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Arizona Republican elected officials have reacted to the siege at the U.S. Capitol by blaming, and this is not a comprehensive list, Democrats, Doug Ducey, other Republicans, Antifa, and Congress.
Here's a look back at the last 24 hours in tweets...
Here's a look back at the last 24 hours in tweets...
In this tweet, @RepGosar repeats baseless allegations that the presidential election was stolen and hints that leftists maybe had a role in the mob?
. @RepGosar reaction to the mob varied, depending on what platform you follow him on. @nickmartin points out the discrepancy between Gosar on Twitter and Gosar on conservative-friendly Parler. https://twitter.com/nickmartin/status/1347093993612480515
. @DebbieLesko condemned the violence at the Capitol... https://twitter.com/DebbieLesko/status/1346918319383867395?s=20
Then objected to the certified presidential election results from her home state, Arizona, claiming an extended voter registration deadline (that courts allowed) was wrong. https://twitter.com/DebbieLesko/status/1347080026915827714?s=20
. @RepAndyBiggsAZ has spread plenty of misinformation about the election, rhetoric that helped inflame the mob yesterday.
He boasted he'd "lead the charge" and "FIGHT" for Trump supporters. https://twitter.com/RepAndyBiggsAZ/status/1346829557752606720?s=20
He boasted he'd "lead the charge" and "FIGHT" for Trump supporters. https://twitter.com/RepAndyBiggsAZ/status/1346829557752606720?s=20
After the siege, though, @RepAndyBiggsAZ condemned it, saying violence "should never be tolerated." https://twitter.com/RepAndyBiggsAZ/status/1346977248528707585?s=20
. @kelliwardaz has repeatedly, unsuccessfully, attempted to overturn the election results in court.
When that didn't work, the @AZGOP asked people if they were willing to give their lives for Trump. https://twitter.com/nickmartin/status/1336248726122242049
When that didn't work, the @AZGOP asked people if they were willing to give their lives for Trump. https://twitter.com/nickmartin/status/1336248726122242049
Wednesday morning, she urged he followers to fight. https://twitter.com/kelliwardaz/status/1346865531559636993?s=20
When a mob overran Congress, she echoed calls for state legislatures to conduct a do-over and send pro-Trump electors to Washington. (This would be ILLEGAL under Arizona law.) https://twitter.com/kelliwardaz/status/1346916956801179649?s=20
She warned her followers Wednesday morning that Democrats, who were supporting the normal procedure of counting electoral college votes certified by states, were putting county on a path "to the camps." https://twitter.com/kelliwardaz/status/1346890155878019077?s=20
She retweeted claims that Antifa was responsible for the siege, despite known Trump supporters documenting their presence inside the Capitol.
. @kelliwardaz also blamed Democrats for refusing to turn over a host of voting materials in Maricopa County. Worth noting that a court has yet to decide if that demand, in form of a legislative audit, is even lawful. https://twitter.com/kelliwardaz/status/1346917946170306563?s=20
The list goes on. Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said the siege wasn't about Trump, but (4 years later) still about "the Hillary Clintons." https://twitter.com/andrewboxford/status/1347218772797448193?s=20
State senator-elect @WendyRogersAZ echoed boasts that Wednesday was the new "1776." When violence descended on the Capitol, she blamed 1) Antifa, 2) Democrats... https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1347182658095349761?s=20
...and 3) Congress, who she directly blamed for the death of a Trump supporter who was at the U.S. Capitol. https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1347011029268656130?s=20
Arizona state representative @MarkFinchem was in DC at the protest. He blamed the violence on Congress refusal to acknowledge "rampant" (baseless claim) "fraud." https://twitter.com/MarkFinchem/status/1346913503265882119?s=20
Former GOP lawmaker @AdamKwasman called for Finchem to be expelled from the Arizona Legislature for his actions Wednesday. https://twitter.com/AdamKwasman/status/1347058825002590209?s=20
In response, @MarkFinchem claimed he never actually entered the U.S. Capitol, and also pinned blame for the siege on... Antifa. https://twitter.com/MarkFinchem/status/1347196233228709888?s=20
AZ Congressman @RubenGallego called for the Capitol Police to investigate Finchem's actions on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/RubenGallego/status/1347069711159349249?s=20
State rep. @KellyTownsend11 blamed @dougducey for not calling the GOP-controlled Legislature back to the state capitol so they could examine election results that have already been certified by Republicans and Democrats. https://twitter.com/KellyTownsend11/status/1346941381512556544
On Facebook, state rep. Vince Leach (if you're one of the few people he hasn't blocked on Twitter, you're in rare company) says there's a better way to affect change than a siege: At the ballot box. https://twitter.com/jeremyduda/status/1347234066349711360
State rep. @anthonykernAZ, like @MarkFinchem, was also in DC yesterday.
He posted a photo from Trump's pre-siege rally comparing the day to D-Day, the seaborne invasion of Normandy during WWII. https://twitter.com/anthonykernAZ/status/1346846099915632640
He posted a photo from Trump's pre-siege rally comparing the day to D-Day, the seaborne invasion of Normandy during WWII. https://twitter.com/anthonykernAZ/status/1346846099915632640
Kern would later call out @SenSchumer for comparing the siege on the U.S. Capitol to Pearl Harbor. https://twitter.com/anthonykernAZ/status/1346990492089806849
As @BorderReporter notes, Rep. Debbie Lesko's role in spreading misinformation about the election have a lot to do with why people are, as she put it, "at a breaking point." https://twitter.com/BorderReporter/status/1347254961160167425
