One House Democrat urged DHS and DOJ to 'take all necessary steps' to ensure safety.
"He's using the same rhetoric that he did in the lead-up to Jan. 6, and Donald Trump has an ugly history of inciting political violence for his own political self-preservation," Torres said.
"We saw what happened on Jan. 6," Rep. Debbie Dingell told Axios, "I think we all need to be alert ... I don't know what's going to happen, I've got no inside track, but I'm concerned people are being stirred up." Garcia, after speaking to several of his fellow House freshmen, told Axios, "We're the first, kind of, post-Jan. 6 class. Many of us ran in large part because of what happened ... A lot of us are feeling, obviously, concerned."on Jan. 6, 2021, in particular, are "on edge" and "very concerned" about possible violence, according to one House Democrat who has spoken with several of them.
"They've already got post-Traumatic [Stress Disorder] from what happened that day. So, yeah, there are some members that are super hyper," the Democratic lawmaker told Axios.Bacon thinks the possibility of a Jan. 6-style riot is "unlikely," but said Republicans “oppose all political violence. Everyone has [the] right to protest, but violence is always wrong. It doesn’t matter if it’s BLM or in support of [Trump].
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy , Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other prominent Trump allies have similarly"Nobody should harm one another in this," McCarthy said on Sunday, "We want calmness out there."Even as they discourage violence, Republicans are in lockstep with Trump in his efforts to undermine the credibility of the DA's probe – including by
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