Three years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, many Republicans have endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential bid. Many of the same Republicans in Congress had blamed Trump for the at…
  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    Downvoted for the title failing to correctly label it as an insurrection.

    Calling it a “riot” is apologism, and the Associated Press should be ashamed of itself.

    Edit: at least Vanity Fair is fed up with it too, which is nice.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, I’ve been saying since day one, those that keep gaslighting about this should be happy that most people call it an insurrection, and not terrorism. But claiming it was a “peaceful protest” or a “riot” is beyond absurd.

      And the “liberal media” should never give an inch on this.