This is incredible. He’s saying we didn’t see what we saw. How can we negotiate or unify with people who won’t acceot reality?
Ron Johnson's and other Trump allies' efforts to downplay the severity of the Capitol riot bears many of the hallmarks of the "Charlottesville hoax" narrative.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 16, 2021
Except this time it's arriving much more quickly.https://t.co/tYjXJ9xLHu
Uh What? Must have been in a different insurrection than I was. https://t.co/BICvN2sCrM
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) February 16, 2021
I read Senator Ron Johnson’s comments. I note that a baseball bat can be used to hit a ball; it can also be used to hit a skull. https://t.co/HoW2OapxZ7
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 16, 2021
If you missed it this weekend, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said this about the 1/6 Capitol Insurrection:
— The Recount (@therecount) February 16, 2021
"This didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me. I mean, armed — when you think hear armed, don't you think of firearms?" pic.twitter.com/pZuJnpeKzg
Sen. Ron Johnson is either referring to his base as “a bunch of idiots”, or he’s calling for the next insurrection to be much better planned, or both: https://t.co/aN7n6iU585
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) February 16, 2021
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson belittles the insurrection — "This didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me" — while accusing those who voted for witnesses of incitement. https://t.co/0xVoUrbXyI
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 16, 2021
“Ron Johnson is lying to the people of America. Ron Johnson is not worthy to be a United States senator,” Scarborough lamented.
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) February 16, 2021
https://t.co/nvZpV3iSZg via @mediaite
What planet does this person live on https://t.co/z1SJlYhJvJ
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) February 16, 2021
'Asinine on every level': Keilar blasts GQP senator Ron Johnson for Capitol riot claimhttps://t.co/1lCHuerzaD
— Tough Love ❤️🧢 #Resist👉🏽DP 👉🏽Putinsgay 👉🏽🤫 (@koan4u) February 16, 2021
In addition to his trip to Moscow, he spread Russian disinformation. https://t.co/ypRkrvBapR
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) March 10, 2021
Sad! 