I’m all for forgiveness — it’s at the heart of my Christian faith. But forgiveness can not happen without accountability.

I refuse to act as if what happen wasn’t fomented by the same Republicans who are now distancing themselves from what occurred. 1/4

If today’s events are to never be repeated, we must not fool ourselves about what got us here. We must value the truth and speak it.

Lies, misinformation, disinformation and a host of elected leaders who were at best cowardly and at worst complicit got us here. 2/3

What got us here was the political calculus made by elected Republicans who wanted to win a primary more than they wanted to protect our democracy from the smears of a failed would-be dictator. 3/4

Maybe today has really shaken some people and they regret the role they played in this seditious attack on our democracy and Capitol but we must not forget or paper over what happen.

And we must act to hold people accountable for the destruction they wrought. 4/4