Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 9:56 am
To the very end, a sizeable
Congressional segment of the Republican Party has been
willing to defend Donald Trump no matter what he says or
does, and to urge on his most violent supporters. Here
for example, was Republican Congressman Mo Brooks
speaking to the Capitol crowd at last week’s protest
gathering just before things went south:
“Today
is the day American patriots start taking down names and
kicking ass,” said Mr. Brooks, Republican of Alabama.
“Are you willing to do what it takes to fight for America?
Louder! Will you fight for America?”
Shortly
afterwards, the armed mob (a) invaded and trashed the