The former head of the Capitol Police, the former Senate Sergeant at arms, the former house sergeant at arms. It was kind of a surprise the way it unfolded. Before they started questioning the announced witnesses, the chair of the rules committee, senator Amy Klobuchar who will join us in a moment, she announced what was in fact a surprise guest. Senator klobuchar said the committees thought it was important to hear from someone who was on the front lines. On the violent front lines defending the capitol on january 6th. She introduced captain mendoza, a member of the u. S. Capitol police for 19 years. Prior to that she was an active duty soldier in the u. S. Army. Captain mendoza gave a riveting and terrifying account of her day at work on january 6th. It was approximately 1 30 in the afternoon. I was home eating with my 10yearold, spending time with him before what i knew would be a long day. A fellow captain contacted me and said things were bad and i needed to respond in. I literall
Neera Tanden speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on February 9, 2021, in Washington, DC (Getty Images)
What did Tanden say that caused such outrage among Republicans? Well, a dive into the archives provides a look at why she is such a controversial figure and why the Biden administration struggled to get her a job.
Tanden s mean tweets
With over 1,000 deleted tweets, there s plenty to talk about when it comes to Tanden, but we ll stick to just some of the more prominent examples. In December 2017, she tweeted, The Republican party is gleefully supporting an alleged child molester. And everyone who gives money to the RNC is doing the same. That was in relation to Roy Moore, who was running for Senate from Alabama at the time. That same month, she called Susan Collins and Jeff Flake criminally ignorant and said that they have no business being legislators .