Conspiracy theories continue to undermine our democracy and cause hate, dividing our leaders and country. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 885,000 Americans and caused consequential economic devastation. It would be difficult for any administration to deal with all the issues going on in our country. Ongoing investigations continue, but this riot brought me great sadness. More than 90 of those charged have been sentenced and nearly 40 received prison time. Nearly 13 months later, 755 people have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the riot, 190 involving violence.
It was basically an attempted coup against our United States democracy. This mob was trying to interfere with our democracy by delaying or canceling the procedure that was to confirm the election of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president. The crowd not only paraded towards the Capitol but forced its way into the building to overtake the electoral process and threaten senators, representatives and then-Vice President Mike Pence. They told the crowd that the election was a fraud and stolen even after over 60 lawsuits by the administration to try to overturn the election results in court had been thrown out. The crowd believed the lies that had been told over and over again by Trump and other influential leaders. 6, 2021, as well - a day that brought such disappointment to this country.Īs I was watching the news that day, I saw how our then-President Donald Trump was instigating the crowd to parade to the Capitol to demonstrate, saying, “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” Others in his circle also instigated the crowd with the same rhetoric. 6, I will also think of the insurrection at the U.S. But for the rest of my life when I celebrate Día de la Candelaría on Feb.
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