Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) was blasted on Wednesday after he proclaimed in a hearing that the attack on the U.S. Capitol never happened. In what is being called "insurrection denial," Clyde told a House hearing that the protesters were mere "visitors" who filed into the building "in an orderly fashion.
Rep. Andrew Clyde's (R-GA) comments today don't hold up well when played side-by-side with insurrection footage, so I made this.\n\nthe revisionist history being perpetuated by some Republicans to defend January 6th is disgustingpic.twitter.com/bWdXtU0b4F— j.d. durkin (@j.d. durkin) 1620850182
The Fix did their own video, splicing three Republicans who have claimed that the attack never happened or characterized it as a rowdy group of "misfits."
New @thefix mashup:\n\nSeven House Republicans used today\u2019s Oversight hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to defend the mob, downplay the severity of the attack or engage in whataboutism.pic.twitter.com/IVjwZpP08m— JM Rieger (@JM Rieger) 1620858668
The U.S. Capitol was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic so, visitors weren't allowed. Also, tourists aren't allowed in restricted areas of the Capitol without escorts or specific passes. Over 140 officers were injured in the attack on the Capitol and five people died.
Democratic officials offered to show Clyde the videos matched with his video as well as others that haven't been seen by the public.
Dear @Rep_Clyde: As a House Impeachment Manager, I reviewed a lot of evidence and video footage. Happy to show the evidence to you. There was an insurrection on Jan 6, 140 police officers were injured, and people died. It was not an invasion of tourists.https://twitter.com/steventdennis/status/1392529239145078784\u00a0\u2026— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1620848435
