Some Democrats in Congress are worried their colleagues might kill them
House members are openly accusing far right representatives of threatening their health and safety after Capitol riot.
Supporters of President Donald Trump battle with police at the west entrance of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Stephanie Keith / Reuters
Jan. 15, 2021, 12:43 AM UTC By Benjy Sarlin
WASHINGTON — In the aftermath of last week’s deadly assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, members of Congress are expressing something once unthinkable: that some of their own colleagues may be endangering their lives. Not in a rhetorical sense, but in a direct and immediate way.
“It’s the most poisonous I’ve ever seen,” Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., told NBC News in an interview. “There’s the overall sense that maybe if some of them have guns, and likely the ones who are more into conspiracy theories and QAnon with the pedophilic Satanic rings, are we safe from them?”
Since the deadly riot on January 6, lawmakers have suggested — not, so far, backed up by evidence — that far right colleagues may have helped plan or guide the attack itself.
One House freshmen is pushing to carry firearms on Capitol grounds and another says they were armed with a gun during the attack, further putting their colleagues on edge. With Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s support, security officials have installed metal detectors outside the House floor, causing tension with some Republicans and effectively suggesting that members themselves may pose a danger.
With members traumatized, hundreds of members of the National Guard sleeping in congressional hallways, and warnings from authorities of continued threats, suspicion and rumor are running rampant.
"There were QAnon and white supremacist sympathizers, and frankly white supremacist members of Congress, in that extraction point who I have felt would disclose my location and would create opportunities to allow me to be hurt, kidnapped, et cetera," Ocasio-Cortez, a highly visible progressive and frequent target of conservative media, said in a speech Tuesday streamed live on Instagram.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., has said she witnessed lawmakers holding tours around the Capitol the day before the attack that she believes may have been part of a “reconnaissance” effort for the rioters. There is no current evidence of such wrongdoing and Sherill has not publicly disclosed any names. But she and over 30 other Democrats have signed onto a letter asking authorities to investigate the claim.
“I was flat on the ground as other members were calling loved ones because they thought that might be the last phone call they made,” Sherrill said on "The Rachel Maddow Show" Wednesday. “To imagine that colleagues of mine could have aided and abetted this is incredibly offensive and there is simply no way they can be allowed to continue to serve in Congress.”
“It’s very disturbing that [it’s] this combined threat,” Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H. told NBC News. “The threat from within and the threat from without.”
This is some next level ultra instinct LARP from Congress.
Bonus:
The 14 woke words: Twitter retardation becomes reality.
https://archive.vn/TCG0e Leah Torres, MD @LeahNTorres 4:49 AM · Jan 11, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
I will shut down violent rhetoric, racist remarks, misogyny, etc. It’s not about “disagreeing.” It’s about self preservation.
James Lindsay, king of your mom @ConceptualJames· 5h
To shut down speech and opinions you disagree with, perhaps to the point of getting the person espousing them disenfranchised or unpersoned, you fascist.
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https://archive.vn/leWXk https://www.theblaze.com/news/abortion-doctor-medical-license-suspended SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Abortion doctor who bragged about killing babies before they have a chance to scream has her medical license suspended
Good riddance
PHIL SHIVER
Dan Crenshaw, who put out a campaign ad with him as some wannabe Special Forces guy doing Special Forces shit, now condemns violence and thinks we need to "lower the temperature".
Every single one of these politicians -- Trump included sadly -- worked their supporters into a frenzy and now act shocked that anyone took them seriously. And we shouldn't, because seeing them cower in fear under chairs we can clearly tell they aren't serious people.
You fucked up! You trusted us!
Oh. My. God. Why haven't I seen that ad before? That's the kind of cringe I expect out of military recruitment ads, not elected representatives.
And for the record, Crenshaw was also a SEAL, and in the special operations community and really the military as a whole, SEALs have a bad reputation for being undisciplined troublemakers.
I knew he was military but didn't know he was a SEAL. That just makes it worse: I would think a legit hard man would be less cringy. He's certainly no Jocko.
SEALs are the only special operations organization that encourages its people to go out and be cringe. Everyone else has a strict policy of keeping their mouths shut and heads down. Even MARSOC gets it.
Jocko is a notable exception to the above.