Bud Kennedy: In Texas, some tea party Republicans celebrate the riot: It's 'taking back OUR HOUSE!'
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1/7/2021
Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jan. 7—FORT WORTH — Guess who was happy watching the U.S. Capitol under militia attack Wednesday?
You guessed it: Texas' tea party crowd.
In the middle of a patriot-movement attack on our nation's heart, the darkest factions in the state's Republican Party either celebrated or rushed to share a fake cover story diverting blame.
Leading the way: Republican Party of Texas sergeant-at-arms Walter West II of Montgomery County, who posted a series of volatile comments including one labeled "Wild Protest" with the comment: "You Accepted ANTIFA burning down your cities... Now Deal with them taking back OUR HOUSE!"