Florida Governor Ron DeSantis jabbed January 6 protesters, lots of whom stay imprisoned for merely trespassing, throughout a CNN city corridor in Iowa on Thursday.
DeSantis was unsympathetic to their plight, saying they didn’t “show patriotism” whereas protesting the election certification.
“Did the Jan. 6 insurrectionists show patriotism, as a few of them declare they did?” DeSantis was requested by a voter.
“No, in fact not. That was not an excellent day for the nation,” DeSantis replied.
“I believe the media has taken that and the left has taken that and actually tried to politicize it, nevertheless it was not an excellent day for the nation,” the Republican presidential candidate continued. “Patriotism to me is once you put your self on the market and put service above self.”
Omg. Desantis simply mentioned the J6 defendants “didn’t show patriotism” by protesting the 2020 election
He’s DONE with MAGA pic.twitter.com/xKgZpU9ttz
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 5, 2024
The feedback instantly went viral on social media with many mentioning that he’s alienating half of the celebration.
As of December, roughly 1,240 individuals have been arrested for being on the Capitol.
The New York Times reported earlier this week, “… which may be solely half of the entire indictments that can in the end be filed.”
“As for punishment, greater than 450 individuals have been despatched to jail or jail, with the longest time period to date being the 22-year sentence imposed on Enrique Tarrio, the previous chief of the Proud Boys,” the report added. “A number of individuals who weren’t related to extremist teams however who assaulted the police in what officers have described as a “medieval” battle outdoors the Capitol have been sentenced to a decade or extra behind bars.”
Tarrio was not even in DC on the day of the protest.
Many didn’t even enter the constructing and have been merely on the town for the opposite permitted rallies scheduled that day.
