Ron Johnson says he didn't feel threatened Jan. 6. If BLM or Antifa stormed Capitol, he... - 0 views
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In an interview on conservative talk radio, Sen. Ron Johnson, one of former President Donald Trump’s strongest supporters, said he didn’t feel threatened by rioters violently storming the Capitol. Instead, he said, he might have been scared if the participants were Black Lives Matter or Antifa supporters — a comment with strong racial overtones.
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I knew those were people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break the law, and so I wasn't concerned,”
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"Now, had the tables been turned — Joe, this could get me in trouble — had the tables been turned, and President Trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned," Johnson said.
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The insurrection left several people dead and hundreds of people have been charged in connection to the events of Jan. 6.
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"We’ve moved from just plain old fringe, extremist rants to fringe extremist and racist rants," Pocan said.
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Johnson also has pushed the conspiracy theory that outside provocateurs were part of the riots, a claim Trump backers have often made.