Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) left critics scratching their heads after he argued that Donald Trump, a convicted felon who impressed a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol, stands with police and towards criminals.
“Donald Trump stands with the folks and the police, our women and men in blue, not with the criminals and rioters,” the Home majority whip said from the stage on the Republican Nationwide Conference on Tuesday whereas attacking Vice President Kamala Harris for having supported Black Lives Matter protesters.
The irony was not misplaced on critics and others on social media.
“21 members of your caucus voted towards giving the Capitol Police the congressional gold medal for his or her efforts on Jan sixth,” wrote Harry Dunn, a former Capitol Police officer who helped defend the constructing towards pro-Trump rioters throughout the 2021 assault.
“The previous president additionally calls the individuals who beat regulation enforcement ‘patriots,’” he added.
Emmer’s workplace didn’t instantly return a request for remark.
Greater than 1,400 folks have been charged in connection to the lethal Capitol riot, throughout which about 140 law enforcement officials had been assaulted.
Trump has vowed to pardon folks convicted for his or her roles within the incident. He has referred to as them “unbelievable patriots” and “hostages.”
The previous president additionally has a prison conviction himself. A Manhattan jury discovered him responsible in Might of falsifying enterprise data to cover a hush cash cost to a porn star forward of the 2016 election.
He’s the topic of two extra prison instances tied to his election interference efforts, and routinely assaults numerous regulation enforcement officers concerned in prosecuting him.
See a few of the different reactions to Emmer’s comment beneath.
