the Capitol on January 6, 2021, the date on which the Democrat’s victory in the November election of the previous year was certified. The movement was fueled by speeches by Trump, who questioned the electoral process.

Members of Congress were evacuated from the building. About 140 police officers were injured and 5 people were killed in the riots. Later, politicians returned to the venue to formalize Trump’s defeat.

Read the latest developments in the Capitol invasion

presidential race

Ron DeAntis is trailing Donald Trump in the race for the White House. The Republican primaries, which decide who will be the political group’s nominee in the November 2024 elections, are scheduled to take place on January 15 of the same year.

According to the search aggregator FiveThirtyEight, the former president has 50.8% of the voting intentions. DeSantis follows at 19.5%. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Vice President Mike Pence are third and fourth, with 6.8% and 6.6% respectively.

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