Aerial banner calls for Rutherford’s resignation
‘Resign now Rutherford you betrayed us,’ banner’s message says
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An aerial banner that flew over Jacksonville on Tuesday called for U.S. Rep. John Rutherford to resign. (Submitted)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A group of Jacksonville residents took to the skies Tuesday to air out grievances against U.S. Rep. John Rutherford over his objection to the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
“Resign now Rutherford you betrayed us,” read the banner towed by a plane soaring above the Interstate 95 corridor during the morning rush hour.
Rutherford is among 147 Republican lawmakers who challenged states’ election results during Jan. 6 certification proceedings, hours after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in what escalated into a deadly riot. Five deaths resulted from the violence, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died of injuries s
Two local lawmakers who objected to the Electoral College certification process denounced the violent protesters that swarmed the Capitol on Wednesday in protest of President-elect Joe Biden.
Florida lawmakers react to Trump-supporting mob storming U.S. Capitol
Republicans fed the flames of Trumpâs election conspiracy theories. On Wednesday, they condemned the mob that stormed the capitol on his behalf.
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U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) [ ANDREW HARNIK | AP ]
Updated Jan. 6
TALLAHASSEE â For weeks, prominent Republican lawmakers in Florida were silent while President Donald Trump spread baseless conspiracy theories about the presidential election he lost.
On Wednesday, while Congress debated whether to certify the statesâ election results, a Trump-supporting mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. At least one person was injured as scores pushed past a police barrier, and entered the historic building.
What Florida lawmakers are saying about protesters storming US Capitol
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Protesters walk as U.S. Capitol Police officers watch in a hallway near the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, near the Ohio Clock.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Florida lawmakers are releasing statements and tweeting their thoughts after
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican Violence or rioting of any kind is unacceptable and the perpetrators must face the full weight of the law. The Capitol Police do an admirable job and I thank them for their hard work, DeSantis said in a written statement.