On the Capital Police: Capital Police were not caught off guard. Everyone expected this. Trump ordered his supporters to come to DC on January 6th. They made shirts that said “Civil War January 6, 2021.” Then once there, he spoke in public to them and told them to march on the 1)
2) Capital. Capital Police know how to handle protests and rioters. That’s what they do as tgg he ry are charged with protecting the Capital and other DC federal properties. The choice to not have extra personnel, riot gear and barricades means someone high up was okay with this.
3) On the ground, not all officers seemed to agree. You saw some officers trying to keep people back. I’m thinking of the Black officer who ran up the stairs trying to keep people back. Others took selfies and opened the gates for these insurgents. So, obviously there’s
4) a problem within our police agencies. This was already known. So none of this is surprising. This is the result of ignoring white supremacy and police violence against POC. This is the result of lack of oversight. Trump knows this. He knows the agencies we will call to protect
5) us are heavily infiltrated by his radical racist supporters. He is relying on this. And now he is calling in CBP, the most radically racist Trump fanatics. He is creating an environment of violence and chaos. His next step will be to order Marshal Law. This is why he
6) must be removed immediately. Every Republican and Democrat must be on TV 24/7 calling for his immediate removal. All available options must be used.
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