Life After the Capitol Riot for a Diehard Trump Supporter

On January 6th, a seething mob of Trump supporters, descended on the Capitol, carrying the twin delusions that Donald Trump won the election and the official results could be nullified by Congress. But not all those voters are shirtless shamans - some belong to a group born in Trump's America: the average, everyday suburban conspiracy theorist.
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[@VICENews]

We sat down with the team who road tripped through Texas to ask conservative voters about the future of the GOP? - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZu6pqx9arOrgq8

[@power966]

Trash azz interview, you literally gave a domestic terrorist a platform, and let him. Hide his face.. I hope The FBI comes to your door.

[@MightyCrazy]

Such a coward covering his face.

[@electroman982]

@@MightyCrazy Why...you want to kill him!

[@TheTonialadd]

When he said “he looks like antifa”, I knew everything I needed to know. This guy is delusional.

[@cottonballs185]

*I'm disgusted by the Republican response... but I'm remaining in the party*

[@grantsmythe8625]

@@cottonballs185 Poor young guy. He has no idea that he himself is not thinking his thoughts. Mob mentality is thinking its thoughts through him and he thinks they're his own thoughts.

[@blahpunk1]

".... but, you can tell." Sure you can.

[@bigfishthugger8063]

@@grantsmythe8625 what? Even Hillary said that democrats are stupid and easily manipulated lmao. Republicans are hard to get to. They’re Stubborn mf’s..

[@robbiep742]

@@bigfishthugger8063 Trump got right to them, make them follow his every footstep like zealots

[@dadduorp]

Just because he’s calm and soft-spoken-doesn’t make him any less brainwashed and delusional.

[@nico8587d]

@Calvin Parish So you’re saying this guy is not brainwashed and delusional?

[@davidcattin7006]

Or dangerous.

[@leedy6425]

Yeah, lol

[@leedy6425]

@@nico8587d he meant by that, that he speaks calmly and softly but it doesn't make him any less brainwashed - he is brainwashed and he won't hide it by his speech.

[@tommydong8070]

Don’t forget he speaks alternative fact.

[@jeremymiller9582]

“I love the way our laws work.” “I want both federal and state legislatures to do several very illegal things.”

[@quinnmorgendorffer531]

"i love the way our laws work" i am also willing to participate in an insurrection of the government to stop them from fulfilling constitutional duties

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

"The laws are for thee, but not for me."

[@Warden033]

Nope, he just doesn't understand how they work.

[@vondondolo1582]

"I am a patriot. I love the way our laws and systems work." "How do you explain the lawlessness you supported?" "I blame the justice system"

[@MarcelinoSoliz]

This is a guy who can’t deal with what he did. He’s still lying to himself.

[@rhemawilliams4983]

I think he's only hiding now and not boasting because there's a possible felony charge attached to him being charge and their buddy Donald didn't pardon them.

[@kenkunz1428]

@Andrea MENDENHALL There wasn't one cop killed in any protests this Summer. Not one!

[@rhino5100]

@Andrea MENDENHALL Still angry about Kapernick kneeling to protest police brutality?

[@marshallkobe]

@Andrea MENDENHALL so your angle is to change the subject?

[@rpwbass]

@Andrea MENDENHALL Wow. Nice job showing off your BS right wing talking points, which mean jack sh*t to people who can think.

[@Littlebitcrazyok]

“I love the way our laws work” *hides face during video interview in fear he will be held accountable to those laws*

[@blakmoto8338]

LOL

[@1sand0s45]

Lol Exactly, Trump Zombies live in a world where hypocrisy is not acknowledged or even understood lol

[@jameschristensen1658]

he didn’t do anything wrong, he wasn’t violent or doing anything illegal

[@Littlebitcrazyok]

@@jameschristensen1658 Then why is he hiding his face? Doesn’t seem like something a non-violent, innocent person would do 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@emilyswanson8269]

Hahahaha

[@grandmasfavorites]

Those people who tried to overthrow our government need to be held accountable.

[@GRJ-uz7kf]

Six months and countless videos later, my only reaction is "Holy Moly. Put these weirdo traitors into prison as long as possible."

[@muliefriend4785]

Any time you worship any human you’re headed for a fall.

[@1RAGEACE]

This.

[@78625amginE]

@Luis X Or this Jesus fellow y’all are so obsessed with.

[@godschild4158]

Anytime you worship anyone or anything you are headed for a downfall

[@godschild4158]

@@78625amginE big facts

[@moneylinenfts2040]

Yup buy Btc

[@SCRandall]

this is probably the only time this guy has worn a mask above his nose.

[@alicehood9308]

Lol, because TRUMP DID not tell him not to do so. Lock him Up.

[@brianfisher1305]

I'm dead 😂😂😂

[@SuperSoldier26]

@Stewart Randall True

[@alexrogers777]

@@mikeg425 it's 1.7% but I know math is hard for some people so it's okay

[@TheMwi98]

@@mikeg425 Seatbelts are dumb too. 0.01% death rate.

[@YesIAmThatCoolBitch]

"I love the way our judicial system works." "The lawlessness is a result of the judicial system not working." This one's a genius right here.

[@melanielynne0414]

I was a republican. Democrat now. Never go back to that way of thinking.

[@nihilisticbarbie]

Sorry, the two party system is overrated though I vote Democrat. I hate this kind of tribalistic thinking

[@nickismith4787]

This man suffers from cognitive dissonance due to his lack of accountability.

[@nodiggity8497]

That day was a massive reflection upon themselves.

[@user-rx2ur5el9p]

@@dertythegrower projection

[@Keepskatin]

Patriot Party 2024, led by Trump or Trump Jr.💪🏾🇺🇲☝🏻🥇🏆🧱🧱🇨🇳👽

[@markbrisec3972]

Oh there's much much more that this man suffers from.. There's a complete lack of honesty, a total break from reality and last but not the least - delusion.

[@user-rx2ur5el9p]

@@Keepskatin bot

[@christiank3026]

“I love our laws and our judicial system” Also him: “ it’s cause our judicial isn’t working”

[@JazzyJADAxxx]

Confused.com 😂

[@saltymcsaltface]

I love our laws and our judicial system too but lately it hasn't been working because Neo-marxists are trying to rewrite the constitution*

[@ctstalker]

You can love the judicial system and respect the laws while believing that they're being corrupted and aren't working right now. Why is this confusing?

[@Schooney60606]

Cognitive dissonance is one hell of a drug.

[@hephaestus9901]

@@saltymcsaltface if you are serious, then you need professional help

[@yolowell9564]

This whole interview is madness on a plate. He is completely unhooked from reality.

[@micheledaniels6441]

He needs to be found and held responsible, another deplorable person.

[@braindeadwolf2243]

“I love the way our laws and judicial system works” *literally 20 seconds later* “I think that was a result of our judicial system not working” All Trump supports have one thing in common, they’re blissful in their ignorance

[@reed45678]

Same applies with his Antifa comment at the end. Dude is so stupid it could hit him in the face and he still wouldn't know what hit him.

[@josephka5149]

When things were at their very worst: 2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy. The first sign - the Earth will spin faster. The second sign concerns the sun, which will loom larger, brighter and begin to spin. Scientists will say it was a global illusion. Beaware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again. After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way. Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet - will seem to rise from the dead - will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one. One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist. Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent. - banking collapse was deliberately masterminded by the Antichrist - Antichrist will step in and create a false peace in the state of Israel by joining them with palestine in an unlikely alliance. - „He will recite extracts from My Teachings, which he will passionately proclaim from every secular stage in the world, until people sit up and take notice of him.“ The Book of Truth mdmlastprophet.com/the-schism-in-my-church-will-be-broken-into-different-stages/ mdmlastprophet.com/the-time-for-the-schism-in-the-church-is-almost-here-and-you-must-get-prepared-now/

[@amandao.7705]

@@reed45678 if you are pro democracy, you are antifa. If you are against antifa you are a facist

[@rahbelittle6051]

matrix the blue pill or the orange, or is it the red and orange

[@gagsdoublej4254]

Excuse me Sir/Madam Are you saved? If you died tonight are you going to heaven? Jesus loves everyone even Jesus loves your enemies

[@silentrob481]

"Barely any violence except at the door"... Barely any negatives at Jonestown except at the drink stand.

[@robertcowan7610]

This comment wins the internet for the day.

[@carolyntalbot947]

🏆🥇

[@machintelligence]

Aside from that, what did you think of the play, Mrs. Lincoln?

[@Dyl_Cam]

@@machintelligence 😂omg

[@bananaempijama]

@@machintelligence 🤣🤣🤣👌

[@laceybanter5937]

"there was barely any violence" 134 cops injured. 2 dead.

[@trefod]

He can spot a member of anitfa saying "You can tell!" He himself is a self described family man, but he is hiding under a Vortex cap. What "can you tell" about that I wonder?

[@cheeseboy4673]

"most people were nice to the cop" "The cop is dead" Bruh moment

[@grantmccabe8966]

140 cops were injured that's not "nice"

[@ponyboy5637]

Yeah that's so sad. The delusion runs so deep.

[@leonhenry7165]

@@ponyboy5637 They tell them selves whatever is necessary to feel good about what they've done.

[@FlyingKoreanMinja]

bUt ThEy ArE mInOrItIeS. tHe MaJoRiTiEs ArE dIfFeReNt.

[@adambrady9989]

The only cop that died was two days later from a STROKE. SORRY KIDDO.

[@nope4454]

Yea the person breaking the window that he referred to as “looking like antifa” has been identified as a proud boy lmao

[@andy_182]

He could change sides anytime lmaoo

[@nope4454]

Andy Bradford lmao what?

[@richardcogbill6791]

Antifa people would not be joining a pro-fascist rally. Sad thing is these stupid f-ers that stormed the capitol are too dumb to know they are fascists.

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

@@richardcogbill6791 It has nothing to do with actually suspecting antifa and everything to do with formulaic thinking: "Everything Trump and his supporters do is strong and good. Everything antifa does is weak and bad. Therefore, if the rally was strong and good, Trump did it! But if it's weak and bad, 100% antifa." They don't understand how stupid they sound because they've rewired themselves to work like a computer program. Anything that violates the initial if/then statement is an error and will not be compiled.

[@hydrocarbon8272]

Right-wingers are the true snowflakes - even their subconscious doesn't let them see the truth or they shatter like cheap glass. They believe their own lies.

[@keltoneEvans]

The fact this guy doesnt think the fbi can find him in a millisecond from this video is just priceless

[@inderdhami2001]

How can someone be so blind to say that there was barely any violence!!! He crossed the country to support those hugs and kisses!! And all he can do is smirk and say there was barely any violence!! Shame on him!

[@nituraa8147]

You like the laws until you break them yourself and then suddenly it's not fair?

[@nituraa8147]

@Jason Tempel ? What

[@nail928]

@Jason Tempel facts

[@bep5999]

@Jason Tempel what does that even mean!?

[@1981menso]

@Jason Tempel Take your meds and get back to us.

[@kennethdubard9065]

Bingo!

[@AOsman1]

“Barely any violence” *Five people LITERALLY died and 140+ officers injured*

[@honchojav]

let’s chat about black lives matter protests shall we...

[@pg4f20day]

Less than BLM did last months

[@grantsmythe8625]

@@honchojav Do it. Talk is cheap. Do it.

[@liligman]

@@honchojav let’s justify illegal behavior with more illegal behavior with even more grave national security consequences 🤡

[@thankyounext365]

Sorry but this man and everyone included in that mob do not deserve anonymity

[@alr1129]

Need a part two of this!

[@leanie5234]

I actually met a Trump supporter. It was shocking ! She had seemed to be intelligent, she was reasonably well-spoken, and she seemed quite nice. Suddenly, she commented, "...better than Michelle O'Bummer !" (In response to some remark from me about something completely unrelated to the US or politics or anything to do with Trump or the Obamas). I had no idea what she was talking about...I said, "Michelle WHO ?!". She then went into a rant about how horrible the Obamas are and that she was so glad that they were finally replaced by the wonderful, elegant Trumps. Eh ?! I kept trying to change the subject back to anything less noxious, but I finally had to take my leave. I am still in shock.

[@vegandestroyer3782]

Crazy man “we treated the cop well after that” Reporter “that cop is dead” Crazy man “yeahhhhh”

[@tss9886]

130 police officers were injured. Some have brain injuries, one was stabbed, another will most likely loose an eye and one died that night. Two police officer have since committed suicide as have several of the rioters. This was a mess and a deep stain on the Republican Party and the Nation. If this man thinks differently then he is sick in more then one way.

[@revaneville8258]

Un-fucking-believable

[@fivethreeone]

@@ItalianoYMexicano he's driving home the point that it doesn't matter how any of the cops were treated after someone is dead you fool. are you also so desperate to be right that you're also delusional ?? oh wait look at your screen name

[@generalyellor2187]

@@ItalianoYMexicano Who gives a f about whether it was THAT cop or another!?! Or the two that committed suicide.

[@queensamara5898]

@@ItalianoYMexicano You are DEFLECTING & minimizing the fact that a police officer was beaten to death. This man was also beaten & is scarred for life. Wow you people are some DEMONIC CREATURES

[@gregb0239]

"I'm a patriot. I love the way our laws and judicial system works." Proceeds to attack capitol when the system works.

[@ImWorthy4Real]

Exactly!! Such a looser

[@Ramsefall]

Right, America's discriminatory, two-tier judicial system--one for , wealthy, white-collar criminals and another for the rest of us. Certainly that isn't the system he loves.

[@stephenfitzpatrick9189]

Now lets see if the judicial system works when dealing with the insurrection and those that took part from the top to the bottom .

[@BrianHolmes]

,...hiding from the FBI. Hypocrisy reigns supreme.

[@ericargo9157]

@Robert Kunferman "If the citizens are mad, then they have a right (and obligation) to attack in protest to the thieves in both parties". Yep, that's 21st century democracy...you're flippin' wacked! Please express all that earth shattering wisdom and empathy you have to the family of the Capital police officer who was bludgeoned to death by mad citizens who couldn't accept the results of a fair, accurate and lawful election. Give me a break!

[@DubABattery]

Patriotism is love vigorously for your COUNTRY! Not a goddamn Tangerine

[@eduardotirado839]

What is so scary is knowing that half the country feels this way and are in complete denial of reality…

[@ProactiveThinker]

Why didn't you ask him - Trump promised to be there with you but then he didn't show up. In fact, he condemned you. What do you think about that?

[@Carboxylated]

Yes this def should have been asked.

[@jotaele3790]

Interviewer looked like an ex trump supporter

[@hoodparticles]

@@freedomfighter8516 😂 some folks can’t stop deep throating right wing propaganda 😂 live in those echo chambers where you hear only what you want. The truth lives outside of the silo that American corporate media forces us all into. Understand that when you blame others you’re doing exactly what the establishment wants.

[@Pats4lyfe]

@@freedomfighter8516 black privilege? Is that when u get shot 15 times for holding a cell phone?

[@jondoe4828]

Trump said to go to the Capitol peacefully. If you guys actually looked into these things instead of taking our lying media's word for it, you'd know this. Meanwhile democrats burning down multiple states and causing billions in damage is A-OK All of the MSM framing is fake. Stop buying it and DYOR

[@talalcockar1389]

By his logic, he could also be labeled as Antifa based on how he looks. Genius.

[@bestwesternhotels3344]

Wearing all black with a dark mask🤨🤨this man is definitely antifa

[@claudinesteenberge4920]

No, just a guy, with buyers remorse.ashamed..i live in an overly- Republican rural area. Can say, as a democrat, that most of these people do have regrets in having had supported this. To the point no one is speaking of that day, unless in the confinement of close friends/family. They are ashamed of what that became..then there are those die-hard supporters, who are still demeaning others and spewing thier ugliness...but most remain quiet in this, ashamed

[@Dataisthetruth]

Sounds very familiar..........

[@lunareflection5693]

Wow really, Tala! BLM is about civil justice movement that spreads awareness about justice and equality to be treated like everyone. Regardless, of their race.

[@theoryofinfinity3271]

You can tell

[@lukas01986]

-‘’Its not a good feeling, right now.’’ The ideology he supports is the root of the ‘’not a good feeling.’’ The irony is mind bending.

[@Gudwin2334]

It's just miraculous that hundreds of people were not killed that day. From crowd crushing to stampede once a gunfight broke out.

[@pisces363]

He can’t show his face in public while Trump is living it up at Mar-A-Lago.

[@yesandno3640]

He actually said that not everyone there was a white supremacist what a scum bag from hell

[@mjsteeleman]

Can't and won't are 2 different things

[@phanatic215]

@@yesandno3640 if he didn't do anything, why hide his face?

[@lisajohnson6351]

With his new government pension and a security detail.

[@pisces363]

@@lisajohnson6351 He is the poster child for everything wrong with America.

[@m8kingArt]

"Barely any violence" - 5 people died. What is wrong with this dude? He abhors the insurrection though still supports an idiot who started it. Solid logic.

[@memerboi1336]

@Jason Tempel Who killed the police officer?

[@nesy3634]

@@memerboi1336 It was the Trump supporters who killed the officer yeah?

[@colleenv5040]

Make it 6 now. Another Capitol Police Officer committed suicide.

[@ctstalker]

How many people died during the riots during the "mostly peaceful" riots during the summer?

[@richardpowell4281]

@Jason Tempel She was shot after climbing through a broken window trying to get into a chamber that had congressman in it. When bombs had been found the in capitol. Let's flip the script, if angry left wing protestors were going through your town, bombs had been found nearby, and one of them broke the window to your house and tried to climb through while several people I. The crowd chanted they wanted to hang a member of your family.... You just letting them in? Me thinks not.

[@AsparagusVideo]

Even in conversation and looking back.... he still doesn’t get it.

[@jeffersonjcoat]

I love the chuckles ....

[@calleykitty]

He's clinging tightly to his delusions and justifications of bad behavior. He is not a patriot but a criminal and traitor to the country he claims to love. Disgrace.

[@Mannyfresh23able]

Thank you, finally someone had the guts to say the truth about these dumb hicks and their conspiracy theories.

[@panchovilla1627]

@@Mannyfresh23able Hillary Clinton and Obama sold uranium to the Russians and they provided the terrorists with arms. So what are they? I'll your answer.

[@Brother-Martell]

@@panchovilla1627 bro most people don't like them either lmao

[@kkjwdfjopwekfjopcdsxzdfsdf3967]

@@panchovilla1627 If ever that is proven, they are also traitor. That does not mean those idiots are not.

[@tysonreuter5788]

Yet you watch vice as if you’re not delusional.

[@ronbunn1349]

“The looked like Antifa...you can tell”. Sad defense mechanism of denial

[@brittanydiane214]

Lol 😂 if that’s the case… then he looks like antifa too!

[@imaloony8]

It’s insane mental gymnastics. The burden of proof to blame this on Antifa is so low that he’s convinced because a dude “looks like” he’s antifa. Meanwhile, there’s a mod of thousands breaking windows, attacking cops, and desecrating our nation’s capital, and there’s just nothing there against Trump supporters to him. Should have asked him what he would have thought if a similar mob of Hillary supporters rushed the capital in 2017. Seen how he cartwheeled out of that one.

[@grassandglobs]

@@imaloony8 so Fkin genius. compare that to blm and antifas actions over the past year or even last several....

[@grassandglobs]

@@imaloony8 and blm stoning store owners to death and looters and rioters being pardoned across the county when it’s blm and antifa

[@ghoulswinnfield4692]

@@grassandglobs Jeez, don't these libtards know how the justice system works?! Guilt isn't *only* about committing crimes.. committing crime is perfectly fine. It only matters how often you do it and how bad it is compared to other people!! Now, my friend, why does your absolutely useless comparison matter?

[@noughsaid7999]

He loves the laws so much he decided to participate in a mass breaking and entering event, that was being filmed and recorded....not the sharpest turd in the toilet bowl.

[@usernotfound904]

Patriotism is to stand by ones country, not one President.

[@eduardomendes5220]

this is a normal Trump supporter " We came in peace "- Reporter: " A COP IS DEAD, YOU FILM IT " Take responsibility for your actions.

[@logant4217]

it was a "mostly peaceful protest"

[@DMKandilo]

The man is delusional, but nonetheless it is important to keep some facts straight: The video shows officer Michael Fanone, who actually survived. The cop who was killed, officer Brian Sicknick, is not shown in this particular video.

[@eduardomendes5220]

@@DMKandilo Thank for giving the facts!! I wonder what else he caught on that video ? he should get a lawyer and contact the FBI as sooner or later they going to find him. His video can assist the FBI on other cases.

[@Hooks2013]

They NEVER take responsibility for their actions....ever....and if they do it's RARE....

[@tomcampbell6157]

Want to talk about the groups who where also there and what really happened? Have somebody tell me what was in Subways window?

[@juliepousson1348]

1. He's in denial, and 2. He'll be identified if he was in the Capitol.

[@nikolays8571]

idiot doesn't know if he had his phone on at the capitol he has already been IDed... if he is not arrested means he didnt do much beside trespassing...

[@carrieullrich5059]

Felony seditious conspiracy and felony murder takes a while to document all the details for a grand jury... Don't think he's free to commit more crimes just yet.

[@brontesegard8305]

The FBI now knows where he was standing and when and what he was doing. They just need to go through the right camera. Thank you for the self incriminating.

[@brucecarter8296]

they've def got a file on him after this if they didn't already. most delusional idea was that he took enough precautions to hide his ID. saying "something (akin to civil war) is coming" didn't help his case much either.

[@Chickenlegs41]

@@nikolays8571 If they had a phone with them, the authorities already have filed subpoenas to obtain those phone records. Only the MOST sophisticated were able to shield their phone's location/GPS.

[@kenscott9656]

that was a very telling look into the mind of a person who thinks he is normal and like everyone else. my eyes are wide open now thanks to the honest words from that gentleman. fighting for a belief should never get you killed but in this one must wake up to what is real not what is in your mind!

[@davidlalremruata]

Why would a policeman needed that kind of help if it wasn't a violent uprising?

[@nuraisha4546]

He’s a coward. When they went to capital, they didn’t even bother to wear them but now, during interview, he covered almost half his face so people can’t recognize him.

[@YoungBlood507]

@Kat Thomas they can’t do that, all they have is their reputation; without it they wouldn’t be able to get rare access and make the best stories and best journalists work.

[@vallhazaka3254]

Yes Where's the "i cant breath!" ?

[@theskiesrainfire]

10/10 when does trump come back into office again?

[@Nimoes_archive]

lol of course he would, people were being arested prior to the riots.

[@Charles-ij1ow]

When a Trump supporter see's all of the left wing hate towards him it's no surprise to me. Don't you want to see a Trump supporters face so you can cancel him?

[@ChrisVZ77]

"Everybody was nice to the cops." "A cop is dead." "Yeah..." Says everything you need to know.

[@grassandglobs]

Hundreds of cops murdered in blm and antifa riots but aight

[@grassandglobs]

And the cop at Jan 6 wasn’t murdered like the teacher who was there just walking around got shot and killed

[@zewhatyouwannasay]

@@grassandglobs That teacher was attempting to break through the window of a barricaded door, with a police officer right there, the teacher with the intent to move towards politicians to kill them. How would you react if it was a BLM follower who tried to break into a barricaded hallway to the Speaker’s Lobby with intent to harm? And since June, 17 officers are still injured too much to go back to work. Perhaps the terrorists didn’t kill any officers, but quite a few sure tried.

[@zewhatyouwannasay]

@Bxb Nsjsj Here’s a statistic. 19 people were killed by riots over George Floyd. Not a hundred as the previous reply claimed without a source. Mine comes from freaking Fox News. Maybe 19 is more than those killed at the Capitol, but again not for lack of trying, and anyway that was one day, not months.

[@andrewwong2399]

@@grassandglobs whataboutism

[@mackjrbell7828]

"Barely any violence"? How much violence was needed to qualify?

[@royweatherall4291]

Well done ✅ young man you diserve a bone spur 🏅 medal for that .

[@dirkthewrench]

When you reject reality, don't act surprised when reality rejects you in kind

[@Lerian_V]

What reality?

[@MikeFelix1805]

@@Lerian_V i think that reality that most of these people have to face either jail time or the fact that most of them who have been id by the FBI are being labeled as Rioters, Insurrectionistsor even Domestic Terrirists with no way of getting a Presidential pardon, like the Texas realtor who was asking former president Trump for a pardon and that she and all those who participated in storming the Capitol deserved a pardon from him.

[@darko2407]

You should pass this along to everyone on Twitter.

[@tonywilson4713]

It only took a few seconds -> I'm a patriot and the legal system doesn't work because it didn't do what I want. It was only fraud in the states where they voted in ways I didn't like. Hilary Clinton might be a piece of crap but at least she and her supporters could accept a loss, even if she kept blaming others.

[@darko2407]

@@tonywilson4713 You mean in states that illegally changed their voting laws, as the constitution clearly states the legislature sets the rules. Don't let that get in your way of some good ole fashioned authoritarianism to get what you want in the short term.

[@dorcia]

5 People dead. "There wasn't any violence..." Perfect example of their delusion.

[@Joshua-ei7lo]

Blm killed alot more people

[@FadeHook23]

@@Joshua-ei7lo works cited, please?

[@mustbeaweful2504]

Not to mention all of the injuries.

[@mischevious]

@@Joshua-ei7lo Most of the violence, destruction, as well as the murders of police officers during the BLM protests were carried out by these same right wing extremist groups that stormed the Capitol; Proud Boys, Boogaloos, Oath Keepers. Most of it in attempt to frame BLM and the fabricated non-entity “Antifa”. The lies just don’t fly anymore, their wings were incinerated on Jan 6th. For reference, the difference between a man and a snowflake: When faced with hard truths a snowflake melts into a puddle of denial, blame and whataboutism. A man accepts hard truths, takes responsibility, and moves on.

[@bonniecunningham5779]

Maga stands for my ass got arrested

[@bdr113080]

About 20 years ago, I was labeled a conspiracy theorist, but it’s something I welcomed but today I completely run from it. Before the era that we are living in now, it wasn’t a bad thing to be label to conspiracy theorist because we were after real conspiracies that have real motives. Today in a world after Barack Obama, and I’m not blaming him for it. I think he did a good job as president but there was about 150 million people that couldn’t have told you the difference between a republican and a democrat before Barack Obama they just didn’t pay attention to politics at all. Once all of them got into politics, anything that they don’t like is a conspiracy. They’ve got this delusion that everything they think is right and they’re perfect and anything that affects their little ears. That might tell them something that they’re wrong instead of taking it as a learning experience, they just write it off as some crazy conspiracy. I’m not saying there aren’t real political conspiracies out there, but I hate to tell people, but there are honest and shady people on both sides. Anyone with this delusion that everyone that thinks like they do politically as a good honest person, and the other side is evil for the sake of being evil , I’m sorry someone that dumb shouldn’t have the right to vote.

[@jamesjdm]

5 people died "Barely any violence" Conservatives ladies and gentlemen

[@siukong]

Meanwhile 1 single person was killed in Portland in like 6 months of protests (shot in a confrontation between protestors and counter protestors). Versus 5 dead in a matter of hours. Conservatives: "But what about Portland?!"

[@just_tyr273]

Over 35 deaths attributed to the blm riots, and the majority of those were not the rioters

[@lucabrazzi45]

47 killed over the summer Businesses, churches peoples homes and government buildings burnt to the ground Cops assassinated But no outrage until its Americans fighting against leftists tyranny

[@Werrf1]

@@lucabrazzi45 Sources, please? I keep hearing this claim about cops "assassinated", but I can't find any source. Yes, I'm honestly asking and would like to see it.

[@lucabrazzi45]

@@Werrf1 Dallas 5 cops killed by a blm 2 just assassinated a month ago or so in la Nyc cops have been killed by blm in the past few years Its not a conspiracy its fact Spare me your fake outrage Here's 1 link cops in LA ambushed then blm went to the hospital to protest the hospital helping them www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54137838 U traitor pos

[@jennifers7465]

When he says that the people busting through the windows looked like Antifa- he’s saying it sitting there looking like Antifa.

[@TevelDrinkwater]

Just what Antifa would say! This guy is still pretty deep up his own arse. I heard nothing but self-justification, deflection, and self pity. The reporter did push him on some of his statements at least. Maybe he'll realize what a self entitled bell end he sounds like some day. "But lots of people helped!" The cop they attacked. "Antifa smashed in the windows!" While video evidence shows clearly identified Trump supporters breaking in. "The media is lying that there were a bunch of white supremacists!" While I can look at a veritable mugs gallery of people displaying supremacist and Nazi iconography. Yeah, not a lot of sympathy for this guy.

[@everyonemakesmusicstudentf4062]

Plus they have identified the window breakers by name. Not antifa

[@AS-my3sw]

Irony and pointing out their circular reasoning is way over their heads.

[@reginaldbowls7180]

@@everyonemakesmusicstudentf4062 Right they were proud boys

[@loriannrichardson7644]

@@AS-my3sw Yup! Trying to reason with them is futile.

[@DaRyteJuan]

It’s really sad how these people can’t appreciate all the privileges they already have. We can only pray for their healing.

[@jordant.teeterson3100]

"There was only violence at the door" So by that same logic wars arent violent because fighting takes place only on the front line where combatants are physically in contact with each other.

[@-----REDACTED-----]

The bottomless hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance in this Republican is profoundly astounding...

[@randymarsh8974]

@Lisa Dallas Do you even know what some of those words mean big guy?

[@gaiangalaxy3198]

@Lisa Dallas Jesus Christ you guys are like an algorithm

[@blake8666]

@@gaiangalaxy3198 we’re all an algorithm it’s a simulation

[@asap_live5560]

This guy still doesn’t realize the wrong

[@merbst]

Typical Reactionaries (the original word for "Conservatives"), like the final scene of Falling Down where Michael Douglas asks "I am the bad guy?"

[@arysnaza9329]

Too stupid

[@zuberrydaniels6033]

that's the most infuriating part, its sickening to watch and ppl like this are allll over the place. Disinformation and feigning ignorance are the only thing T*ump supporters know how to do well 😷

[@TheGiMoJo]

They never will! They don’t want to admit they were fighting to suppress black votes and destroy democracy.

[@ljohnson2181]

What about the cop who had his eye gouged out & might lose his other eye? I watched the whole thing in real time. 7 months later I’m still disgusted, and probably always will be by these vile acts. Mob mentality. Geez!

[@Momoneymmiproblems]

If he feels so good about what he did why is he wearing a mask? If you aren’t guilty of doing anything don’t hide.

[@giannipuface9441]

scary part is his demeanor comes off calm and collected like he's speaking logically even tho he's delusional

[@HectorEscarpita]

exactly. they are STILL trying to down play the whole situation. these ppl are sick.

[@BillStrathearn]

The comment about antifa leading the charge into the capital absolutely floored me. The degree to which Trump supporters are completely incapable of self-examination and accountability is belonging of a mental illness categorization in the DSM.

[@xxBigBossxx123]

The left had there riots too tf is this. If you haven't noticed they each do the same thing but at least the damage wasn't to the same extent as the "blm" riots

[@timarmington8142]

@@xxBigBossxx123 this isn't about the left...this is about what happened jan 6 2021.

[@IONAPINKMOXIE]

Right. More and more details come out about ppl making bombs and planning to kill Pelosi etc....but, no, the media is exaggerating.....riiiiiiight.....

[@mariyahisrael5508]

He is so proud of his actions that he needs to hide his identity. He knows he can't defend his treason.

[@fedorafilmproductions1253]

@@joeazevedo6606 comparing last summer to January 6 shows your ignorance

[@MonsterMeatMac]

Hiding his face from the US government like those "freedom fighters" in Iraq and Syria.

[@Lucky-ow4mk]

@@theendlessdaydream6442 i agree but last summer was horrible but jan 6 was something else

[@curmudgeon1933]

@@joeazevedo6606 I'd be interested to hear your opinion on abortion.

[@daliyunnan]

he is scared that his own, 'peaceful', side will track him and his family down. Isn't it ironic, doncha think?!

[@davishernandez8065]

Damn

[@strahaironscale571]

anyone who describes themselves as patriotic is a lost soul

[@IWantToBelieve1]

This guy is so desperately trying to cling to all the lies they’ve been feeding him, he doesn’t know how to live in reality, he just won’t accept it regardless of the evidence.

[@tonywilson4713]

What you just described is one of the biggest issues in the world right now. People have lost so much faith in political leaders that people will listen to anything and if you only listen to one source then reality becomes what that source says it is. Trump didn't invent ignorance, propaganda or hyper-partisan news services he just found a way to weaponize it.

[@fivethreeone]

it's already been proven and explained that presenting these people facts won't change their warped minds pretty pretty scary

[@tonywilson4713]

@@fivethreeone I'd agree in principle, but if we simply right off 74 million then what does the world do with them? None of them woke up one day and suddenly decided to ignore reality. If there is a fundamental problem in American politics and to a lesser extent western politics its that our established political parties now operate on this insane division principle where the other side is not fellow country men they are our mortal enemy. This all pervading attitude that "we are the true patriots of our nation and they are its destruction" is simply insane. It doesn't matter what side of politics people are on they have this attitude that the other side is irredeemable. The world has to start finding some common ground. Because forget Trump and his bullshit the planet has been hammered by our collective stupidity and mother nature doesn't care if your Dem or GOP or anything else.

[@rickandersen1172]

They have essentially been brainwashed. Need to be reprogrammed.

[@drewgotit3569]

@@rickandersen1172 who needs to be reprogrammed? Just curious. Is it the crazy rioters or all Republicans. Or ...

[@andrewpierce1588]

"Barely any violence." 5 people died. That's 20% of all deaths related to riots in all of 2020. These people really do some mental gymnastics to justify their position.

[@loficat4993]

Should it really count as 5 if 3 are from being unhealthy?

[@loficat4993]

@trey 1 was a cop, 1 was shot and 3 fat

[@nacanacoo]

@@loficat4993 that's like saying Heather Heyer died from a heart attack from being morbidly obese, as opposed to standing in the way of a reversing car.

[@RevanMartinez]

@@loficat4993 yes it should count. Would they have died that day otherwise?

[@yrghudrgu7dgjf339]

this happened in 2021, the 20% of deaths in 2020 was from blm/ antifa riots

[@TexasCowgirl]

Supporters: Donald we all went down to the capital for you. DUMPY DONALD: I don't care.

[@Nikkohector]

How you categorize it "There was barely any violence", even though the violence is there on video for him to see. Cult mentalities are dangerous.

[@terrymcginnis4633]

"There wasn't any violence" the guy is delusional

[@matthewk2501]

I know right. It’s on so many people’s phone footage and many different articles line CNN and the NYT. They were pushing security guards, beating them with flags and baseball bats, smashing windows and kicking doors. Bunch of bastards.

[@someclown7026]

also loved the "media saying its a bunch of white supremacist's ... it was a decent mix"

[@walterperry4565]

Its on his phone video!!!!

[@grassandglobs]

And it’s pretty insane to call out Jan 6th after over a year of antifa and blm looting, rioting, getting pardoned and then repeating...

[@grassandglobs]

@@someclown7026 lol no non masked trump supporter would ever say that. The left is actually becoming far more comparable to naz* Germany tactic thinking yet they call anyone who is moderate far right conspiracy theorists.

[@anishnaabehistorypodcast7215]

He's so patriotic, he hides his face in the darkness.

[@WizKid-by3ff]

The only time a Republican will wear a mask. When they’re hiding their face.

[@phugindomas]

He's not trying to be a symbol. He is sharing his opinion and perspective. Why would he show his face when he will get attacked if he does?

[@Ty-uq8ff]

@Money ManJ Oh your so dumb look at Kyle he was attacked by a angry mob just like this man would be

[@kathyturner6177]

Just like Bunker Boy

[@maddii34u]

@@Ty-uq8ff Kyle is a murderer.

[@dereine8119]

In the darkness like a rat

[@Anarchy303]

Cult member: We like the police. We were helping the police. Reporter: A police officer is dead. Cult member: Yeah?

[@just_tyr273]

Cult member: we dont like cops, defund them and kill them Reporter:yes

[@bChipps]

@@just_tyr273 the only people not disgusted by cops killing people are extremists the only people not disgusted by cops being killed are extremists.

[@just_tyr273]

@@bChipps depends if its a legal killing (which most are)

[@bChipps]

@@just_tyr273 well that’s all interpretations which I say they are all illegal because that is denying them a fair trial by a jury of their peers.

[@just_tyr273]

@@bChipps that’s not how the law works buddy, if they represent enough danger to the officer, it’s a legal killing.

[@doubleOR1]

“Barely any violence”. And Talk about a failure to accept responsibly

[@rodrigocisneros3166]

Look at biden how they call him out for everything but doesnt admit anything,you people are so stupidly blind

[@chrisboyack]

@@rodrigocisneros3166 "They" call him out for "everything?" Who is "they" and what are "they" calling him out on?

[@youngboybreezy5358]

Breaking windows and throwing trash everywhere isn’t violence at all compared to blm who caused 2 billion dollars in damages

[@spencerorr3243]

@@rodrigocisneros3166 answer the question Rodrigo! Ohhhh you can’t... wow, another liar shut down.

[@youngboybreezy5358]

@Chris Fernandez Ik your a kid Bc you just said trumptards 🤣 following your favorite tiktok leader ok and no they protested Bc they want a fair election

[@marcokerkhof4016]

So sad....

[@TorchyBurns1]

You can't have a sane conversation with anyone who has managed to escape reality!

[@marugg78]

Wearing a disguise, meeting up in the desert under the cover of darkness doesn't really scream "I believe what I stand for".

[@Tiredmillennialhere]

So patriotic that he met to speak in the middle of nowhere, under the cover of night, behind a mask.

[@e22ddie46]

It's the reason they wore hoods too. They know they're in the wrong, deep in their soul.

[@chopsonyou2007]

Maybe he’s really antifa pretending to be a Trump supporter and a ting like a total loser just to make Trump supporters look like losers.

[@conspiracyclownsgfy8264]

@@chopsonyou2007 whatever

[@michaeljordan9879]

@@chopsonyou2007 no one needs him to make Trump supporters look like losers.

[@dzerres]

Yup, a real Patrick Henry-type there.

[@BlackInkElla]

'I'm more concerned about facing the consequences of my actions, than the person who died'

[@nicholassimmons9706]

What this guy needs to understand is that its him who doesn't understand what's going on. That bad feeling is his bad feeling. He is the one who nurtured it.

[@benwiseman6504]

"Everyone was nice and tried to help him" "The cop is dead."

[@DMKandilo]

The man is delusional, but nonetheless it is important to keep some facts straight: The video shows officer Michael Fanone, who actually survived. The cop who was killed, officer Brian Sicknick, is not shown in this particular video.

[@bishop6218]

@@DMKandilo yeah btw, i haven't been able to figure exactly when and where he was killed. Anyone knows ?

[@lukelim5094]

@Deputy director BULLOCK of the CIA I won't say helping after he is beaten to near death helping. Why put the cop I. That situation in the first place.

[@leelohaskin7941]

@@bishop6218 not to my knowledge, but I bet you it wasnt Antifa thats repsonsible thats for sure...

[@SplotPublishing]

A cop is dead. Not the one in the video. But that is of no difference to the interviewee, because HE did nothing to help. And he wants to concentrate on the ones that helped, and not on the many who did not. He wants to pretend that little isolated cases were all of the violence and intent, but not his own conduct, or the mindless conduct of the crowd, or the ranting of his chosen leader, or the ranting of the many who abetted it, or pushing of actual violent forces within the crowd. He is trying to distance himself from the action, by compartmentalizing and minimizing it. The journalist is trying to get him to realize that it is all part of a single event. Guy can't see forest for the trees. People at home viewing it see only forest.

[@FantasticDimensions]

"There was a decent mix." Sorry, but any mix that includes white supremacists is not "decent".

[@TampaDave]

Fantastic Dimensions There is a saying in Russia: If you have 8 people sitting at a table, and one of them is a Fascist, then you have 8 Fascists sitting at a table.

[@warrenmorphis4208]

Amen! Like "the very fine people on both sides" nonsense Tramp spouted after Charlottsville - Nazis and white nationalists / supremacist's running ppl over with cars, and ganging up on pp - are NOT "fine ppl" by any definition of the word....

[@Solrac-Siul]

@@warrenmorphis4208 I honestly have a problem with nazi flags on the Us. Those flags represent the government of a country that declared war on the US after a sneak japanese attack. A government that fought the US , and caused thousands of casualties of US troops. During ww2 if anyone was waving a nazi flag, they would be accused of being traitors and arrested. And that for me, that had family members that died in ww2 is still true. listening to trump , a president of the US , saying that was ... i have problems even defining it.

[@justinh6651]

I don't think you realizing decent can be a word used to equate size.

[@blakebrown4060]

@@justinh6651 They know what they said...and they're playing on the words. ANY mix of people where there are white supremacists involved - it doesn't matter if it was 50 or 1,000 - and your ideology or your group or whatever is drawing support from those people then it is not a good thing. This guy shrugged off the fact that there were a bunch of white supremacists and neo-nazis marching besides him to the Capitol by trying to essentially say that not everyone there was a neo-nazi.

[@ingridlahaye8107]

disturbing....

[@patrickwillard2815]

There was barely any violence? A few folks died...

[@tianamatson]

That guy needs to turn off his conservative media. Dude's drunk the Kool Aid.

[@forallthestupidshit3550]

I miss the days where people only drank the Kool aid. These idiots are drowning in the Kool aid.

[@johnhulsker9123]

Cruel aid

[@tycovai]

A text book case of “Cognitive Dissonance.” He wants to believe, but he can’t, but he must.

[@williamphillips2671]

That’s not cognitive dissonance, that’s the dunning Krueger effect. He is so stupid he doesn’t know he’s stupid.

[@carolyntalbot947]

@@williamphillips2671 His testimony is evidence of both. He is definitely experiencing cognitive dissonance--he seems to think the violence was caused by Antifa and not his fellow "patriots." They can't accept that they would be lawless or violent toward cops, but he saw this very phenomenon with his own eyes.

[@mbess9678]

Lol it was peaceful except for the dead cop and me filming a video of a cop being attack. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sunshine23.141]

@@williamphillips2671 I would say Cognitive Dissonance is one of the main causal factors of Dunning Kruger. So both make sense.

[@fivethreeone]

literally textbook clinical to the T no pun intended

[@ihatecabbage7270]

"i love the way our laws work" the most ironic thing this thug said on camera.

[@mar.v8083]

I love their answer to things in the comments “Antifa and BLM distorted property” as if that the same as TAKING OVER THE CAPITAL OF THE USA like that like me comparing my little brother stealing a candy bar to me stealing a CAR A

[@Gambit08]

“Every single person I talked to” = anecdotal evidence not empirical data

[@KrazyMCGaming]

It’d be better to have a little bit of both

[@carolyntalbot947]

He also is trying to convince himself that the violence was caused by Antifa, because "you can tell." These are the same people who think reading conspiracy theories posted on Facebook is "research."

[@carolyntalbot947]

@@heartlights Do you reject experts of all kinds, or just as they relate to Covid-19? Who do you trust for factual information and data?

[@cecilkeith1951]

The plural of evidence is not anecdote.

[@ZENSIBLE]

@@heartlights Do you live under a Rock? 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 🤦🏿‍♂️ 🤦🏿‍♂️ 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@matttower455]

“That’s not evidence, that’s a hunch.” “You can tell.” Yep, pretty much sums their worldview.

[@super_hero2]

How do you even help someone who answers like this?

[@ProProboscis]

Astute observation, he gives all the leeway to his side and beyond: Antifa did the worst part of it! Even more worrying he embellishes what happened, officers' lives were clearly in danger but sees that most helped to extract them... Always seeing a solution for the problem that shouldn't ahve occurred in the first place. Now it culminates into convincing us that we are on the brink of a civil war and something needs to be done when they were actually seeding distrust in our institutions in the first place with the massive voter fraud lie (main ingredient for civil war). If he were true to himself he should have asked: how many of the few who helped protect that officer in the video would have done it had he had a different skin tone? And there lies the true nature of this insurrection, fear of losing ethnically dominant political power to a mix and a diversity that most of them don't welcome or embrace as the future of the country! MAGA makes sense only in that regard cause we all know that it never was that great in the past for all!

[@omnignarusist]

@@ProProboscis and he refuses to release video footage in fear for himself? yea right. he just doesn't want to send any more of his treasonous buddies to jail.

[@lvs2251]

How? Because there were black faces in the crowd? Very few if any that I saw... and there are people of all creeds that support Trump. Ethnicity proves nothing.

[@suspiciousbread3809]

There is enough cognitive dissonance in that man's mind that it may just collapse into a black hole.

[@dinkelberry]

Damn it’s frightening to see how people can blindly trust with full disregard of the facts

[@sacmom3]

He’s so delusional. It’s sad, he doesn’t see the con.

[@grey3414]

It's even sadder that a lot of people are like him.

[@sharongillesp]

Scared about people coming after him but totally unconcerned about going after other people. Most of these people live in the world of irony.

[@johndenny2407]

He and the rest of them are "rebels without a cause", "mad as hell, and not taking it any more!" But hides because his neighbors might recognize him.

[@keendeesjarlais3636]

Remember in 2011 when tens of thousands of Democrats surged on the Wisconsin Capitol building in Madison and physically occupied it for more than two weeks? We were told, "This is what democracy looks like."Remember in 2016 when Obama was President, and hundreds of BLM blocked interstate highways and violently accosted police (even killing several)? We were told, "To assign the actions of one person to an entire movement is dangerous and irresponsible."Remember in 2018 during the Kavanaugh hearings when a mob of Democrats stormed the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, and pounded their fists in rage on the door. We were told, "It's understandable."Remember this summer's riots in major cities across the country when groups of Democrats marched in the streets, set buildings on fire, looted businesses, assaulted, and even killed bystanders and police? We were told, "These are mostly peaceful protests."Remember when Democrats seized several blocks of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in downtown Seattle, declaring it an autonomous zone? Remember the guns ad deaths and utter destruction? We were told, "It's a block party atmosphere."Remember when a crazed mob gathered after the Republican National Convention and attacked Rand Paul, a sitting U.S. Senator? We were told, "No justice, no peace."Remember how police were told to stand down, governors refused to call in the national guard, and Democrats paid bail for violent protesters who were arrested?

[@user-tm9kc1mz1y]

They should do a follow up with this guy. Not only to see what he says about what happened that day, but also about his own commentary. He makes statements that in this interview that have shown to undeniably false. I wonder what he would say about that.

[@cr3xxx]

If this guy is such a "patriot" then why hide his face?

[@vh6307]

That's how the rational ones like us feel!!!🤗

[@seahil]

Because someone will dox him perhaps?

[@sittinonthegodamcornerdoindope]

@@seahil fbi gonna indict him regardless lol just a matter of time

[@johnherring4394]

@@seahil dox....you mean held accountable.....is that what you meant to say?

[@alicehood9308]

Or hide in the desert ot all.