MY OPINION: No matter what others say, what happened at our U.S. Capitol on 1/6/2021 is Insurrection, plain and simple. The people who did this were driven by the lies of the psychotic, self-centered, Fascist Donald J. Trump and his Four Horsemen.
It has not escaped me that these people are threatened by the changes in America especially since the election of President Obama. Their version of America of white privilege and supremacy has changed, especially since non-white (both actual and those who do not identify by skin color) citizens now out number 'white' citizens. They are angry, but that does not give them a right to attack our democracy and 'The People's House.' These people need to be caught, arrested and charged under law.
"Mayhem erupts in the U.S. Capitol as Congress certifies electoral votes" PBS NewsHour 1/6/2021
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SUMMARY: The nation on Wednesday witnessed a grave breach of its democratic traditions. For the first time in American history, supporters of the losing presidential candidate have forcibly disrupted the official counting of electoral votes. John Yang reports.
"Lawmakers continue vote count after violent incursion on Capitol Hill" PBS NewsHour 1/6/2021
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SUMMARY: In a historic and tragic day, lawmakers returned late Wednesday to continue certifying electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election, a process that was disrupted by a chaotic scene, as protesters broke into the U.S. Capitol. One woman was fatally shot by police in the violent intrusion. Lisa Desjardins, Yamiche Alcindor and Amna Nawaz join Judy Woodruff to break down the latest.
"Trump’s false election claims are ‘red meat’ for extremist groups" PBS NewsHour 1/6/2021
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SUMMARY: Hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, the President continued to make false claims about the election results. Mary McCord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security at the Department of Justice [DOJ]. She now teaches at Georgetown Law School, and joins Judy Woodruff to discuss some of the extremist elements of his base.
"A day after rioters seized symbol of democracy, the fallout begins on Capitol Hill" PBS NewsHour 1/7/2021
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SUMMARY: The fallout from a day of fury in Washington was still very much in the air on Thursday. While Congress has confirmed Joe Biden's election as President, many questions linger about the assault on the U.S. Capitol and about what price President Trump might pay. John Yang reports.
"Calls for Trump’s removal from office grow louder across the political spectrum" PBS NewsHour 1/7/2021
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SUMMARY: Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from Pennsylvania and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, is among a growing number of lawmakers calling for President Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office, or for Congress to impeach him again, and this time convict him. She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.
"Lax security at the Capitol prompts widespread demand for answers" PBS NewsHour 1/7/2021
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SUMMARY: There were serious questions Thursday about security in and around the Capitol and why there weren't better preparations ahead of time. William Brangham reports.
"Former head of Homeland Security on the dangers of Trump’s rhetoric" PBS NewsHour 1/7/2021
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SUMMARY: Questions continued Thursday over President Trump's actions -- about how he stoked the mob at the Capitol and whether he's a danger as he continues to hold power. Kevin McAleenan was acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under the Trump administration until November 2019. He joins Amna Nawaz to discuss how he sees this moment and the road ahead.
"Police response at the Capitol brings claims of ‘white privilege’" PBS NewsHour 1/7/2021
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SUMMARY: The treatment of the violent mob at the Capitol by law enforcement versus the heavy-handed tactics employed on peaceful protests over racial justice has been widely talked about since Wednesday. Amna Nawaz spoke with Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, to learn more.
"Insurrection at Capitol draws condemnation across the globe" PBS NewsHour 1/7/2021
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SUMMARY: For years American adversaries argued democracy is too messy to be trusted, and Wednesday’s events gave them new ammunition. But while many U.S. allies lauded that democracy has prevailed after Joe Biden was certified as the next President, some were worried about the fragility of freedom. Nick Schifrin reports on reactions to the Capitol attack from around the globe.
"Momentum builds to remove President Trump from office" PBS NewsHour 1/8/2021
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SUMMARY: The chaos that engulfed Washington, D.C. this week has taken a tragic new turn. And with it, momentum is building to oust a sitting President in the final days of his term. Lisa Desjardins and Nick Schifrin join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
"Rep. James Clyburn: Impeachment ‘a tool for protecting the integrity of our democracy’" PBS NewsHour 1/8/2021
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SUMMARY: Momentum is building on Capitol Hill for impeaching President Trump for the second time. House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss bipartisan calls for impeachment and the integrity of democracy.
"There’s an ongoing battle of words to describe Jan 6, 2021. Here’s why it matters" PBS NewsHour 1/9/2021
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SUMMARY: Was it an insurrection? A coup? Should we call it domestic terrorism? Or just a peaceful protest gone awry? As a battle of politics becomes a battle for words to describe what happened in the capital and on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, Christopher Booker speaks to Joanne Freeman, a history professor at Yale University about why words used to describe the event today will shape its history.
"Dan Rather on the Capitol attack, the state of our nation and ‘What Unites Us’" PBS NewsHour 1/10/2021
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SUMMARY: The January 6 attack on The U.S. Capitol was the staggering culmination of years of political division and misinformation. Now, as debate rages over if President Trump should be held accountable for inciting the riot, President-elect Biden prepares to take the helm of a deeply divided country in a matter of days. Former CBS anchor, host of the Big Interview with Dan Rather, and author of the new book “What Unites Us,” joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how we move forward.
"Capitol riot: The ‘third world’ trope offends, misreads history" PBS NewsHour 1/10/2021
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SUMMARY: Condemning the Capitol Hill riot, President George W. Bush and Senator Marco Rubio likened it to political upheavals in “Banana Republics” and the “third world.” But Lucia Dammert, a Wilson Center Global Fellow and Professor at the University of Santiago of Chile objects to the comparison to the Global South -- adding that the U.S. has played a key role in sparking the turbulence, especially in Latin America. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports.
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