He’s a Russian stooge, a liar and a racist.
Rewriting the history of Jan 6 to make the rioters who threatened Pence, Pelosi, AOC peace-abiding protestors while describing BLM protesters as violent. https://t.co/ruKdVwdXsv
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 13, 2021
Sen. Ron Johnson says he “never felt threatened” during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack but that if they were Black Lives Matter protesters, “I might have been a little concerned.” https://t.co/msv4Ruv6SS
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 13, 2021
Not only open racism, but continuing a process of normalizing white nationalist extremism as a legitimate component of the GOP coalition. As he makes clear, the GOP's extremist wing is now too big to expel. Do R voters who don't want to lock arms w/Proud Boys stay in that party? https://t.co/XeT4yyarN6
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 13, 2021
Senator Ron Johnson saw the Auschwitz Hoodie Guy and felt comforted that the rioters loved their country. Had that guy have had dreads and a Colin Kaepernick hoodie, Ron would have hid under his desk.
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) March 13, 2021
Holding Trump #Republican Sen. Ron Johnson accountable is critical to protecting our democracy. He's been a key insurrection enabler as lead Chief Disinformation Officer in Congress. His ongoing rhetoric fans the flames of dangerous movements that are a #homelandsecurity threat.
— Olivia of Troye (@OliviaTroye) March 13, 2021
I'm reporting on this for my book and I can tell you that Sen. Johnson is not the only Republican who on Jan 6 felt safe bc they knew the rioters were on the same team https://t.co/ySyJ6NQazs
— Robert Draper (@DraperRobert) March 14, 2021
He's not getting backlash from Republicans – you should point that out. The white nationalist Trump cult is fine with his comments.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) March 14, 2021
Sad! 